for a while I have been pondering how to take a spare channel on my RC receiver (Futaba for my Helicopter in this case) and use that spare channel to somehow send signals or binary ON/OFF messages to an onboard PICAXE which I could subsequently do something with. Like, enable NAV lights when greater [...]
I’ve been having a lot of fun with RTC’s – I started with a DS1307 as they’re easy to procure etc. I found it quite inaccurate but yes that was my fault due to extra capacitance in the patchboard I was using.
it was suggested to look at the DS3232.. I did some research [...]
I’ve been talking to a few people of late about the fun I’ve been having with these PICAXE processors. Coming into Winter in Australia they’re a great cheap little thing which you can have a ton of fun with and are limited only by your imagination.
so, in this post – what is Machine [...]
Well my background is in electronics and Radio.. but I got out of that a long time back – around the time that computers came to the fore. I never forgot Ohms law and basic electronics but lost all the advanced stuff. I remember back in the days I used to think – if [...]