Blockly for PICAXE A new graphical way to generate your PICAXE program. Simply drag'n'drop blocks into a program stack. Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook or online.

This first section provides general information for getting started with the PICAXE system. No prior understanding of microcontrollers is required, as a series of simple tutorials introduce the main …

PICAXE chips are popular because they are very low-cost, and simple to program using free, easy-to-learn software. The PICAXE chip can react to input sensors and switch outputs on …

Proteus Virtual System Modelling (VSM) for PICAXE is a software circuit simulator, that combines a ‘virtual’ PICAXE chip with animated components and Berkeley SPICE circuit analysis to …

PICAXE Editor 6 is the recommended Windows software for programming, testing and simulating BASIC, Blockly and flowchart programs for PICAXE.

PICAXE BASIC is much simpler to learn (and to 'debug') than traditional microcontroller languages such as assembler code or 'C'. The software for BASIC programming is completely …

Advanced PICAXE Configuration Directives Digital Input/Output high Switch an output pin on low Switch an output pin off toggle Change an output pin between on and off backward Drive a …

IF condition THEN label If the condition is true, the program flow jumps to the label specified and continues execution from there. IF condition THEN GOTO label This behaves in the same way …

The smallest, but most popular, PICAXE microcontroller. Very popular in education due to its low cost and small size, but also very popular in a wide range of hobbyist projects.

The following pinout diagrams are taken from the PICAXE manual, which has more detailed information about the many features of the PICAXE chips. Click on the PICAXE chip name to …