PICAXE Items and Accessories

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PICAXE Processors.

PICAXE-08M (8-pin DIP), Three - $9.95
PICAXE-14M (14-pin DIP), Three - $10.95
PICAXE-20M (20-pin DIP), Three - $10.95
PICAXE-18X (18-pin DIP), One - $8.95
PICAXE-28X1 (28-pin DIP), One - $9.95
PICAXE-40X1 (40-pin DIP), One - $10.95 (Out of stock).

Rev-Ed Project Boards. Note that soldering is required in assembling the Rev-Ed project boards.

Rev-Ed AXE021 - PICAXE-08 Proto Board Kit

A small self assembly board to allow rapid prototyping of PICAXE-08 circuits. Includes all components including download socket, socket for the PICAXE-08M, resistors for download and battery clip. Purchase PICAXE-08M separately. You may also require a battery holder and either an AXE-026 serial or AXE-027 USB download cable. $4.49.

This is an assembled AXE-021 with a PICAXE-08M mounted on a 830 hole solderless breadboard with a US made rubber band. On the solderless breadbaord, I have assembled a 7805 voltage regulator with capacitors and LED indicators. The AXE-021 board takes 5 VDC power from the breadboard.
I have soldered an 8 terminal female socket to the AXE-021 to permit ease of wiring to the solderless breadboard and have made connections to an LED and to a 40 Ohm speaker via a series capacitor. The speaker is held in place using a small piece of Velcro. About 12 feet of 22 awg solid wire (four colors) is included for your future breadboarding.
This offering includes a 120 VAC to 9.0 VDC (300 mA) wall power unit with leads prepared to power the solderless breadboard.
This does not include either a AXE-026 Serial or AXE-027 USB Cable.
Note that it is fully assembled as shown. Note that only the AXE-021 and the PICAXE-08M are products of Rev-Ed. $19.95 (US Only).

More Rev-Ed Items

Note that the following items are not products of and are not manufactured by Revolution Education in the UK.

Solderless Dev Package - 8-pin consisting of 830 point solderless breadboard, serial connection to solderless breadboard, PICAXE-08M, 5VDC voltage regulator and associated capacitors and monitor LEDs, 9V transistor battery connector (battery not included) and 22 awg solid hookup wire suitable for use with a solderless breadboard. Assembled and tested with blinking LED example. Includes one PICAXE-08M. $18.95 US Only.
Solderless Dev Package - 14-pin consisting of 830 point solderless breadboard, serial connection to solderless breadboard, PICAXE-14M, 5VDC voltage regulator and associated capacitors and monitor LEDs, 9V transistor battery connector (battery not included) and 22 awg solid hookup wire suitable for use with a solderless breadboard. Assembled and tested with blinking LED example. Includes on PICAXE-14M. $19.95 US Only.
Solderless Dev Package - 18-pin consisting of 830 point solderless breadoard, serial connection to solderless breadboard, PICAXE-18X, 5VDC voltage regulator and associated capacitors and monitor LEDs, 9V transistor battery connector (battery not included) and 22 awg solid hookup wire suitable for use with a solderless breadboard. Assembled and tested with blinking LED example. This is the same as the package for the PICAXE-08M except it uses the PICAXE-18X. Includes one PICAXE-18X. $24.95 US Only.
Add 9 VDC @ 300 mA Wall Power Unit (120 VAC) with leads prepared for use with a solderless breadboard plus a DB9M to DB9F serial extension cable (six foot). This may only be purchased with one of the above solderless development kits. $8.95.
830 Tie Point Solderless Breadboard, one terminal strip, two bus strips with three foot lengths of red, black, yellow and blue 22 awg solid wire suitable for a solderless breadboard - $5.25.
Protoboard for PICAXE-08. Includes 78L05 supply, power on LED, DB9 Female connector with enhanced download configuration. +5V and GRD buses, access to all 8-term PICAXE terminals, jumper on P0, 3-3/16 in X 1-3/4 in, pads for supplying unregulated power, +7 VDC or greater.
The 8 terminal protoboard does not include a PICAXE.
These two photos illustrate how I work with the board. In this example, I am using a MAX6675 to measure temperature using a K-type thermocouple. As you can see there is more than enough protoboard space for other circuitry.
Protoboard for PICAXE-08. Assembled and tested. $13.95.

Protoboard for PICAXE-08. Kit. Assembly instructions- $7.95.
18 Terminal Protoboard. Includes 7805 supply, power on LED, DB9 Female connector with enhanced download configuration, reset pshbutton, +5V and GRD buses, access to all 18-terminal PICAXE terminals, coaxial power socket (2.1 mm center positive) for supplying unregulated power, +7 VDC or greater. 4 X 3-1/8 inches. Does not include PICAXE.
This is offered fully assembled, as a kit or you can buy only the PCB. Assembly Instructions.
Sample Applications.
- John Carter
- Tom Lackamp
Protoboard for PICAXE-18, Assembled and Tested. Does not include PICAXE. - $17.95
Protoboard for PICAXE-18, Kit (PCB and all parts). - $9.95
Protoboard for PICAXE-18, PCB Only. - $6.95
Protoboard for PICAXE-28X1. This is an Olimex PIC P28 Protoboard which I have modified for use with the PICAXE-28X1. Schematic. Note that I have removed the LED on PIC terminal 2 and the pushbutton on terminal 7 and added the extra DB9 connector and the standard 10K - 22K PICAXE interface. This is used to program the PICAXE. Once development is complete, this extra connector may be removed. The standard DB9 and associated MAX232 may be used for hardware serial.
Supplied with a 16 MHz crystal (not shown) and an LED on Output 0 for testing. This listing includes an installed PICAXE-28X1. $29.95 (Out of stock).
Serial Relay and Optoisolator Module. This includes the IO Module, a three terminal serial connector to interface with a PICAXE and a wall power unit. $49.95.
USB to Serial Adaptor with M - F USB - A extension cable. For PICAXE users who do not have a PC COM Port. With Driver CD for 98/2000/XP. I have tested with Windows XP. I don't know about Vista. Uses Prolific PL2303 chipset. This is only available to customers buying other items totaling at least $25.00. $8.95.
Serial Port Extension Cable, DB9F to DB9M, Six Foot, All nine conductors connected through. Beige - $2.49.

Serial LCD Controller Kit LCD #118, 2400 baud, primarily for the PICAXE. Does not include an LCD. $6.95
Serial LCD #118 Kit as above plus a 20X4 Character LCD with Yellow - Green Back light Photo. This includes a 4.7 Ohm (0.5W) and 39 Ohm (3W) current limiting resistor which may be used to limit the back light LED current to nominally 200 mA when using either a +5 VDC or a +12 VDC source, respectively. - $19.95.
Logic Monitor Kit - $2.49
7805 Regulator Kit. Includes 7805 in a TO-220 package, heatsink, screw and nut, diode, two 47 uFd caps and power on LED, lengths of 22 solid AWG red and black wire and diagram. Use with salvaged DC wall power unit in the range of 8 to 12 VDC - $1.95
LED, T1-1/4, Red, 5V. These have built in series limiting resistors eliminating the need for an external 330 Ohm resistor - ten / $2.50
Four digit 7-seg LED (0.3 inches) Kit. Includes MAX7219CNG and four Ligitek LSD3211-11 (MAN74) common cathode 7-seg LED displays with a right hand decimal point, schematics and 22 awg wire suitable assembly on a solderless breadboard. $12.95
Four digit 7-seg LED (0.8 inches) Kit. Includes MAX7219CNG and four LSD8151-10 common cathode 7-seg LED displays with a left hand decimal point, schematics and 22 awg wire suitable assembly on a solderless breadboard. $14.95
ULN2803A Octal Driver, DIP - $0.75
Texas Instruments L293DNE Dual H-Bridge - $2.49
IRLZ44 FET, N-channel FET, 60V, 50A, TO-220AB Case. May be directly interfaced with PICAXE logic levels - $1.75

Honeywell HIH-4000 Relative Humidity Sensor. Discussion. Note that HIH-4000 has replaced the HIH-3610 refered to in my discussion. $22.95 (Out of stock).
DS18B20 (TO92) Temperature Sensor - $4.50
LM34DZ (TO92) Temperature Sensor (Degs F) - $2.00
NTC thermistor 2322 640 63103, 10K, Radial lead, (Discussion) - $1.00.
Relative Humidity Module using a Humirel HS1101 Sensor. Assembled and Tested. $17.95.
Maxim MAX6674ISA K-Thermocouple to Digital, 0-125 deg C, SOIC mounted on 8-pin DIP converter (Aires) - $16.95.
Maxim MAX6675ISA K-Thermocouple to Digital, 0-1024 deg C, SOIC mounted on 8-pin DIP converter (Aires) - $16.95.
74HC595, Shift Register / Latch, 16-pin DIP - $0.50 (Out of stock).
Microchip MCP23016, IO Expander, DIP - $2.95 (Out of stock).
Microchip MCP3202-CI/P, A/D, SPI, 2-Ch, 12-bit - $2.95
Microchip MCP3208-CI/P, A/D, SPI, 8-Ch, 12-bit - $3.95
Microchip MCP609-I/P, Quad Op Amp, Rail to Rail, 14-pin DIP - $1.85
Analog Devices AD623AN, Instrumentation Amplifier, 8-pin DIP - $3.75
ST Micro TS555CN, 555 Timer, CMOS, 8-pin DIP - $0.75
DS1302, RTC, 8-pin DIP with 32.768 kHz crystal - $3.50
DS1307, RTC, 8-pin DIP with 32.768 kHz crystal - $3.50
Microchip 24LC16B/P, 256 bytes X 8 EEPROM, 8-pin DIP - $0.50
SGThompson 24C32, 4K X 8 EEPROM, functionally the same as the 24LC256 except 4K vs 32K bytes) - $0.50
Microchip 24LC256, 32K X 8 EEPROM - $2.00.
Infrared Kit. See discussion. Includes a T1-3/4 IR LED, TIP41C NPN transistor, 38 kHz Sony IR three terminal receiver and drawings. - $5.95.
Universal TV Remote Control. May quickly be configured as a Sony. - $9.95

External Infrared Transmitter, 38, 40 and 56 kHz - $3.00
Fairchild QRB1134 Phototransistor Refelective Object Sensor - $1.95
OMR-106H Reed Relay May be directly interfaced with a PICAXE output - $1.25 Out of stock.
LM380N-8, Audio Amplifier, 8-pin DIP, $1.65

Speaker, 2.0 inch diameter, 0.93 in depth, 100 Ohm, 0.2Watt. Use with series 47 uFd capacitor. Capacitor included. $0.95.
Electrolytic Capacitor, 0.47 uF, 50 VDC, Radial Leads, $0.95 / 25.
Electrolytic Capacitor, 1.0 uF, 50 VDC, Radial Leads, $0.95 / 20.
Electrolytic Capacitor, 47 uF, 50 VDC, Radial Leads, $0.95 / 10.
Electrolytic Capacitor, 100 uF, 16 VDC, Radial Leads, $0.95 / 10.
Electrolytic Capacitor, 220 uF, 25 VDC, Radial Leads, $0.95 / 5.
Resistor Pack, Half watt, 10 each of 100, 330, 1K, 2.2K, 3.3K, 4.7K, 10K, 22K, 33K, 47K, 68K, 100K, 1M Ohms - $4.95 (Out of stock).
Jameco #20773 Solderless Breadboard 1660 tie points. $17.95 (Out of stock).
Keystone 1902C, hex threaded standoff, 0.5 length X 0.25 wide, nylon, with #4-32 X 1/4 slotted screw. For printed circuit boards. $1.95. (Four spacers and screws).
Terminal Block, On-Shore ED120/3DS Vert, 3-pos, 0.2 spacing. These may be snapped together. For printed circuit boards. $2.95 (Four terminal blocks).
HT108 Wire Strippers / Cutters - $2.95