
PICAXE-28X2 S
HIELD
B
ASE
(AXE401)
revolution
Revolution Education Ltd. Web: www.picaxe.co.uk
Version 1.3 04/11
AXE401.PMD
1.0 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this PICAXE shield base. This
datasheet is designed to give a brief introduction to how the
shield base is assembled, used and configured.
For general tutorials and details on how to use the PICAXE
programming language, please see the PICAXE website and
PICAXE manuals
www.picaxe.co.uk
The completely free
programming software may also be downloaded from this
website. For individual project advice, and examples of how to
connect your shield base to many different shields and electronic
components, please consider joining the friendly online PICAXE
community at
www.picaxeforum.co.uk
A ‘wiki’ of how to use the PICAXE shield base with a wide range
of shields is currently being developed at the PICAXE website.
1.1 Overview
The PICAXE shield base is an open-source hardware ‘arduino inspired’ controller board, designed to
enable PICAXE use of the multiple different ‘shields’ that are now available. The shield base has been very
carefully designed to be compatible with the vast majority of existing shields. Each PICAXE shield base is
also provided with a free of charge AXE405 prototyping shield PCB for experimentation.
The PCB designs are released as ‘open-source’ and ‘not for profit’ designs.
1.2 Key Features
Firmware
PICAXE-28X2
Microcontroller
Microchip PIC18F25K22-I/SP
Programming Language
BASIC or flowcharts
Physical Size & Header Position
Standard Shield Size/Position
Open Source Hardware
Yes
Not for profit PCB
Yes
Development Software Cost
Free
Support for Windows
Yes
Support for Mac
Yes
Support for Linux
Yes
Downloads via USB port
Yes
Microcontroller System Voltage
5V or 3V (jumper selectable)
Recommended Supply Voltage
9-12V
5V Low drop out regulator
500mA
3V Low drop out regulator
500mA
Disconnectable LED on S.13
Yes
Stripboard compatible headers
Yes
On board i2c EEPROM socket
Yes
Separate programming and i/o pins
Yes
TX / RX select jumper headers
Yes
Through hole for easy self assembly
Yes
Program Slots
4 x 4k
User RAM bytes
1296 (256 + 1024 + 16)
Clock Speed
32KHz - 64MHz
Non-volatile EEPROM bytes
256
Run extra programs from i2c
Yes