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v2 servo

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 Is it possible to run 8 4.5v servos, 2 3v motors and a picaxe 40x1 with 3AA bateries from (V1) or should i use 3AA for (V1) batteries for picaxe and 4AA bateries for (V2) for servos and motor.Also i run motors off l293d motor driver.

picaxe program not moving

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Hi i have been working on my first robot for 8 months.I cant seem to get it to move around. every thing is pluged in right.but the sensors are working perfectly. i am using picaxe 28 low voltage.and 2 power supply.

why does it say q next to every transistor on a circiut board

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Does anyone Know what q means for a transistor?

tracks or wheels

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what do you think is better for my next robot.Wheels or tracks.

hardware not found on computer for picaxe

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Hi I am trying to program my picaxe28 but my computer keeps on saying HARDWARE NOT FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does any one know  why it is doing this ? I tried every thing it told me to do butit still says HARDWARE NOT FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

first program good

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I am new to programing and i have a question, Is this program rightfor a tracked robot with 2 moters 1 servo 1 led 1 sharp and a small speaker?Also it is a picaxe 28x2.this is the program.

Symbol dangerlevel = 70
symbol turn = 300
symbol servo_turn = 700

main:
readadc 0, b0
if b0 < dangerlevel then
gosub nodanger
else
gosub whichway
end if
goto main


nodanger:
high B.5 : high B.6 : low B.4 : low B.7
return