This page contains resources to allow students to program the Timer Kit. These are available for different software packages and in different formats. They all contain the same four tasks as follows:
Task 1 - Basic timer
When the button is pressed the LED will light for 10 seconds, then the buzzer will sound for one second.
Task 2 - Early warning bleeps
A few seconds before the out of time buzzer sounds, it will bleep to warn the time is almost up.
Task 3 - User configurable delay
A special mode will be added to set how long the delay is so the timer can be reprogrammed during normal use without a PC.
Task 4 - Musical
The final task will be to replace the time out tone with a tune.
PIC Logicator
| Download web guide (606 KB) |
Download the web programming guide. See the bottom of the page for set-up instructions. |
| Download PDF guide (756 KB) |
View the programming guide in a printable format. |
| Example tasks (8 KB) |
Download finished flowcharts for each of the tasks, plus the flowchart for testing built boards. |
| Chips for Logicator tasks |
Tasks 1 to 3 can be done with either a PICAXE-08 or a PICAXE-08M. Task 4 requires a PICAXE-08M chip. |
Yenka - Crocodile Clips
| Download web guide (359 KB) |
Download the web programming guide. See the bottom of the page for set-up instructions. |
| Download PDF guide (497 KB) |
View the programming guide in a printable format. |
| Example tasks (52 KB) |
Download finished flowcharts for each of the tasks, plus the flowchart for testing built boards. |
| Chips for Yenka tasks |
Tasks 1 to 3 can be done with either a PICAXE-08 or a PICAXE-08M. Task 4 requires a PICAXE-08M chip. |
PIC Programmer - Revolution Education
| Download web guide (847 KB) |
Download the web programming guide. See the bottom of the page for set-up instructions. |
| Download PDF guide (233 KB) |
View the programming guide in a printable format. |
| Example tasks (18 KB) |
Download finished flowcharts for each of the tasks, plus the flowchart for testing built boards. |
| Chips for Rev-Ed tasks |
Tasks 1 to 3 can be done with either a PICAXE-08 or a PICAXE-08M. Task 4 requires a PICAXE-08M chip. |
Set-up instructions for all downloadable web guides
Right click on the 'Download web guide' link on this page.
- Select 'Save target as'.
- Store the .zip file in a folder on your PC.
- Once the download is complete, click 'Open'.
- This shows the contents of the .zip folder. Select the option to 'Extract all files'.
- Run the guide by double clicking on the web page.
When you run the web application, you may find that it blocks the java script and therefore stops the page from loading correctly. If this is the case you will usually get a bar pop up under the toolbar. On internet explorer, there is an option to allow active content to run from CDs or files on the PC.
- Select 'Tools', then 'Internet Options'.
- Select the 'Advanced' tab on the new window.
- Scroll down towards the bottom of the list to 'Security'.
- Tick the box 'Allow active content to run in files on My computer.'
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