Picaxe Microcontroller

Hey,

Just a stupid question here, but if I ordered a few picaxe 08M chips, what do I need to program it?

If I only have a USB port, do I need to buy the picaxe usb to aux cable? I don’t really understand how the aux cable can connect to the breadboard? Can I use a different/cheaper cable instead?

Thanks for the help :slight_smile: