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Arduino 8x8 Matrix LED Game
by joe on February 11, 2012
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Arduino 8x8 Matrix LED Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intro: Arduino 8x8 Matrix LED Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 1: Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 2: Wire it up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 3: Load code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 4: Play the game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Author:joe author's website
I like to tinker with just about anything, sometimes it works out in the end.
I am a researcher in network security by day and a bike rider by night.
Have fun looking at the projects, try tearing something open and let me know how it goes.
rock on,
-Joe
Intro: Arduino 8x8 Matrix LED Game
For a class I am taking I had to make a game using an 8x8 LED Matrix. The game is based around dropping a "bomb" on a target scrolling across the bottom of the
screen.
Each level the target moves faster and you are moved further away from the target. After 4 levels it ends.
Step 1: Parts
The parts I used were:
1-Arduino Nano ATMEGA328.
1-Parallax 5 position switch.
1-8x8 LED Matrix
1-470 Resistor network
1-solderless breadboard
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Step 2: Wire it up
I plugged pins D0-D7 in to the resistor, and then to the positive pins of the matrix.
Pins D8-13, A0-A2 to the negative of the matrix.
The 5 Positions switch should be attached to pins A3-A6. The trick here is A6 cannot be made digital, you'll have to read it as analog. No biggie.
Step 3: Load code
Load the code on the Arduino.
File Downloads
matrixgame.ino (8 KB)
[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'matrixgame.ino']
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Step 4: Play the game
Thanks for looking at the game.
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