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Hit the Balloon

Abstract

The objective of our project is to implement a game called "Hit the Balloon." Hit the Balloon is a game that has balloons that randomly spawns from the bottom of the screen to the top. There is a bow and arrow that moves vertically on the left side of the display. The player is able to control the vertical movement of the bow and shoot arrows at the balloons that are moving upward. When the arrow hits the balloons, the balloon object will be a hit. The objective of the game is to hit the maximum number of balloons with a limited number of arrows and time. At the end of the game, it will display the score, number of balloons the player hits.

Objectives & Introduction

Team Members & Responsibilities

Aaron Lee
Rahul Kadam
Vijay Vanapalli

Schedule

Week#	Date	Task	Actual
1	10/29	Finalize Wiki Scheudle Complete purchase of LED matrix Divide tasks between group members	Wiki scheudle completed LED matrix board purchases completed
2	11/5	LED matrix display - Power on and display 'Hello World!' Set 4 LEDs to represent bow/arrow on left side of display that can move up and down using two switches Implement single LED that rises from bottom to the top of display (rising balloon)	Power on LED Matrix Display
3	11/12	Implement shooting arrow Randomly generate rising balloons Design PCB Begin implementing hit detection for arrows and balloon	Display a simple design on LED Matrix board Arrow object created that moves up/down with switches Inital PCB design completed
4	11/19	Integrate hit detection, shooting arrows, and rising balloons to have a simple working game Implement acceleration sensor to replace the button switches in moving the arrow Finalize PCB and put in an order to get fabricated	Shooting arrow completed Placed an order for PCB fabrication Balloon object created
5	11/26	Set up a second SJOne board to wirelessly communicate with the SJOne board that is driving the LED Display Send position values between the two SJOne Boards Integrate Start/End Screen Add working scoreboard to count number of balloons hit Add counter/timer to count down the time for one round of the game	Start/End Screen generated Bigger balloon objects created Accelerometer sensor was used to move arrow object up/down Partially implemented hit detection -- Arrow object detects when hitting single point of balloon object
6	12/3	Add music if time permits Daisy Chain 2 LED Matrix Displays Fix bugs and optimize code Complete 75% of report
7	12/10	Final testing and debugging of system/game with motion controller, scoreboard, and timer Complete report and prepare for demo

Parts List & Cost

Item#	Part Description	Manufacturer	Qty	Cost
1	SJOne LPC1758 Microcontroller	Preet	3	$240.00
2	Adafruit 16x32 RGB LED Matrix	Adafruit [1]	3	$75.00
3	5V/2A Power Supply Adapter	Amazon [2]	2	$11.99
4	DC Power Connectors Socket 5.5mm x 2.1mm - Female	Amazon [3]	10	$6.99
5	PCB	[]	10	$

Design & Implementation

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Hardware Interface

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The first objective was to wire up the RGB LED Matrix and turn it on. We read through AdaFruit [4], SparkFun [5], and a few youtube tutorials [6] to get the RGB LED Matrix and the SJOne microcontroller properly connected.

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1. Implementing two arrow objects caused flickering between the two objects

Solution: Rather than having two objects in one task, the objects were separated into their own task. As a result, we have one task displaying the arrow object that is fixed on the left side and another task that displays the arrow that is shot across the screen.

2. Balloon object that is created and moving down the display is displaying a very faint color.

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 In this section, you can describe how your hardware communicates, such as which BUSes used.  You can discuss your driver implementation here, such that the '''Software Design''' section is isolated to talk about high level workings rather than inner working of your project.
-To begin this project, the first objective was to get the RGB LED matrix to power on. We read through AdaFruit, SparkFun, and other online resources to get the board connected properly.
+The first objective was to wire up the RGB LED Matrix and turn it on. We read through AdaFruit [https://learn.adafruit.com/32x16-32x32-rgb-led-matrix/new-wiring], SparkFun [https://www.sparkfun.com/sparkx/blog/2650], and a few youtube tutorials [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ML6TSaRPLo] to get the RGB LED Matrix and the SJOne microcontroller properly connected.
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