F19: T-Rex Run!
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T-Rex Run!
Abstract
T-Rex Run! game is an adaptation of popular chrome browser offline game in which the player steers a T-Rex dinosaur through increasingly dangerous landscapes to escape a tree of doom. The game uses simple pixel art and sound to replicate the style of 1980s arcade games. The player will be able to control the game by using switch buttons available on the Sjtwo-C microcontroller. The main goal behind the project is to understand the basics of graphics programming in the C language on a microcontroller.
Objectives & Introduction
The primary objective of this project is to write efficient code to develop a game using FreeRTOS and SJTwo Board. SJTwo Boards act as the heart of the project which acts as the controller of the game which we primarily test using onboard switch controlled with GPIO. The main objective which we are achieving with is to use the accelerometer sensor as a controlling aspect. The accelerometer sensor on the SJTwo board which is connected via I2C is used to register the controller orientation and according to the orientation obtained by the sensor, game logic decides whether to make dinosaur jump up or not. The obstacles are generated randomly and are moved from left to right on the LED matrix. If dinosaur collides with any of the obstacles its game over. The speed of obstacle movement increases as the levels goes up.
The project includes the following modules:
1. Controller: One SJTwo board is used as the controller. It transmits orientation to the processor.
2. Display Module: Adafruit 32x32 Led Matrix display is used to display the game. This is driven by the GPIO pins on the master SJOTwo Board.
Team Members & Responsibilities
- Tina Ruchandani
- Accelerometer Calibration & Control.
- Software Design (Switch control and Obstacle Generation).
- Wiki Page Updates.
- Tushar Tarihalkar
- LED Matrix Interface.
- Wiki Page Updates.
- PCB and Hardware Design
- Software Design (Dinosaur Design and Control).
- Wenyan He
- Software Design (Switch control and Obstacle Generation).
- LED Matrix Interface
- Manage GitHub Account
- Mahesh Mohan Shinde
- LED Matrix Interface.
- Collision Detection.
- Testing.
- Wiki Page Updates.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Task | Status |
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| 1 | 10/08 |
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| 2 | 10/10 |
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| 3 | 10/15 |
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| 4 | 10/29 |
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| 5 | 11/13 |
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| 6 | 11/19 |
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| 7 | 11/26 |
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| 8 | 12/03 |
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| 8 | 12/10 |
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| 8 | 12/18 |
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Parts List & Cost
| Part | # | Cost | Source |
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| SJ2 Board | 1 | $55.00 | Preet |
| Adafruit RGB (32x32) LED Matrix Display | 1 | $60.80 | Amazon |
| 5V/4A Power Adapter | 1 | $8.99 | Amazon |
| Female DC Power adapter - 2.1mm jack | 1 | $2.99 | Adafruit |
| Jumper Wires | 1 | $6.99 | Amazon |
Design & Implementation
The block diagram for the project given below depicts the flow of the game
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Hardware Design
The hardware design for the project consists of a 32x32 RGB LED matrix operated using SJTWO Board (LPC4078). The RGB LED matrix is controlled using GPIO pins available on the microcontroller. The functioning of the LED matrix is basically controlled by the four data lines A, B, C and D which can be addressed and used to control each LED on the Matrix.
LED Matrix specifications:
- 190.5mm x 190.5mm x 14mm / 7.5" x 7.5" x 0.55"
- Panel weight with IDC cables and power cable: 357.51g
- 5V regulated power input, 4A max (all LEDs on)
- 5V data logic level input
- 2000 mcd LEDs on 6mm pitch
- 1/16 scan rate
| Label | Name | Pin Function |
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| 1 | R1 | Red data for top half of the LED Matrix |
| 2 | G1 | Green data for top half of the LED Matrix |
| 3 | B1 | Blue data for top half of the LED Matrix |
| 4 | A | Select line A |
| 5 | B | Select line B |
| 6 | C | Select line C |
| 7 | D | Select line D |
| 8 | R2 | Red data for bottom half of the LED Matrix |
| 9 | B2 | Blue data for bottom half of the LED Matrix |
| 10 | G2 | Green data for bottom half of the LED Matrix |
| 11 | CLK | CLOCK Pin |
| 12 | LAT | LATCH |
| 13 | OE | Output Enable |
| 14 | GND | Ground |
The 32x32 LED matrix consists of 1024 LEDs arranged in 32 rows and 32 columns each, with each led having a separate Red, Green and Blue LED chips assembled together as a single unit. This 32x32 LED matrix comprises of 2 of 16x32 led matrices placed vertically to each other. There are different drivers for controlling the corresponding rows and columns each. In order to illuminate a particular led, one needs to access and control the corresponding row and column (just like in coordinate-axis). To change the color of a particular led, each led must be controlled using the driver for that row and column.
The matrix pixels are controlled by 6 drivers, 3 for the top half of the matrix(R1,G1,B1) and 3 for the bottom half(R2,G2,B2). The three drivers for R, G and B share a SCLK, Latch and BLANK signal. The top half pixels of the matrix controlled by R1, G1,B1 are rows 0-15 and the second half controlled by R2,G2,B2 are rows 16-31. The display is multiplexed at a duty cycle of 1/16, this means that one row in the top half and one row in the bottom half will be illuminated at a time. In order to display an image, the row and column LEDs for that image must be turned “ON”, therefore, the entire panel must be scanned at a rate(speed) at which it appears that the image is being displayed without flickering. To display different colors and different brightness levels, the LED chips of corresponding row and column must be adjusted by varying the amount and time that each LED chip is turned on during each cycle.
Hardware Interface
The connections to the REG LED matrix with the corresponding microcontroller (LPC4078) are as follows:
| SJTWO Board pins | LED matrix pin | Pin Function |
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| P0.8 | R1 | Red data for top half of the LED Matrix |
| P0.7 | G1 | Green data for top half of the LED Matrix |
| P0.26 | B1 | Blue data for top half of the LED Matrix |
| P2.2 | A | Select line A |
| P1.30 | B | Select line B |
| P2.5 | C | Select line C |
| P1.29 | D | Select line D |
| P1.31 | R2 | Red data for bottom half of the LED Matrix |
| P1.2- | B2 | Blue data for bottom half of the LED Matrix |
| P0.9 | G2 | Green data for bottom half of the LED Matrix |
| P2.7 | CLK | CLOCK Pin |
| P2.1 | LAT | LATCH |
| P2.9 | OE | Output Enable |
| GND | GND | Ground |
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