F19: Tower Defense in Space

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Tower Defense...In Space!

Tower Defense ... In Space.

Abstract

My abstract goes here.

Introduction and Objectives

intro here please.

Team Members

TEAM MEMBERS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Members	Administrative Roles	Technical Roles
[Ryan Zelek]	Team Lead	Game Design Lead
Zach Smith	Git Repo Manager	Hardware Design Lead
[Chong Hang Cheong]	Wiki Report Manager	LED Matrix API
[Polin Chen]	Bill of Materials Manager	Joy Sticker && Decoder API

Schedule

TEAM MEETING DATES & DELIVERABLES
Week#	Date Assigned	Deliverables	Status
1	10/15/19	Share team contact information Create Git Repository Set up group Slack channel Invite Preet to Slack Establish Code Guidelines and Standards	Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete
2	10/22/19	Identify major hardware components (BOM) Begin purchasing major items Finalize game architecture Have Git Repo Setup	Complete Complete Complete Complete
3	10/29/19	Solidify individual roles and responsibilities Establish baseline software architecture design and guidelines going forward	Complete Complete
4	11/5/19	Kelvin Verify functionality of LED matrix and gather resources for further understanding	Complete
5	11/12/19	Kelvin Find out feasibility of creating an LED matrix driver in C Polin Have APIs ready for joystick and buttons Ryan Have basic user interface for the game displayed through serial port Zach First controller PCB design complete Specify any remaining hardware components and coordinate purchase	Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete
6	11/19/19	Kelvin Complete baseline API for LED matrix Polin Determine feasibility of MP3 decoding and integration into system Ryan Complete first pass at basic tower defense level with straight pathway Zach Controller PCB sent out for fabrication Design break-out PCB for LED matrix + IO expander />	Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete
7	11/26/19	Kelvin LED matrix driver should be reviewed and complete Polin Work with Zach to identify remaining hardware components and, if applicable, MP3 decoder requirements Ryan Work with Kelvin to integrate his API into the game Game should be running with LED matrix display involvement Advanced game logic design/implementation is near feature complete Zach PCB assembled and tested. Problems identified and solutions proposed	Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete
8	12/3/19	Complete game testing and validation Critical bugs (software AND hardware) identified and a clear path towards closure has been identified	Complete Complete
9	12/10/19	Continuation of previous week activities (bug fixes, etc) Implement any potential optimizations and/or expansions	Complete Complete

Bill of Materials

Top Level
PART NAME	PART MODEL & SOURCE	QUANTITY	COST PER UNIT (USD)
32x64 RGB LED Matrix	[1]	2	$49.95
64x64 RGB LED Matrix	Sparkfun	1	$79.95
NovaeLED 64x64 RGB LED Matrix (2-Pack)	Amazon	1	$80.99
64x64 RGB LED Matrix*	Adafruit	1	$104.07
5V 4A PSU	-	1	FREE

Breakout Board PCB**
Item #	PART NAME	PART SOURCE	QUANTITY	COST PER UNIT (USD)
1	IC REG LINEAR LD1117S33CTR	DIGIKEY	5	$0.351
2	MHS16N-ND 16POS CONN 2.54MM	DIGIKEY	2	$2.60
3	CAP CER 0.1UF 25V X7R 1206	DIGIKEY	5	$0.221
4	CAP CER 10UF 16V X5R 1206	DIGIKEY	5	$0.202
5	RES SMD 470 OHM 1% 1/4W 1206	DIGIKEY	10	$0.0267
6	PTC RESET FUSE 24V 500MA 1206	DIGIKEY	10	$0.1588
7	CONN SOCKET 40POS 0.1 TIN PCB	DIGIKEY	2	$5.03
8	Manufacturing x 5 boards *	JLCPCB	1	$29.81

Gamepad PCB**
Item #	PART NAME	PART SOURCE	QUANTITY	COST PER UNIT (USD)
1	Analog 2-axis Thumb Joystick w/ select button	Amazon	1	$7.67
2	SAM8205-ND 10POS 1.27MM	DIGIKEY	5	$3.38
3	LED GREEN 1206 SMD	DIGIKEY	5	$0.24
4	LED RED 1206 SMD	DIGIKEY	5	$0.257
5	RES 1K OHM 1% 1/2W 1206 SMD	DIGIKEY	5	0.0358
6	CAP CER 0.1UF 50V X7R 1206	DIGIKEY	5	$0.088
7	12x12x7.3mm Tactile Push Button w/ cap (pack of 25)	Amazon	1	$7.89
8	Manufacturing x 5 boards *	JLCPCB	1	$14.21

* Shipping and tax included in value shown in the cost per unit column
** Only parts that were purchased are displayed.

Hardware Design - Electrical

Overview

At a high level hardware integration requirements fell into two categories:

1. Reduce risk of unreliable cable connections and eliminate possibility of damage to components through unexpected disconnections, power surges, etc.
2. Provide a more fluid physical interface for the user to interact with the game via hardware

To accomplish these goals, two boards were designed: a breakout board and a gamepad controller. The breakout board serves as a connection hub between all system hardware components; power, the RGB matrix, the SJTWO board, etc. while the joystick provides a cleaner package to present the user with the games inputs. The diagram below shows the relationship between the main subsystems:

All board designs were done using EAGLE and manufactured by JLCPCB. Both boards were only two layers and used passive components for the most part.

Breakout Board Design

The breakout board design requirement was to interface all external hardware components with the embedded system (SJTWO). The hardware connections are:

1. The 64x64 RGB Matrix
2. Output power to the RGB Matrix
3. User game controller (see next section)
4. Input power supply (5V)
5. The SJTWO embedded system

Breakout Board Schematic

Breakout Board PCB Top Layout

Breakout Board PCB Bottom Layout

Breakout Board PCB Top Layout

Breakout Board PCB Bottom Layout

Populated and mounted to the SJTWO board

Gamepad Hardware Design

The gamepad board design requirement was to provide a more packaged interface for the user to interact with the game.

Gamepad Schematic

Gamepad PCB Top

Gamepad PCB Bottom

Gamepad PCB Fully Populated (no enclosure)

Hardware Design (Mechanical)

Only a few mechanical components were needed for this project. Namely simple brackets for mounting electrical hardware to the RGB matrix and displaying the matrix itself. All CAD designs were done using Onshape, a free CAD tool that can be used entirely through your web browser.

For displaying the RGB matrix, two brackets were 3D printed to prop it up. Their STL files can be found under our source repository.

Mounting bracket design used to prop up the RGB matrix

Hardware Integration

RGB LED MATRIX

The LED matrix that we have is 64 pixels by 64 pixels and is controlled through a 12-pin header consisting of the following pins: Pin Assignments:

1. Five Mux pins (A,B,C,D,E) – Row Selection
   1. In order to select a specific row of the LED matrix, we need to control the output level of each mux pin. Since the LED matrix light up two rows of LEDs at one time, we only select 1 out of 32 rows.
2. Two sets of RGB pins (R1,G1,B1,R2,G2,B2) – Color Selection
   1. Since we are driving two rows of LED matrix at once, we need 2 sets of RGB pins. One set is used to control the color pixels of the upper half of the display and the other set for the bottom half of the display.
3. Output Enable Pin (OE)
   1. Output Enable (OE) pin is used to turn on or off the LEDs.
4. Latch Pin (LAT)
   1. Latch pin is used to prevent the data being shifted into the shift registers and tells the shift register when it is time to switch to newly entered data
5. Clock Pin (CLK)
   1. triggers a shift on the shift registers

All these pins are required to light up a specific LED pixel on the LED matrix display.

Technical Challenges

The mp3 decoder1053b's document is a kind of confusing for the mode when 1032b have several modes, hence doing the survey on the GitHub is really important. For example, using the sin wave and hello binary example to test how the Initialization and HZ parameter would save a lot of time. Besides, we also have to be careful to check the SJBoard's SPI because of the SD card reader is using for reading SDcard. Hence, I would recommend using other SPI0, SPI1 instead of using SPI2.

Conclusion

Conculsion please.