Week 8

Hands-on, Minds-on

Play "Simon Says" Memory Game using Arduino!

Type: Individual Activity

Tools & Materials: 

• 1 Arduino Uno Board

• 1 Breadboard

• 4 Push Buttons

• Jumper Wires

Description:

Simon says is a famous memory game. The game creates a series of lights and requires a player to repeat the sequence. If the player succeeds, the series becomes progressively longer and more complex. Once the user fails, the game is over.

Our version of "Simon Says" is a game that you can play on your computer using a game controller that you will build using Arduino and electronics! A sequence of 4 light bulbs with 4 different colors on screen will light up with a specific sequence. Press the four push buttons on your game controller to match the lighting sequence on screen!

Requirements:

Arduino Setup

• Download the Game Controller Arduino Code (for macOS users, download this code).

• Connect your Arduino Board to the Computer and Upload the Arduino Code

• Follow this Game Controller Wiring Diagram (Use your physical Arduino Board and electronics, NOT TinkerCad simulation)

• Open Arduino Serial Monitor - test buttons are printing letters successfully

• Close Serial Monitor

Computer Application Setup

• Download Processing Software Version 3.5.4 and install it on your computer

  • • Open processing website link

    • Download Version 3.5.4

    • Choose the compatible version for your operating system

    • A zip file will be downloaded

    • Unzip your file after downloading, it should open like this

    • Open processing application, it should open like this

• Download the Game Code (for macOS users, download this code), Open the file named "arduino_simon_says2.pde"

  • In the first line, change the Arduino COM port number. (Check the Arduino COM Port number in Arduino IDE)

    • Make sure that your Arduino board is connected to your laptop via USB

    • Right click on the Windows icon in your windows taskbar 

    • A window will appear, Choose “Device Manager”

    • Under Ports, You should find which COM the Arduino connected to 

  • In the second line, change the name and write your own name

Game Play

• Now you are ready to Run the Processing program, Click the Play Button

• Follow the instructions on the screen to calibrate your own "Press" force and duration (You should press briefly with moderate force in order to the corresponding light bulb on screen)

• Play the game by observing the lighting sequencing and repeating it by pressing the buttons on the controller with the same sequence. Show us your highest score! 

Reflect & Share: How does each Push Button on the controller is linked to the Light Bulbs on Screen?

EOWeek Self-Practice

Follow the video tutorials below (in order) to learn how to program an Arduino Uno board to do wired or wirelessly serial communication. Also, how to communicate through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on phone or PC

Makeathon #2

Objective: Program, assemble, and wirelessly control a Micro Robot Arm. Use the Robot Arm to complete challenges and compete against your opponents to Win a special prize!   

Team: 3 people

Assignment

Communicate wirelessly with a Smart Circuit via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on your phone or PC.

Description:

• Build a simple smart circuit that contains at least TWO action components that you can control wirelessly.

• Use either the Android GUI or PC GUI to control the action components

Technical Requirements:

• The smart circuit contains at least TWO action components connected to an Arduino UNO board (Include a wiring diagram from Tinkercad, Fritzing, or any other tool). ALL action components are acceptable EXCEPT for single color LEDs

• The smart circuit communicates wirelessly via a Bluetooth module to a PC or phone

• The smart circuit is programmed using Arduino C to perform serial communication (Provide a screenshot of your Arduino C code and *.ino code file)

• A Graphical User Interface (GUI) on Phone or PC is used to send data to Arduino to control the action components

• The smart circuit is wired and tested with an actual Arduino board and electronic components on a breadboard (Provide a video recording of the final outcome)

• The smart circuit is functional and does its intended objective

Maker Journal

Make sure to document your Assignment for Week 8 in the Maker Journal covering the following requirements:

Process Documentation:

• Ideation: Describe how you came up with the idea for the smart circuit. Were you inspired by a certain reference? or did you customize design it to fulfil a certain objective?

• Tools: Describe software, components, materials, and tools that you used in your assignment

• Design: Describe the design of your smart circuit. What are the action components that you used? How did you wire the Bluetooth module? Make sure to include a screenshot of your circuit wiring on Tinkercad or any other software (Fritzing or Microsoft PowerPoint). 

• Implementation/Fabrication: Describe how you implemented your smart circuit on a breadboard and Explain your Arduino C code in detail, using simple text, Pseudocode, or Flowchart format. Describe how you programmed your smart circuit to receive data from the phone or PC GUI. And most importantly, show us the final outcome of the assignment, make sure to include a video recording for your complete smart circuit in action while you communicate with it through the GUI

• Media: Provide supporting images and videos to demonstrate the design and implementation processes

Learning Documentation:

• Learning from Mistakes: Describe problems and challenges that you faced, and briefly describe solutions. How did you debug your code for error?

• Community of Learning: Highlight an advice or idea provided by a peer or an instructor that helped in solving a problem or a challenge. Or an advice that YOU provided to help your peer(s)