Electronics Design

Microcontroller Video Game Performance Assessments

Some projects below are adopted from Cornell University School of Electrical & Computer Engineeering -

Designing with Microcontrollers - ECE 4760 Link

Collingswood High Technology - Cornell University EE476 Link

Canteroid (Breakout) Video Game Link

Note: Many of the Cornell microcontroller designs are on a STK500 development board; with many using Sega Genesis controllers for input.

ALL Collingswood Tech student projects are "free standing" - first tested on a breadboard and then built on a prototype board; both powered by filtered voltage regulator circuitry.

Enclosures are also designed and created, like the "Space Invaders" example below, with On/Off Switches and power light indicators added to complete the product design!

To make FULLY FUNCTIONAL projects at a lower cost, Sega Genesis and Nintendo controllers, when used, are reverse engineered, emulated and an integral part of the final design!

Note: The PONG schematic and prototype plan below are based on PIC microcontrollers, and NOT the ATMEGA 32 microcontroller used for the PONG game shown above.

Electronics Design - "Space Invaders" Video Game Microcontroller Performance Assessment by 2011 Technology Award Recipient Victoria Ackerly

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