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My Twist On The Twister Game

Made by talofer99

About the project

uno, mpr121, addressable led and Serial mp3 player and some aluminum foil

Project info

Difficulty: Easy

Platforms: Arduino, NeoPixel

Estimated time: 2 hours

License: MIT license (MIT)

Items used in this project

Hardware components

	Pimoroni Micro Dot pHAT w/Red LEDs	x 1
	ESP8266 Serial WIFI Module	x 1
	Ultrasonic Sensor Hc-sr04	x 1
	Arduino MKRFOX 1200	x 1

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	Solder Wire, Lead Free
	Arduino IDE

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Soldering iron (generic)

x 1

Story

Kesem, My 4yr old son is home for over a month now due to the corona virus out there. I was looking for more ways to keep him active and entertained at the same time.

I started with one LED and 6 panels that were connected to an MPR121

If you never used one before, I got a great video for that

The code is pretty straight forward.To communicate with the mp3 I use software serial on pins 8 and 9. This module is really easy to use and theaudio feedback is a great add on to the game.

I use the FastLED library for the addressables. And the bare conductive library for the MPR121.

Each time a game starts a random color is selected, and shown on the LED.

void setSystemState(byte newState) {
 //set newState
 systemState = newState;
 switch (newState) {
   case SYS_STATE_START:
     currentColorIndex = 0;
     currentColor[currentColorIndex] = getRandomColor(99);
     Serial.println(currentColor[currentColorIndex]);
     leds[currentColorIndex] = colour[currentColor[currentColorIndex]];
     for (byte i = 1; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
       leds[i] = CRGB::Black;
     FastLED.show();
     break;
   case SYS_STATE_WIN:
     serialmp3_play(5);
     blinkSuccess();
     setSystemState(0);
     Serial.println("system state  - success");
     break;
   case SYS_STATE_FAIL:
     serialmp3_play(6);
     blinkFail();
     setSystemState(0);
     Serial.println("system state  - fail");
     break;
 } //end switch
}

If the correct pad is touched another color is added and shown.

If a wrong pad is touched or a pad is left – it’s fail

And when all 4 are touched correctly – it’s a win

if (MPR121.touchStatusChanged() && systemState == 0) {
   MPR121.updateTouchData();
   for (int i = 0; i < NUM_BUTTONS; i++) {
     if (MPR121.isNewTouch(i)) {
       if (buttonColor[i] == currentColor[currentColorIndex]) {
         addColor();
         break;
       }
       else
       {
         setSystemState(SYS_STATE_FAIL);
         break;
       } //end if
     } else if (MPR121.isNewRelease(i)) {
       for (byte z = 0; z < currentColorIndex; z++) {
         if (currentColor[z] == buttonColor[i]) {
           setSystemState(SYS_STATE_FAIL);
           break;
         } //end if
       } //end for
     } //end if
   } //end for
 } //end if

When I started the project what I had in mind was creating a big Simone like game, with more than just 4 colors and spread across the room – so I can have Kesem run around. The major obstacle was the wiring, and I had no desire to go into wireless. So the next best thing was to create a surface – which is what I ended up doing.

After seeing his Ninja move, I realized I got a better result, one that will help Kesem work on his balance and planning of moves.

I had a few suggestions given, like adding a physical rolling element for the color picking, making it look similar to the Twister game. Also adding hand/foot instructions.And I thought of adding points as well, for success vs fails.

Schematics, diagrams and documents

Fritzign file

Code

BIG_simon.ino

This is the main INO, you will need the seria_mp3.h as well.

/*
 *  Code by Tal Ofer  - talofer99@hotmail.com
 *  
 *  
 */
#include <FastLED.h>
#include <MPR121.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include "serial_mp3.h"

#define NUM_LEDS 4
#define DATA_PIN 3
#define NUM_BUTTONS 12

// Define the array of leds
CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];

// Define the array of leds
#define COLOR_BLUE 0
#define COLOR_GREEN 1
#define COLOR_YELLOW 2
#define COLOR_RED 3

// Define system state
#define SYS_STATE_START 0
#define SYS_STATE_WIN 1
#define SYS_STATE_FAIL 2



CRGB colour[] = {CRGB::Blue, CRGB::Green,  CRGB::Yellow, CRGB::Red};
byte buttonColor[NUM_BUTTONS] = {COLOR_BLUE, COLOR_BLUE, COLOR_BLUE, COLOR_GREEN, COLOR_GREEN, COLOR_GREEN, COLOR_YELLOW, COLOR_YELLOW, COLOR_YELLOW, COLOR_RED, COLOR_RED, COLOR_RED};

byte currentColor[NUM_LEDS];
byte currentColorIndex = 0;
byte systemState;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println("System started");
  randomSeed(analogRead(A0) + analogRead(A1) + analogRead(A2) + analogRead(A3));
  Wire.begin();

  // 0x5C is the MPR121 I2C address on the Bare Touch Board
  if (!MPR121.begin(0x5A)) {
    Serial.println("error setting up MPR121");
    switch (MPR121.getError()) {
      case NO_ERROR:
        Serial.println("no error");
        break;
      case ADDRESS_UNKNOWN:
        Serial.println("incorrect address");
        break;
      case READBACK_FAIL:
        Serial.println("readback failure");
        break;
      case OVERCURRENT_FLAG:
        Serial.println("overcurrent on REXT pin");
        break;
      case OUT_OF_RANGE:
        Serial.println("electrode out of range");
        break;
      case NOT_INITED:
        Serial.println("not initialised");
        break;
      default:
        Serial.println("unknown error");
        break;
    }
    while (1);
  }

  // pin 4 is the MPR121 interrupt on the Bare Touch Board
  MPR121.setInterruptPin(2);

  // this is the touch threshold - setting it low makes it more like a proximity trigger
  // default value is 40 for touch
  MPR121.setTouchThreshold(40);

  // this is the release threshold - must ALWAYS be smaller than the touch threshold
  // default value is 20 for touch
  MPR121.setReleaseThreshold(20);

  // initial data update
  MPR121.updateTouchData();

  // start fast led
  FastLED.addLeds<NEOPIXEL, DATA_PIN>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

  serialmp3_init();
  delay(200);
  serialmp3_set_vol(15);
  delay(200);


  setSystemState(SYS_STATE_START);
}

void loop()
{
  mp3_SerialProcess();


  if (MPR121.touchStatusChanged() && systemState == 0) {
    MPR121.updateTouchData();
    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_BUTTONS; i++) {
      if (MPR121.isNewTouch(i)) {
        
        if (buttonColor[i] == currentColor[currentColorIndex]) {
          addColor();
          break;
        }
        else
        {
          setSystemState(SYS_STATE_FAIL);
          break;
        } //end if

      } else if (MPR121.isNewRelease(i)) {
        
        for (byte z = 0; z < currentColorIndex; z++) {
          if (currentColor[z] == buttonColor[i]) {
            setSystemState(SYS_STATE_FAIL);
            break;
          } //end if
        } //end for
        
      } //end if
    } //end for
  } //end if
}

void addColor() {
  currentColorIndex++;
  if (currentColorIndex < NUM_LEDS)
  {
    currentColor[currentColorIndex] = getRandomColor(currentColor[currentColorIndex - 1]);
    Serial.println(currentColor[currentColorIndex]);
    leds[currentColorIndex] = colour[currentColor[currentColorIndex]];
    FastLED.show();
  }
  else
  {
    setSystemState(SYS_STATE_WIN);
  }

}


void setSystemState(byte newState) {
  //set newState
  systemState = newState;
  switch (newState) {
    case SYS_STATE_START:
      currentColorIndex = 0;
      currentColor[currentColorIndex] = getRandomColor(99);
      Serial.println(currentColor[currentColorIndex]);
      leds[currentColorIndex] = colour[currentColor[currentColorIndex]];
      for (byte i = 1; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
        leds[i] = CRGB::Black;
      FastLED.show();
      break;
    case SYS_STATE_WIN:
      serialmp3_play(5);
      blinkSuccess();
      setSystemState(0);
      Serial.println("system state  - success");
      break;
    case SYS_STATE_FAIL:
      serialmp3_play(6);
      blinkFail();
      setSystemState(0);
      Serial.println("system state  - fail");
      break;

  } //end switch
}

byte getRandomColor(byte avoidColor) {
  byte newColor;
  do {
    newColor = random(0, 4);
  } while (avoidColor == newColor);
  serialmp3_play(newColor + 1); // play color name
  return newColor;
}



void blinkSuccess() {
  for (byte z = 0; z < 3; z++) {
    for (byte i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
      leds[i] = CRGB::Green;
    FastLED.show();
    delay(500);
    for (byte i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
      leds[i] = CRGB::Black;
    FastLED.show();
    delay(500);
  }
}

void blinkFail() {
  for (byte z = 0; z < 3; z++) {
    for (byte i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
      leds[i] = CRGB::Red;
    FastLED.show();
    delay(500);
    for (byte i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
      leds[i] = CRGB::Black;
    FastLED.show();
    delay(500);
  }
}

serial_mp3.h

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include <Arduino.h>


//should connect to TX of the Serial MP3 Player module
#ifndef ARDUINO_RX
#define ARDUINO_RX   9
#endif
//connect to RX of the module
#ifndef ARDUINO_TX
#define ARDUINO_TX   8
#endif


#define CMD_SEL_DEV 0X09
#define DEV_TF 0X02

#define CMD_SET_DAC 0X1A
#define DAC_ON  0X00
#define DAC_OFF 0X01

#define CMD_VOLUME_UP 0X04
#define CMD_VOLUME_DOWN 0X05
#define CMD_SET_VOLUME 0X06

#define CMD_PLAY 0X0D
#define CMD_PLAY_W_INDEX 0X08
#define CMD_PLAY_W_VOL 0X22
#define CMD_PLAY_FOLDER_FILE 0X0F
#define CMD_STOP_PLAY 0X16
#define CMD_PAUSE 0X0E
#define CMD_SINGLE_CYCLE_PLAY 0X08
#define CMD_SINGLE_CYCLE 0X19
#define SINGLE_CYCLE_ON 0X00
#define SINGLE_CYCLE_OFF 0X01

#define CMD_NEXT_SONG 0X01
#define CMD_PREV_SONG 0X02

#define CMD_SLEEP_MODE 0X0A
#define CMD_WAKE_UP 0X0B
#define CMD_RESET 0X0C

#define CMD_FOLDER_CYCLE 0X17
#define CMD_SHUFFLE_PLAY 0X18

#define CMD_GROUP_DISPLAY 0X21

SoftwareSerial mp3_serial(ARDUINO_RX, ARDUINO_TX);


static int8_t Send_buf[8] = {
  0
}
;

byte serialmp3_incomingPointer = 0;
String serialmp3_answer = "";


void serialmp3_sendCommand(int8_t command, int16_t dat) {
  delay(20);
  Send_buf[0] = 0x7e; //starting byte
  Send_buf[1] = 0xff; //version
  Send_buf[2] = 0x06; //the number of bytes of the command without starting byte and ending byte
  Send_buf[3] = command; //
  Send_buf[4] = 0x01; //0x00 = no feedback, 0x01 = feedback
  Send_buf[5] = (int8_t)(dat >> 8);//datah
  Send_buf[6] = (int8_t)(dat); //datal
  Send_buf[7] = 0xef; //ending byte
  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
    mp3_serial.write(Send_buf[i]) ;
  }
}

void serialmp3_init() {
  mp3_serial.begin(9600);
  //Wait chip initialization is complete
  delay(500);
  //wait for 200ms
  serialmp3_sendCommand(CMD_SEL_DEV, DEV_TF);//select the TF card
  delay(200);

  serialmp3_answer.reserve(50);
}

void serialmp3_set_vol(byte vol) {
  serialmp3_sendCommand(CMD_SET_VOLUME, vol);
}

void serialmp3_play(byte folder, byte track) {
  //play the first song with volume 15 class: 0X0F01
  // serialmp3_sendCommand(CMD_PLAY_W_VOL, int(volume<< 8) | track);
  serialmp3_sendCommand(CMD_PLAY_FOLDER_FILE, folder << 8 | track); //>>>
}

void serialmp3_play(byte track) {
  serialmp3_play(1, track);
}

void serialmp3_stop() {
  serialmp3_sendCommand(CMD_STOP_PLAY, 0);
}

void serialmp3_pause() {
  serialmp3_sendCommand(CMD_PAUSE, 0);
}

void serialmp3_resume() {
  serialmp3_sendCommand(CMD_PLAY, 0);
}

void serialmp3_next() {
  serialmp3_sendCommand(CMD_NEXT_SONG, 0);
}

void serialmp3_prev() {
  serialmp3_sendCommand(CMD_PREV_SONG, 0);
}


// serial event - for incoming data


// answer buffer
static uint8_t serialmp3_ansbuf[10] = {0};
// send buffer
static int8_t serialmp3_Send_buf[8] = {0};
// flag for playing
boolean serialmp3_isPlaying = false;


String serialmp3_sbyte2hex(uint8_t b)
{
  String shex;
  shex = "0X";

  if (b < 16) shex += "0";
  shex += String(b, HEX);
  shex += " ";
  return shex;
}



void mp3_SerialProcess() {
  if (mp3_serial.available()) {
    uint8_t b = mp3_serial.read();
    if (b == 0x7E) {
      serialmp3_incomingPointer = 0;
      serialmp3_answer = "";
    }
    serialmp3_ansbuf[serialmp3_incomingPointer] = b;
    serialmp3_incomingPointer++;
    serialmp3_answer += serialmp3_sbyte2hex(b);
    if (b == 0xef) {
      switch (serialmp3_ansbuf[3]) {
        case 0x3A:
          serialmp3_answer += " -> Memory card inserted.";
          break;

        case 0x3D:
          serialmp3_isPlaying = false;
          serialmp3_answer += " -> Completed play num " + String(serialmp3_ansbuf[6], DEC);
          break;

        case 0x4C:
          serialmp3_answer += " -> Playing: " + String(serialmp3_ansbuf[6], DEC);
          break;

        case 0x41:
          serialmp3_answer += " -> Data recived correctly. ";
          break;
      } //end switch


      Serial.println(serialmp3_answer);
    } //end if
  } //enf if 
} //end void serialevent2

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