Whack a Mole
A game in which you have to hit moles :)
Author: Chiorean Irina
GitHub Project Link: https://github.com/UPB-PMRust-Students/project-IrinaCh524
Description
My project is a "Whack-a-Mole" game. It features four moles that briefly pop up (for about one second each) in random order. A mole will go down either when the time runs out or if the player successfully hits it, in which case the player scores a point. This continues for 20 seconds, after which the total score is displayed on the screen.
Motivation
In all honesty, I chose this idea for my project because my sister had planned to do it last year but had to abandon it due to time constraints.
Architecture
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Start and Restart buttons -used to start and restart the game
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Screen -displays your final score at the end of the game
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Game Area -4 sets of "moles" that consist of one servo motor and one micro-switch each
-the motors are connected to a source of 5V and 10A
Log
Week 10 - 28 April
As of right now, I have a prototype that has LEDs and buttons instead of the motors and switches. Next, I need to 3D model the game area of my project before replacing the LEDs with the motors and other components.
Hardware
Raspberry Pi Pico W -Central microcontroller
-runs the program
Source (5V-10A LRS-50-5 MEAN WELL) -used specifically for the servos
Servo motors (MG996R)x4 -used to push up the moles
Micro-switches x4
Display (LCD 2.4'' SPI ILI9341)
Schematics
Bill of Materials
| Device | Usage | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi Pico W | The microcontroller | 35 RON |
| LCD 2.4'' SPI ILI9341 | Display | 70 RON |
| Microswitch 1A 125V | Switch x4 | 12 RON |
| Servomotor MG996R | The motor x4 | 112 RON |
| LRS-50-5 5V/10A MEAN WELL Source | The source | 74 RON |
| Wires + Breadboard + Buttons | For connections and such | 20 lei |
Software
| Library | Description | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| ili9341 | Display driver for ILI9341 | Used for the display for showing the score |
| embedded-graphics | 2D graphics library | Used for drawing to the display |
| heapless | Data structures that don't require dynamic memory allocation | Used for transforming the score variable from to u32 to String |
| picorand | Library intended for random number generation | Used for generating the mole order |
Links
This is where the idea came from initially: Mini Whack A Mole Game