CS120B SnakeGame

Final project for CS/EE 120B at UCR
Introduction to Embedded Systems

Introduction

Snake is a simple game in which the player controls a line (snake) and must collect fruit which are randomly placed on the screen, by moving over it, which increases the length of the line by 1 each time a fruit is consumed. The object of the game is to survive as long as possible and grow as much as you can without colliding with the snake’s own body.

Hardware

Parts List

The hardware that was used in this design is listed below. The equipment that was not taught in this course has been bolded.

• ATMega1284 microcontroller
• 8x8 LED Matrix
• 2 x SN74HC595 Shift Registers
• Joystick
• 16x2 LCD Screen
• 2 x Push Buttons

Complexities

• Enabling and Writing to the Led Matrix
• Integrating and calibrating the joystick
• Using EEPROM to save the high score
• Creating custom characters on the LCD screen

Links

YouTube

Demo Video

Google Docs

For more information including code breakdown, diagrams and pinouts, please checkout the full report.