DDRPi

DDRPi Controller Software.

The code lives! We can now switch between plugins, and play a game of Tetris :)

Main system controls:

    Select - Enter/Exit Menu Mode
    Start  - Start running the currently selected plugin
    LB/RB  - Switch between plugins in menu mode

Tetris Controls

The obvious direction controls are as you'd expect (we ignore up of course). The other buttons are as follows:

    Start - Pause/Resume (also start a new game when on has ended)
    A/B   - Rotate right/left
    Y     - Drop the current piece
    X     - Start a new game when paused

Pong Controls

The position of the bats are controlled using either axis as follows:

    Up/Down    - Up and down obviously
    Left/Right - Dependends on the player (player2's controls are inverted
                 so that the game can be played form either end of the floor
                 with the two players facing each other)
    Start      - Pause/Resume and start a new game if one has ended
    X          - Start a new game when paused

Running a simple test

You can run a simple test by checking out the repository and using the floor simulator found in the "tests" folder.

1. Check out the repository

2. Create a pipe for testing using mkfifo:

    mkfifo <pipe_name>
   

3. Make sure debugging is set to True in config.yaml and configure the pipe

4. Copy config.yaml into the tests folder

5. Start the floorSimulator:

    cd tests
    python ./floorSimulator.py
   

6. Start the main DDRPi app:

    python ./DDRPi.py
   

You should now see the inintial menu screen. A preview of each plugin is shown by pressing the buffer buttons. When you see the plugin you want, press start and the plugin will start running.

Debugging

Debug logging can be configured in the config.yaml file, and a specific plugin can be loaded at startup by specifying its class name at the command line.