A simple LED game with LCD output.
This is a quick build in response to a question on EE.SE. It demonstrates there's no issue driving a series of LEDs and a 16x2 LCD at the same time.
I'm not sure what the OP had in mind, but here's my version of the game:
Objective
- turn off all the LEDs as fast as possible
Rules
- LED1 to 4 turn on for a brief period in sequence
- pressing the button while the LED is on will disable it
- LEDs need to be disabled in sequence, LED4 to LED1
- game is over when all LEDs are off
The code keeps track of the current best score. It is not saved so will be lost over each reset of the Arduino.
The code is easily modified to do things like crank up the difficulty on each attempt. With the default settings, the game is stupidly easy to play i.e. the anti Flappy Bird of the Arduino world.
Pushbutton is connected to pin 2, which is attached to hardware interrupt 0.
Normally the input is pulled low, but when the button is pressed, the pin is pulled high, triggering the RISING interrupt.
There is no debouncing implemented. Not that it matters much wiht this circuit, but I haven't seen any bouncing quirks so far.
- See the original question on EE.SE
- Arduino LiquidCrystal library reference
- AttachInterrupt function reference