Mechanical Arcade Game with Barebones Arduino -- Episode 439

Clem reads all your comments on element14.com. A lot of people want to save money by shrinking their Arduino projects down to the bare microcontroller! So Clem builds a mechanical arcade style game by prototyping it on a classic Arduino Uno and migrating it to a standalone ATmega328P with internal 8Mhz clock, to show you the absolute minimum configuration needed to get your project running on custom hardware!

Supplemental Content:

From Arduino to a Microcontroller on a Breadboard:https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ArduinoToBreadboard
Episode 439: Mechanical Arcade Game with Barebones Arduino: Full Reveal
Take the Arduino Quiz:Arduino Fundamentals: Part I: Quiz
Join the NanoRama Competition: NanoRama

Bill of Material:

Product Name	Manufacturer	Quantity	Buy Kit
OLIMEX Programmer, PDI, TPI, Program tiny AVR using TPI Interface & mega AVR using ISP Interface	olimex	1	Buy Now
MICROCHIP 8 Bit MCU, AVR ATmega Family ATmega328 Series Microcontrollers, 20 MHz, 32 KB, 2 KB, 28 Pins, DIP	Microchip	1	Buy Now
TE CONNECTIVITY IC & Component Socket, 28 Contacts, DIP Socket, 2.54 mm, 7.62 mm, Phosphor Bronze	TE	1	Buy Now
MULTICOMP 3D Printer Filament, 1.75 mm, PLA, Black, 1 kg	Multicomp	1	Buy Now
KINGBRIGHT LED, Low Power, Red, Through Hole, T-1 3/4 (5mm), 20 mA, 2 V, 617 nm	Kingbright	17	Buy Now
MULTICOMP PRO Through Hole Resistor, 180 ohm, MCF Series, 250 mW, ± 5%, Axial Leaded, 250 V	Multicomp	20	Buy Now
MULTICOMP Solder Flux, Rosin, Soldering, Pen Applicator, 10 ml, 9.3 g	ChipQuick	1	Buy Now
APEM Joystick, 2, 6 A, 250 V, 4 Position	Apem	2	Buy Now
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Shift Register, HC Family, 74HC595, Serial to Parallel, 1 Element, 8 bit, DIP, 16 Pins	TI	2	Buy Now

Additional Parts:

Product Name
Screws, Steel rod, Steel balls, Wood and acrylic for the plates
PCB ordered from Aisler.net. (files not released due to errors in the design

Attachments:

MechArcadeGame_Resources.zip

Mechanical Arcade Game with Barebones Arduino

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DAB over 5 years ago

Nice build, but you need to add a tilt detector to keep the game fair.

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mayermakes over 5 years ago in reply to DAB

its my game and I make the rules!
no seriously I play tested it on the other sied of my workbench and had trouble getting the ball in when filming on the visible side. turns out my workbench is not level...at all.
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mayermakes over 5 years ago in reply to DAB

its my game and I make the rules!
no seriously I play tested it on the other sied of my workbench and had trouble getting the ball in when filming on the visible side. turns out my workbench is not level...at all.
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