Helios Lyons 201239214

Dependencies:   mbed

Brief

My aim for this project was to create a FRDM K64F adapted version of the classic Space Invaders by Tomohiro Nishikado. The game itself has a number of clear features to implement;

  • Left to right movement for the player 'canon'
  • A fixed amount of player lives
  • Firing mechanics for both canon and invaders (hence collision systems)
  • Random firing from remaining invaders
  • Wave based combat

My own addition to these established ideas was Boss waves, featuring a single, larger sprite which fires at a faster interval than previous waves. The addition of a movement system using a basic for loop, as opposed to a velocity based system, will enhance the nostalgic feel of the game.

https://os.mbed.com/media/uploads/helioslyons/screenshot_2020-05-27_at_06.12.00.png

Gameplay

Movement is controlled with the joystick, moving the canon left or right. Fire by pressing A. Invaders spawn at set positions, but randomly fire at a set interval, which is higher for boss waves. Time is taken during each wave, and displayed at wave intervals, and if the play wins.

Controls are shown on the Gamepad below: (attribution: Craig A. Evans, ELEC2645 University of Leeds)

https://os.mbed.com/media/uploads/helioslyons/screenshot_2020-05-27_at_06.20.18.png

Revision:
1:a3f43007030e
diff -r b7f1f47bb26a -r a3f43007030e Gamepad2/Gamepad.cpp
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+++ b/Gamepad2/Gamepad.cpp	Tue Mar 24 18:02:01 2020 +0000
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+#include "Gamepad.h"
+
+#include "mbed.h"
+
+//////////// constructor/destructor ////////////
+Gamepad::Gamepad()
+    :
+    _led1(new PwmOut(PTA2)),
+    _led2(new PwmOut(PTC2)),
+    _led3(new PwmOut(PTC3)),
+    _led4(new PwmOut(PTA1)),
+    _led5(new PwmOut(PTC10)),
+    _led6(new PwmOut(PTC11)),
+
+    _button_A(new InterruptIn(PTC7)),
+    _button_B(new InterruptIn(PTC9)),
+    _button_X(new InterruptIn(PTC5)),
+    _button_Y(new InterruptIn(PTC0)),
+    _button_start(new InterruptIn(PTC8)),
+
+    _vert(new AnalogIn(PTB11)),
+    _horiz(new AnalogIn(PTB10)),
+
+    _pot1(new AnalogIn(PTB2)),
+    _pot2(new AnalogIn(PTB3)),
+
+    dac(new AnalogOut(DAC0_OUT)),
+    ticker(new Ticker),
+    timeout(new Timeout),
+    note_timeout(new Timeout),
+
+    _x0(0),
+    _y0(0)
+{}
+
+
+///////////////// public methods /////////////////
+
+void Gamepad::init()
+{
+    leds_off();
+
+    // read centred values of joystick
+    _x0 = _horiz->read();
+    _y0 = _vert->read();
+
+    // Set all buttons to PullUp
+    _button_A->mode(PullUp);
+    _button_B->mode(PullUp);
+    _button_X->mode(PullUp);
+    _button_Y->mode(PullUp);
+    _button_start->mode(PullUp);
+
+    // Set up interrupts for the fall of buttons
+    _button_A->fall(callback(this,&Gamepad::A_fall_interrupt));
+    _button_B->fall(callback(this,&Gamepad::B_fall_interrupt));
+    _button_X->fall(callback(this,&Gamepad::X_fall_interrupt));
+    _button_Y->fall(callback(this,&Gamepad::Y_fall_interrupt));
+    _button_start->fall(callback(this,&Gamepad::start_fall_interrupt));
+
+    // initalise button flags
+    reset_buttons();
+
+    // number of samples
+    _n = 16;
+    _sample_array = new float[_n];
+
+    // create sample array for one period between 0.0 and 1.0
+    for (int i = 0; i < _n ; i++) {
+        _sample_array[i] = 0.5f + 0.5f*sin(i*2*PI/_n);
+        //printf("y[%i] = %f\n",i,_sample_array[i]);
+    }
+
+}
+
+void Gamepad::leds_off()
+{
+    leds(0.0);
+}
+
+void Gamepad::leds_on()
+{
+    leds(1.0);
+}
+
+void Gamepad::leds(float val) const
+{
+    if (val < 0.0f) {
+        val = 0.0f;
+    }
+    if (val > 1.0f) {
+        val = 1.0f;
+    }
+
+    // leds are active-low, so subtract from 1.0
+    // 0.0 corresponds to fully-off, 1.0 to fully-on
+    val = 1.0f - val;
+
+    _led1->write(val);
+    _led2->write(val);
+    _led3->write(val);
+    _led4->write(val);
+    _led5->write(val);
+    _led6->write(val);
+}
+
+void Gamepad::led(int n,float val) const
+{
+    // ensure they are within valid range
+    if (val < 0.0f) {
+        val = 0.0f;
+    }
+    if (val > 1.0f) {
+        val = 1.0f;
+    }
+
+    switch (n) {
+
+        // check for valid LED number and set value
+
+        case 1:
+            _led1->write(1.0f-val);   // active-low so subtract from 1
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            _led2->write(1.0f-val);   // active-low so subtract from 1
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            _led3->write(1.0f-val);   // active-low so subtract from 1
+            break;
+        case 4:
+            _led4->write(1.0f-val);   // active-low so subtract from 1
+            break;
+        case 5:
+            _led5->write(1.0f-val);   // active-low so subtract from 1
+            break;
+        case 6:
+            _led6->write(1.0f-val);   // active-low so subtract from 1
+            break;
+
+    }
+}
+
+float Gamepad::read_pot1() const
+{
+    return _pot1->read();
+}
+
+float Gamepad::read_pot2() const
+{
+    return _pot2->read();
+}
+
+
+// this method gets the magnitude of the joystick movement
+float Gamepad::get_mag()
+{
+    Polar p = get_polar();
+    return p.mag;
+}
+
+// this method gets the angle of joystick movement (0 to 360, 0 North)
+float Gamepad::get_angle()
+{
+    Polar p = get_polar();
+    return p.angle;
+}
+
+Direction Gamepad::get_direction()
+{
+    float angle = get_angle();  // 0 to 360, -1 for centred
+
+    Direction d;
+    // partition 360 into segments and check which segment the angle is in
+    if (angle < 0.0f) {
+        d = CENTRE;   // check for -1.0 angle
+    } else if (angle < 22.5f) {  // then keep going in 45 degree increments
+        d = N;
+    } else if (angle < 67.5f) {
+        d = NE;
+    } else if (angle < 112.5f) {
+        d = E;
+    } else if (angle < 157.5f) {
+        d = SE;
+    } else if (angle < 202.5f) {
+        d = S;
+    } else if (angle < 247.5f) {
+        d = SW;
+    } else if (angle < 292.5f) {
+        d = W;
+    } else if (angle < 337.5f) {
+        d = NW;
+    } else {
+        d = N;
+    }
+
+    return d;
+}
+
+void Gamepad::reset_buttons()
+{
+    A_fall = B_fall = X_fall = Y_fall = start_fall = false;
+}
+
+bool Gamepad::A_pressed()
+{
+    if (A_fall) {
+        A_fall = false;
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool Gamepad::B_pressed()
+{
+    if (B_fall) {
+        B_fall = false;
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool Gamepad::X_pressed()
+{
+    if (X_fall) {
+        X_fall = false;
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool Gamepad::Y_pressed()
+{
+    if (Y_fall) {
+        Y_fall = false;
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool Gamepad::start_pressed()
+{
+    if (start_fall) {
+        start_fall = false;
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool Gamepad::A_held()
+{
+    // Buttons are configured as PullUp hence the not
+    return !_button_A->read();
+}
+
+bool Gamepad::B_held()
+{
+    return !_button_B->read();
+}
+
+bool Gamepad::X_held()
+{
+    return !_button_X->read();
+}
+
+bool Gamepad::Y_held()
+{
+    return !_button_Y->read();
+}
+
+bool Gamepad::start_held()
+{
+    return !_button_start->read();
+}
+
+///////////////////// private methods ////////////////////////
+
+// get raw joystick coordinate in range -1 to 1
+// Direction (x,y)
+// North     (0,1)
+// East      (1,0)
+// South     (0,-1)
+// West      (-1,0)
+Vector2D Gamepad::get_coord()
+{
+    // read() returns value in range 0.0 to 1.0 so is scaled and centre value
+    // substracted to get values in the range -1.0 to 1.0
+    float x = 2.0f*( _horiz->read() - _x0 );
+    float y = 2.0f*( _vert->read()  - _y0 );
+
+    // Note: the y value here is inverted to ensure the positive y is up
+
+    Vector2D coord = {x,-y};
+    return coord;
+}
+
+// This maps the raw x,y coord onto a circular grid.
+// See:  http://mathproofs.blogspot.co.uk/2005/07/mapping-square-to-circle.html
+Vector2D Gamepad::get_mapped_coord()
+{
+    Vector2D coord = get_coord();
+
+    // do the transformation
+    float x = coord.x*sqrt(1.0f-pow(coord.y,2.0f)/2.0f);
+    float y = coord.y*sqrt(1.0f-pow(coord.x,2.0f)/2.0f);
+
+    Vector2D mapped_coord = {x,y};
+    return mapped_coord;
+}
+
+// this function converts the mapped coordinates into polar form
+Polar Gamepad::get_polar()
+{
+    // get the mapped coordinate
+    Vector2D coord = get_mapped_coord();
+
+    // at this point, 0 degrees (i.e. x-axis) will be defined to the East.
+    // We want 0 degrees to correspond to North and increase clockwise to 359
+    // like a compass heading, so we need to swap the axis and invert y
+    float x = coord.y;
+    float y = coord.x;
+
+    float mag = sqrt(x*x+y*y);  // pythagoras
+    float angle = RAD2DEG*atan2(y,x);
+    // angle will be in range -180 to 180, so add 360 to negative angles to
+    // move to 0 to 360 range
+    if (angle < 0.0f) {
+        angle+=360.0f;
+    }
+
+    // the noise on the ADC causes the values of x and y to fluctuate slightly
+    // around the centred values. This causes the random angle values to get
+    // calculated when the joystick is centred and untouched. This is also when
+    // the magnitude is very small, so we can check for a small magnitude and then
+    // set the angle to -1. This will inform us when the angle is invalid and the
+    // joystick is centred
+
+    if (mag < TOL) {
+        mag = 0.0f;
+        angle = -1.0f;
+    }
+
+    Polar p = {mag,angle};
+    return p;
+}
+
+// ISRs for buttons
+void Gamepad::A_fall_interrupt()
+{
+    A_fall = true;
+}
+void Gamepad::B_fall_interrupt()
+{
+    B_fall = true;
+}
+void Gamepad::X_fall_interrupt()
+{
+    X_fall = true;
+}
+void Gamepad::Y_fall_interrupt()
+{
+    Y_fall = true;
+}
+void Gamepad::start_fall_interrupt()
+{
+    start_fall = true;
+}
+
+void Gamepad::set_bpm(float bpm)
+{
+    _bpm = bpm;
+}
+
+void Gamepad::tone(float frequency,float duration)
+{
+    // calculate time step between samples
+    float dt = 1.0f/(frequency*_n);
+    // start from beginning of LUT
+    _sample = 0;
+
+    // setup ticker and timeout to stop ticker
+
+    // the ticker repeats every dt to plat each sample in turn
+    ticker->attach(callback(this, &Gamepad::ticker_isr), dt);
+    // the timeout stops the ticker after the required duration
+    timeout->attach(callback(this, &Gamepad::timeout_isr), duration );
+}
+
+void Gamepad::play_melody(int length,const int *notes,const int *durations,float bpm,bool repeat)
+{
+    // copy arguments to member variables
+    _bpm = bpm;
+    _notes = notes;  // pointer for array
+    _durations = durations;  // pointer for array
+    _melody_length = length;
+    _repeat = repeat;
+
+    _note = 0;  // start from first note
+
+    play_next_note(); // play the next note in the melody
+}
+
+void Gamepad::write_dac(float val)
+{
+    if (val < 0.0f) {
+        val = 0.0f;
+    } else if (val > 1.0f) {
+        val = 1.0f;
+    }
+    dac->write(val);
+}
+
+
+void Gamepad::play_next_note()
+{
+    // _note is the note index to play
+
+    // calculate the duration and frequency of the note
+    float duration = 60.0f/(_bpm*_durations[_note]);
+    float frequency = float(_notes[_note]);
+    //printf("[%i] f = %f d = %f\n",_note,frequency,duration);
+
+    // check if the note is not a space and if not then play the note
+    if (frequency > 0) {
+        tone(frequency,duration);
+    }
+
+    // the timeout goes to the next note in the melody
+    // double the duration to leave a bit of a gap in between notes to be better
+    // able to distinguish them
+    note_timeout->attach(callback(this, &Gamepad::note_timeout_isr), duration*2.0f );
+}
+
+// called when the next note needs playing
+void Gamepad::note_timeout_isr()
+{
+    _note++; // go onto next note
+
+    // if in repeat mode then reset the note counter when get to end of melody
+    if (_repeat && _note == _melody_length) {
+        _note=0;
+    }
+
+    // check if note is within the melody
+    if (_note < _melody_length) {
+        play_next_note();
+    }
+}
+
+void Gamepad::ticker_isr()
+{
+    dac->write(_sample_array[_sample%_n]);  // use modulo to get index to play
+    _sample++;  // increment the sample ready for next time
+}
+
+void Gamepad::timeout_isr()
+{
+    // stops the ticker to end the note
+    ticker->detach();
+}