A simple one-level platform game. Developed as part of ELEC2645 at University of Leeds, spring 2015.

Dependencies:   N5110 PinDetect PowerControl mbed

An ARM mbed LPC1768 microcontroller have been used to develop a handheld arcade game in the style of an old-school platformer. This project is entirely my own independent work in all stages of the development; including design, defining project specifications, breadboard prototyping, schematic and PCB layout using CAD, assembly, testing and software development. Due to this being part of the ELEC2645 Embedded Systems Project module at University of Leeds, spring 2015, limitations were given on the available hardware components. Credit is due to the authors of the dependent libraries (N5110, Pin Detect, PowerControl and mbed). I would also like to thank the author of Game Programming Patterns as well as the authors of SFML Game Development for providing me with useful sources for programming design patterns.

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Project aims

  • Implement simple gameplay:
    • A single, fixed (no scrolling) level.
    • Player can move left to right, jump and shoot.
    • Enemies will drop from the top of the screen.
    • The player gets points for shooting enemies.
    • The player dies when it gets hits by an enemy.
  • Implement a simple menu system.
  • Enable the user to adjust the brightness of the display.
  • Output sound to enhance the user experience.

Software

The program flow is controlled by a finite state machine. The implemented design was inspired by the State design pattern from the books Game Programming Patterns and SFML Game Development. The StateManager class is responsible for updating and rendering the current selected state. It also changes the state based on request from the current state. The framework built for the state machine used in this project makes it easy to add new screens. The different main states (indicated by the background colour) and how the user interaction is shown below: /media/uploads/Siriagus/arcadegameuserinteraction.png

Hardware

Schematic:

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Printed circuit board (PCB):

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Images

A seperate program was written to convert images (png) to text-representation of the maps. Enemies and numbers on the screen are also collected from a sprite-sheet created in the same manner.

/media/uploads/Siriagus/unileeds3.png /media/uploads/Siriagus/newmap2.png

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--- a/main.cpp	Sun May 10 13:14:33 2015 +0000
+++ b/main.cpp	Mon May 11 03:52:18 2015 +0000
@@ -2,24 +2,23 @@
 * @file main.cpp
 * @brief Simple platform game developed for ELEC2645 Embedded Systems Project at University of Leeds
 * @author Andreas Garmannslund
+* @date April/May 2015
 */
 
 #include "mbed.h"
 #include "N5110.h"
-#include "PowerControl.h"
+#include "PowerControl/PowerControl.h"
+#include "PowerControl/EthernetPowerControl.h"
 #include "PinDetect.h"
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <ctime>
 
 #include "Joystick.h"
-
 #include "StateManager.h"
 #include "State.h"
-#include "images.h"
 #include "InputManager.h"
-
-
+#include "Sound.h"
 
 // Redefine pin names for simple access.
 #define JOY_H p17
@@ -34,43 +33,27 @@
 
 // Input and Output
 N5110 *lcd; /// Display
+Sound *sound; // Sound: Piezo buzzer
 
 InputManager *input; /// Responsible for managing user input
 
 // Brightness potentiometer
 AnalogIn ledPot(LED_POT);
 
-// Debugging
-BusOut leds(LED1, LED2, LED3, LED4);
-
 void init(); /// Set up initial variables
 void cleanUp(); /// Frees remaining allocated memory
 
-StateManager* fsm;
+StateManager* fsm;  /// Finite state machine
 
 AnalogIn randomPin(p18); // Unconnected pin => noise, used for generating a random seed.
 AnalogIn randomPin2(p19); // Unconnected pin
 
+LocalFileSystem local("local"); /// Local file system
+
 /// Function for generating a random seed by using a unconnected analog input pin
-// Problem: Not trully random as pin is fairly stable. It is unfortunately connected to the ground layer (often returning 0). Would be better to connect it to a "loose wire"/bad connection
-unsigned int getRandSeed()
-{
-    unsigned int randNum = 0;
-    unsigned int lsb; // least significant bit
-    
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
-    {
-        lsb = 1 & (randomPin.read_u16()); // Read least significant bit in randomInput - value depends on noise
-        randNum |= (lsb << i);              // Set bit nr.i to lsb in randomInput
-        
-        lsb = 1 & (randomPin2.read_u16());
-        randNum |= (lsb << (16+i));
-    }
-    
-    return randNum;
-}
-
-Serial term(USBTX, USBRX); // TO DELETE - DEBUGGING ONLY
+// Problem: Not trully random as pin is fairly stable. It is unfortunately connected to the ground layer (often returning 0). Would be better to connect it to a "loose wire"/bad connection-
+unsigned int getRandSeed();
+void readHighscoreFile();
 
 int main()
 {    
@@ -102,13 +85,16 @@
         timer.reset();
     }
     
-    cleanUp(); // Not really reached as the program never terminates. Added for completeness.
+    cleanUp();  // Not really reached as the program never terminates. Added for completeness.
     
     return 0;
 }
 
 void init()
 {
+    // Disable ethernet to save power
+    PHY_PowerDown();
+    
     // Init LCD
     lcd = new N5110(p7, p8, p9, p10, p11, p13, p26);
     lcd->init();
@@ -118,11 +104,62 @@
     // Input
     input = new InputManager(BUTTON_A, BUTTON_B, BUTTON_C, JOY_H, JOY_V, JOY_BTN);
     
-    fsm = new StateManager(lcd, input, TITLE_SCREEN);
+    // Sound
+    sound = new Sound(p21);
+
+    // Finite state machine
+    fsm = new StateManager(lcd, input, sound, TITLE_SCREEN);
+    
+    readHighscoreFile(); // load highscores from file system
+    
+    sound->playNote(SFX::RESTART);
+}
+
+void readHighscoreFile()
+{    
+     FILE *fp = fopen("/local/highscores.txt", "r");    // read from local file
+     
+     if (!fp)       // if file is not created yet the highscores will default values as defined in Global.cpp
+        return;
+        
+     char initials[4];
+     char scoreStr[8];
+
+     for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+     {   
+         fscanf(fp, "%s %s", initials, scoreStr);   // read from file
+         
+         int score = atoi(scoreStr);    // convert to int
+         
+         // update global highscore table
+         Global::highscores[i].initials = initials;
+         Global::highscores[i].score = score;
+     }
+        
+     fclose(fp);
 }
 
 void cleanUp()
 {
     delete lcd;
     delete input;
+    delete sound;
+}
+
+/// Get a random seed based on unconnected analog input pins
+unsigned int getRandSeed()
+{
+    unsigned int randNum = 0;
+    unsigned int lsb; // least significant bit
+    
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
+    {
+        lsb = 1 & (randomPin.read_u16()); // Read least significant bit in randomInput - value depends on noise
+        randNum |= (lsb << i);              // Set bit nr.i to lsb in randomInput
+        
+        lsb = 1 & (randomPin2.read_u16());
+        randNum |= (lsb << (16+i));
+    }
+    
+    return randNum;
 }
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