Code Guidance for Cycling LED Game (WS2811 leds)

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Hello all,

I am using an Arduino UNO to control a strip of WS2811 leds with the fastled library. My goal is to create a game similar to the classic Cyclone arcade game. A single light will cycle across the strip and the user must press a button to stop the light on a defined led address.

I found some fantastic code to get me started; however, I am having trouble adapting the code to be used with a push button. The code I am going off of is using serial input to switch between “game on” and “game off” states in the loop. I know there is a lot going on here. I would greatly appreciate any input to help point me in the right direction. Should I abandon this template?

Here is the code I am going off of: http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Cyclone-Arcade-Game/
Direct link: LEDGame.zip - Google Drive

And here is my attempt to revise the script to work with a push button:

#include “FastLED.h”

//up to 50

#define NUM_LEDS 30

#define CENTER_LED 14

#define DATA_PIN 7

#define LED_TYPE WS2811

#define COLOR_ORDER RGB

//range 0-64

#define BRIGHTNESS 32

//Definition of difficulty levels

#define EASY 1
#define MEDIUM 2
#define HARD 3
#define ON_SPEED 4
#define SONIC_SPEED 5
#define MISSION_IMPOSSIBLE 6

//Starting difficulty

int difficulty = 1;

// Define the array of leds

CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];

// Did player win this round?

bool correct = false;

// Starting location of the cycling light

int LEDaddress = 0;

// Is game running?

bool gameOn = true;

// Is this the first game upon powering on?

bool firstGame = true;

// Button details

const int buttonPin = 2;
int buttonState = 0;
const int ledPin = 13;

// Initialize the led library and arduino functions

void setup()
{
FastLED.addLeds<LED_TYPE, DATA_PIN, COLOR_ORDER>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
FastLED.setBrightness(BRIGHTNESS);
pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println(“Easy”);
Serial.println(“Hz”);
}

// The meat and potatoes

void loop()
{
buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin);
if(gameOn)
{
for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
{
leds = CRGB::Black; //Turns off all the leds

  • }*
  • leds[CENTER_LED] = CRGB::Green; //Sets center led color to green*
  • leds[LEDaddress] = CRGB::Red; //Sets cyling led color to red*
  • FastLED.show(); //Initializes light cycle*
  • LEDaddress++; //Sets light cycle to one led at a time*
  • if (LEDaddress == NUM_LEDS)*
  • {*
  • LEDaddress = 0;*
  • }*
  • digitalRead(buttonPin); //Check to see state of button*
  • checkSerial(); // Check for player input*
  • delay(getTime(difficulty));*
  • }*
  • else //Incorrect*
  • {*
  • for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)*
  • {*
    _ leds = CRGB::Black;_
    * }*
    * leds[CENTER_LED] = CRGB::Red;
    _     leds[LEDaddress] = CRGB::Red; _
    _     FastLED.show();_
    _     if (firstGame)_
    _     {_
    int diff = abs(CENTER_LED - LEDaddress); //Finds distance between the lit led and the center led*
    * if (diff == 0)*
    * {*
    * correct = true; //Player sucessfully beat the level*
    * }*
    * firstGame = false;*
    * }*
    * checkSerial(); // Check for player input*
    * digitalRead(buttonPin); //Check to see state of button*
    * }*
    }
    int getTime(int diff) // Returns time delay for led movement base on difficulty
    {
    * int timeValue = 0;*
    * switch (diff)*
    * {*
    * case EASY:*
    * timeValue = 100;*
    * break;*
    * case MEDIUM:*
    * timeValue = 80;*
    * break;*
    * case HARD:*
    * timeValue = 60;*
    * break;*
    * case ON_SPEED:
    _     timeValue = 40;_
    _     break;_
    case SONIC_SPEED:
    _     timeValue = 30;_
    _     break;_
    case MISSION_IMPOSSIBLE:
    _     timeValue = 20;_
    _     }_
    _     return timeValue;// Return the delay amount*_
    }
    //Pushbutton parameters
    void checkSerial()
    {
    * if(buttonState == HIGH)*
    * {*
    * digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); //THIS IS THE PART I AM UNSURE ABOUT*
    * if (!gameOn)*
    * {*
    * LEDaddress = 0;*
    * firstGame = true;*
    * gameOn = true;*
    * increaseDifficulty;*
    * correct = false;*
    * }*
    * else*
    * {*
    * gameOn = false;*
    * }*
    * }*
    }
    void increaseDifficulty()
    {
    * if (difficulty != MISSION_IMPOSSIBLE && correct)
    _     {_
    _     difficulty++;_
    _     }_
    _    }*_

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I am able to stop the led in its cycle with the first push button press. However, when pressing the push button a second time (to reset the cycling led) it gets stuck on the second led. I first thought it was due to button noise, but a debounce script did not solve the issue.
If anyone may provide me guidance or a tip of what direction to go in, I would greatly appreciate your input. This script may just not work for what I’m trying to do. Thank you for your time!

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