Pressing button but nothing happens

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I am working with Arduino for the first time, more exactly Arduino Uno. My teammate wrote the beginning of the program. When he uploads it on his pybadge, it first shows "Press A to start", then after he presses the button, the game starts. However, I uploaded the same code on my pybadge and after it uploads successfully, the first image with "Press A to start" shows up, but after I press the button, nothing happens.
This is the loop function:

#include "Adafruit_Arcada.h"
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
Adafruit_Arcada arcada;
#define LED_PIN   9  // any PWM capable pin
#define NUM_LEDS 57


#define PIN        8
#define NUMPIXELS 5
#define DELAYVAL 1000
Adafruit_NeoPixel strip(NUMPIXELS, PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
int spaceschiffx = 10;

const unsigned short spaceschiff[384] PROGMEM={
0x0000, 0x0821, 0x0001, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0021, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0800, 0x6728, 0x7EAB,   // 0x0010 (16) pixels
0x76EA, 0x7EEB, 0x7EAA, 0x7ECB, 0x0000, 0x0040, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x76E9, 0x979F, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0800,   // 0x0020 (32) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x770B, 0x0000, 0x0800, 0x01F5, 0x0235, 0x7EAA, 0x6EC8, 0x0021, 0x0001, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0030 (48) pixels
0x0000, 0x0001, 0x6EEA, 0x877D, 0x879F, 0x0020, 0x0001, 0x0020, 0x0800, 0x0022, 0x6EC9, 0x76C8, 0x76EA, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0800,   // 0x0040 (64) pixels
0x0000, 0x76A9, 0x7F0A, 0x0800, 0x0001, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0021, 0x0000, 0x0040, 0x86EA, 0x0237, 0x8F7F, 0x875F, 0x0800, 0x0000,   // 0x0050 (80) pixels
0x0020, 0x0800, 0x0216, 0x01F3, 0x0216, 0x01F5, 0x7FFF, 0x87BF, 0x877F, 0x8FBF, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0040, 0x0000, 0x0020,   // 0x0060 (96) pixels
0x0800, 0x0800, 0x66C7, 0x09F5, 0x0235, 0x87FF, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0236, 0x01D5, 0x09F6, 0x01D5, 0x09D6, 0x0214, 0x01D6, 0x01D6,   // 0x0070 (112) pixels
0x87BF, 0x879E, 0xA434, 0x8FBF, 0x0001, 0x0000, 0x0800, 0x0020, 0x0001, 0x0020, 0x522D, 0x7EAA, 0x01F7, 0x01F6, 0x0215, 0x0214,   // 0x0080 (128) pixels
0x09F5, 0x0216, 0x01F5, 0x0215, 0x01F2, 0x01F6, 0x0236, 0x01F3, 0x09F5, 0x9C32, 0x7F9F, 0x7FBF, 0x7F9F, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020,   // 0x0090 (144) pixels
0x0800, 0x5A0B, 0x01F6, 0x1236, 0x0000, 0x01B5, 0x0A16, 0x01F6, 0x0215, 0xF7FF, 0x01F6, 0x0236, 0x0215, 0x01D7, 0x9C11, 0xFFFF,   // 0x00A0 (160) pixels
0xFFDF, 0xFFDF, 0x8F7F, 0x8F7F, 0xAC74, 0x01B5, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x6EEA, 0x0234, 0x09D8, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0020, 0x0020, 0x0000,   // 0x00B0 (176) pixels
0x0000, 0x0002, 0x0A56, 0x01D4, 0x0214, 0x0216, 0x879F, 0x879F, 0xFFFF, 0xF7FC, 0xFFFF, 0xA413, 0x01D4, 0x0235, 0x0255, 0x0000,   // 0x00C0 (192) pixels
0x86EB, 0x6EC9, 0x7F08, 0x6EEA, 0x6EA8, 0x0041, 0x0000, 0x01F5, 0x01F6, 0x0216, 0x0800, 0x0215, 0x01F5, 0x0213, 0x0215, 0x01F6,   // 0x00D0 (208) pixels
0x01F6, 0x0235, 0x01F5, 0x01F5, 0x01F5, 0x0215, 0x01F6, 0x7EE9, 0x0000, 0x1000, 0x0800, 0x0020, 0x1003, 0x7EAA, 0x01F4, 0x01F6,   // 0x00E0 (224) pixels
0x0234, 0x0215, 0x7F9F, 0x879F, 0x09F5, 0x01F6, 0x0216, 0x01F4, 0x0234, 0x01B5, 0x11F6, 0x0235, 0x0255, 0x01F5, 0x7ECA, 0x0020,   // 0x00F0 (240) pixels
0x0020, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0040, 0x7F0A, 0x01D5, 0x01F4, 0x09D7, 0x09F5, 0x877F, 0x8F9F, 0x868A, 0x0020, 0x01D7, 0x0216, 0x01F6,   // 0x0100 (256) pixels
0x01F4, 0x01F5, 0x01F6, 0x09B6, 0x76E8, 0x7EAA, 0x0002, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x11D5, 0x0215, 0x0236, 0x0234,   // 0x0110 (272) pixels
0x8F5F, 0x877F, 0x7EEA, 0x7749, 0x66AA, 0x8EE9, 0x7ECA, 0x7EEB, 0x7EEA, 0x7F0A, 0x6707, 0x76E9, 0x0020, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0020,   // 0x0120 (288) pixels
0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0021, 0x0800, 0x01F6, 0x0215, 0x01D7, 0x09D5, 0x0020, 0x76EA, 0x76A9, 0x6F28, 0x0001, 0x0216, 0x76E8, 0x0020,   // 0x0130 (304) pixels
0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0804, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x6F0A, 0x7EEA, 0x7EE9, 0x770A, 0x76E9,   // 0x0140 (320) pixels
0x76C8, 0x7EEB, 0x7EC9, 0x01F6, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x86CA, 0x0001, 0x0021, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0800, 0x0000,   // 0x0150 (336) pixels
0x0001, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0020, 0x0021, 0x76CA, 0x7EEA, 0x770B, 0x868A, 0x0216, 0x0020, 0x7EC9, 0x0000, 0x0040,   // 0x0160 (352) pixels
0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0021, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0801, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0800, 0x0800, 0x0000,   // 0x0170 (368) pixels
0x7EA9, 0x76EA, 0x7EC9, 0x76EA, 0x76EA, 0x0002, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0000, 0x0002, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0180 (384) pixels
};

const unsigned short boggy[400] PROGMEM={
0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0800, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0800, 0x0021, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0010 (16) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0001, 0x0800, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0802, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0020 (32) pixels
0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0020, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0030 (48) pixels
0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0040 (64) pixels
0x0000, 0x0021, 0x0020, 0x0020, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0050 (80) pixels
0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0021, 0x0800, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0040, 0x0800, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0800, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0060 (96) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x8A69, 0x9207, 0x8A08, 0x0000, 0x0040, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0070 (112) pixels
0x0040, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0041, 0x0000, 0x99C6, 0x8267, 0x9228, 0x8A66, 0x9A27,   // 0x0080 (128) pixels
0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x1000, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x9249, 0x9224,   // 0x0090 (144) pixels
0x8A29, 0x9206, 0xFC09, 0x8A06, 0x9209, 0x0020, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x8A0A, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x00A0 (160) pixels
0x0820, 0x0000, 0x59ED, 0x8A47, 0x91C8, 0x8A88, 0x9247, 0xFBE8, 0x9247, 0x89E8, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x8A27, 0xFBC5, 0x0041, 0x0000,   // 0x00B0 (176) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0000, 0x5A2E, 0x8248, 0x9265, 0x99E7, 0x89C6, 0x8266, 0xF3E7, 0x9A47, 0x9249, 0x61CD,   // 0x00C0 (192) pixels
0x9246, 0x9248, 0x0000, 0x0041, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0800, 0x0020, 0x61AC, 0x8A66, 0x9207, 0x8A49, 0x9227, 0x9246,   // 0x00D0 (208) pixels
0x9A06, 0x8A29, 0x5A2D, 0x59AC, 0x8229, 0x9248, 0x0040, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0800, 0x620F, 0x8A46,   // 0x00E0 (224) pixels
0x9226, 0x91E6, 0x8A28, 0x9207, 0x8A46, 0x8A47, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x9A68, 0x89E7, 0x0800, 0x0002, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x00F0 (240) pixels
0x0040, 0x0001, 0x51CC, 0x622D, 0x8A08, 0x8A28, 0x9A49, 0x8A07, 0x8267, 0x0800, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x8A26, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0100 (256) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x5A0D, 0x59ED, 0x9229, 0x9205, 0x8A67, 0x0000, 0x0002, 0x0001, 0x0001,   // 0x0110 (272) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0800, 0x0020, 0x620C, 0x9207, 0x8A46, 0x0000,   // 0x0120 (288) pixels
0x0001, 0x0800, 0x0800, 0x0021, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020,   // 0x0130 (304) pixels
0x0000, 0x0802, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0020, 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0002, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0140 (320) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0150 (336) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0160 (352) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0170 (368) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0180 (384) pixels
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,   // 0x0190 (400) pixels
};
void setup() {

   Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.print("Hello! Arcada TFT Test");

  // Start TFT and fill black
  if (!arcada.arcadaBegin()) {
    Serial.print("Failed to begin");
    while (1) delay(10);
  }
  arcada.displayBegin();
  
  // Turn on backlight
  arcada.setBacklight(255); 

  strip.begin();
  strip.show();
  arcada.display->fillScreen(ARCADA_WHITE);
  Game_Init();

}
void loop() {

  strip.clear();
  uint8_t buttons = arcada.readButtons();

switch(buttons)
 {
    case ARCADA_BUTTONMASK_A:  GameStart(); break;
    case ARCADA_BUTTONMASK_B: Game_Init(); break;
    case ARCADA_BUTTONMASK_UP: arcada.display->fillRoundRect(0, spaceschiffx, 30, 21, 30, ARCADA_BLACK);spaceschiffx -= 24; arcada.display->drawRGBBitmap(3, spaceschiffx, spaceschiff, 24, 16); break;
    case ARCADA_BUTTONMASK_DOWN : arcada.display->fillRoundRect(0, spaceschiffx, 30, 21, 30, ARCADA_BLACK);spaceschiffx += 24 ; arcada.display->drawRGBBitmap(3, spaceschiffx, spaceschiff, 24, 16); break;
    
  }
  delay(200);
}

void Game_Init(){

  turnOffPixels();
  // Display Init
  arcada.display->setTextColor(ARCADA_BLACK);
  arcada.display->setTextWrap(false);
  arcada.display->fillScreen(ARCADA_WHITE);
  arcada.display->setTextColor(ARCADA_RED);
  arcada.display->setCursor(10, 20);
  arcada.display->setTextSize(3);
  arcada.display->println("To Start");
  arcada.display->setCursor(10, 50);
  arcada.display->println("The Game");
  arcada.display->setTextColor(ARCADA_BLACK);
  arcada.display->setCursor(15, 80);
  arcada.display->println("Press A");
 
}

void GameStart(){
    OLED_init();
    arcada.display->fillScreen(ARCADA_BLACK);
    arcada.display->setTextColor(ARCADA_RED);
    arcada.display->setTextSize(0);
    arcada.display->setCursor(70, 0);
    arcada.display->println("TO EXIT Press B");

     arcada.display->drawRGBBitmap(3, spaceschiffx, spaceschiff, 24, 16);

     arcada.display->drawRGBBitmap(100, 60, boggy, 20, 20);
}


void OLED_init(){
         turnOffPixels();
        for (byte i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {
            if ((i) % 2 == 0) {
                strip.setPixelColor(i, strip.Color(50, 40, 0));
            } else {
                strip.setPixelColor(i, strip.Color(50, 0, 0));
            }
        strip.show();
    }
}

void turnOffPixels()
{
    for (byte i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i, strip.Color(0, 0, 0));
    }
    strip.show();
}
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What's a "pybadge"?

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Possibly Adafruit PyBadge for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino - Pimoroni

1 Like
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Yes, that's what I meant

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Well it looks pretty self-contained .... not much scope for forgetting to wire up a button on a breadboard or whatever. So if you have code known to be good in that it works on one pybadge but not a second one, then it would indicate a hardware fault?

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...which you forgot to post

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I'm very sure you are using some kind of library. Which one is it and how did you include it? And then, what is behind the variables "spaceschiffx", "spaceschiff" und "boggy"? How is it declared?

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Hi,
Can you post your entire code please?

Can you post a circuit diagram of your project, so we can see your component layout.
Please do not use Fritzy, a hand drawn schematic will be good.
Show power supply, component names and pin labels.

Thanks.. Tom... :smiley: :+1: :coffee: :australia:

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I updated it now

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Did you measure up the bytes of spaceschiff and boggy? If there is only one byte missing, the entire program will be confused. Is there a error message at compiling or in Serial?

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Yes, I rewrote the code multiple times, it shouldn't be any bytes missing. Plus, I don't get any errors. Could it have anything to do with the installation of the board or the board itself? I really have no idea what the reason can be.

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Hi,
Can you please post a schematic of your project?
Not a Fritzy image, an image of a hand drawn circuit would be fine.
Please include all component names, power supply and pin labels.

Thanks Tom... :smiley: :+1: :coffee: :australia:

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