Real life game using solenoids

[innotijs]

Just finished a project, a custom made real life game with an object that spits water out of 3 pipes which people need to catch as much as possible in one minute. The water is controlled by solenoids and the script written with great help of ChatGPT. I would like to share
1: The code
2: the movie
3: a drawing from this forum used to make the components on the board. Note: the extra ground is added by me.

Hope to inspire you and feedback is welcome. Quistons and ask for help of your project is also welcome. I am not experienced with electronics, but technically with a lot of knowledge and vision. If you use the information to share outside this platform would be great, but pleas give credits to WaterLeider.nl to keep our community alive
p.s. I used a 12volt battery, very small with 7Ah so the thing can run several days

Blokcitaat

const int solenoidPins[] = {2, 4, 7}; // Pins connected to solenoid valves
const int numValves = 3; // Number of solenoid valves
const long gameDuration = 75000; // Game duration in milliseconds (75 seconds)
const long initialWait = 15000; // Initial wait time before game starts (15 seconds)

void setup() {
for (int i = 0; i < numValves; i++) {
pinMode(solenoidPins[i], OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(solenoidPins[i], LOW); // Ensure solenoids are off initially
}
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
Serial.println("Game starting in 15 seconds...");
delay(initialWait); // Initial wait before game starts
unsigned long gameStartTime = millis();

while (millis() - gameStartTime < gameDuration) {
int valveIndex = random(numValves);
int openDuration = random(500, 3001); // Random open duration between 0.5 and 3 seconds
int breakDuration = random(2000, 6001); // Random break duration between 2 and 6 seconds

// Open selected valve
digitalWrite(solenoidPins[valveIndex], HIGH);
delay(openDuration);

// Close the valve
digitalWrite(solenoidPins[valveIndex], LOW);
delay(breakDuration);

}

Serial.println("Game over");
while(true); // Stop the loop after the game is over
}

Blokcitaat

24 mei 2024

[Grumpy_Mike]

I think this is a better place for your post.

It would be an even better post if you posted the code correctly using the code icon, to the right of the large " icon, and pasting your code between these two tags.

[xfpd]

const int solenoidPins[] = {2, 4, 7}; // Pins connected to solenoid valves
const int numValves = 3; // Number of solenoid valves
const long gameDuration = 75000; // Game duration in milliseconds (75 seconds)
const long initialWait = 15000; // Initial wait time before game starts (15 seconds)

void setup() {
  for (int i = 0; i < numValves; i++) {
    pinMode(solenoidPins[i], OUTPUT);
    digitalWrite(solenoidPins[i], LOW); // Ensure solenoids are off initially
  }
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  Serial.println("Game starting in 15 seconds...");
  delay(initialWait); // Initial wait before game starts
  unsigned long gameStartTime = millis();
  while (millis() - gameStartTime < gameDuration) {
    int valveIndex = random(numValves);
    int openDuration = random(500, 3001); // Random open duration between 0.5 and 3 seconds
    int breakDuration = random(2000, 6001); // Random break duration between 2 and 6 seconds

    // Open selected valve
    digitalWrite(solenoidPins[valveIndex], HIGH);
    delay(openDuration);

    // Close the valve
    digitalWrite(solenoidPins[valveIndex], LOW);
    delay(breakDuration);
  }

  Serial.println("Game over");
  while (true); // Stop the loop after the game is over
}

[innotijs]

ok, newbee here, hope it is fine now

[hallowed31]

Fun!

[Grumpy_Mike]

Looks just like the sort of thing they would love on Task Master. Might be worth contacting them and seeing if they want to lone it from you. For a fee of course.

[innotijs]

did not know the program, just checked it on wiki, nice. Will contact them and tnx for the tip!