Hello,
I am new to Arduino and was hoping that I could get some help with my project for school. I decided to make a whack-a-mole game using LEDs and buttons. I modified a Whack-a-mole code from the University of Wyoming to change it from two buttons to five. I also added a potentiometer to act as a difficulty dial, with the value of the sensorValue corresponding to the difficulty. I have run into the problem that if you hit the button corresponding to the light that is on too fast, the press will not register. I have an LED that lights up if you press the correct button. If you press the correct button too fast, the LED doesn't turn on.
Here is my code
/*
* this is a 2-mole whack a mole game
*/
//Declare your variables here
int mole1LED = 12; //LED for first mole
int mole2LED = 10; //LED for second mole
int mole3LED = 8;
int mole4LED = 6;
int mole5LED = 4;
int mole1Switch = 13; //mole 1 switch
int mole2Switch = 11; //mole 2 switch
int mole3Switch = 9;
int mole4Switch = 7;
int mole5Switch = 5;
int successLED = 3; //LED if successful mole whack
int failLED = 2; //LED if miss mole
int easyLED = 14; //easy LED
int mediumLED = 15;
int hardLED = 16;
void setup() {
pinMode(mole1LED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(mole2LED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(mole3LED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(mole4LED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(mole5LED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(mole1Switch, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(mole2Switch, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(mole3Switch, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(mole4Switch, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(mole5Switch, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(successLED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(failLED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(easyLED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(mediumLED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(hardLED, OUTPUT);
randomSeed(millis()); //initialize random number generator
// initialize serial communication at 9600 bits per second:
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
// read the input on analog pin 0:
int sensorValue = analogRead(A0);
// print out the value you read:
Serial.println(sensorValue);
delay(1); // delay in between reads for stability
// read potentiometer to deteremine difficulty led
if (sensorValue >= 683) { //easy LED turn on
digitalWrite(easyLED, HIGH);
} else {
digitalWrite(easyLED, LOW);
}
if (sensorValue <= 682 && sensorValue >= 342) { //medium LED turn on
digitalWrite(mediumLED, HIGH);
} else {
digitalWrite(mediumLED, LOW);
}
if (sensorValue <= 341) { //easy LED turn on
digitalWrite(hardLED, HIGH);
} else {
digitalWrite(hardLED, LOW);
}
if (random(5)<<0) {
if (random(5)==1) { //Flip Coin: random returns value 1.
moleWhack(mole1Switch, mole1LED); //Mole is at position 1
}
if (random(5)==2){ //if its value 2
moleWhack(mole3Switch, mole3LED); //Mole is at postiion 3
}
if (random(5)==3){ //if its value 3
moleWhack(mole4Switch, mole4LED); //Mole is at postiion 4
}
if (random(5)==4){ //if its value 4
moleWhack(mole5Switch, mole5LED); //Mole is at postiion 5
}
}
else { //if its vale 0 mole is at position 2
moleWhack(mole2Switch, mole2LED);
}
delay(random(1000, 2000)); //wait a random time before a new mole
}
void moleWhack(int moleSwitch, int moleLED) {
//mole is at position given by moleSwitch and moleLED
//check if mole gets whacked
digitalWrite(moleLED, HIGH); //turn on the mole LED
// read the input on analog pin 0:
int sensorValue = analogRead(A0);
// print out the value you read:
Serial.println(sensorValue);
// read potentiometer to deteremine difficulty
if (sensorValue >= 683) { //easy
delay(900);
}
if (sensorValue <= 682 && sensorValue >= 342) { //medium
delay(500);
}
if (sensorValue <= 341) { //hard
delay(300);
}
long startTime = millis(); //save the start time
while (millis() - startTime < sensorValue) { //stay in loop until timer expires
if (digitalRead(moleSwitch) == LOW) { //pushed=whacked!
digitalWrite(successLED, HIGH); //blink on
digitalWrite(moleLED, LOW); //turn off mole LED. He's been whacked
delay(200);
digitalWrite(successLED, LOW); //blink off
delay(200);
digitalWrite(successLED, HIGH);
delay(200);
digitalWrite(successLED, LOW);
delay(200);
digitalWrite(successLED, HIGH);
delay(200);
digitalWrite(successLED, LOW);
return; //this terminates the function
} else {
digitalWrite(moleLED, LOW); //turn off mole light to prepare for next mole
digitalWrite(failLED, HIGH); //blink on
delay(200); //blink delay
digitalWrite(failLED, LOW); //blink off
delay(200);
digitalWrite(failLED, HIGH); //blink on
delay(200); //blink delay
digitalWrite(failLED, LOW); //blink off
delay(200);
digitalWrite(failLED, HIGH); //blink on
delay(200); //blink delay
digitalWrite(failLED, LOW); //blink off
delay(200);
digitalWrite(failLED, HIGH); //blink on
delay(200); //blink delay
digitalWrite(failLED, LOW); //blink off
return;
}
}
//Timed out - If we get here then mole was not whacked
digitalWrite(moleLED, LOW); //turn off mole light to prepare for next mole
digitalWrite(failLED, HIGH); //blink on
delay(200); //blink delay
digitalWrite(failLED, LOW); //blink off
delay(200);
digitalWrite(failLED, HIGH); //blink on
delay(200); //blink delay
digitalWrite(failLED, LOW); //blink off
delay(200);
digitalWrite(failLED, HIGH); //blink on
delay(200); //blink delay
digitalWrite(failLED, LOW); //blink off
delay(200);
digitalWrite(failLED, HIGH); //blink on
delay(200); //blink delay
digitalWrite(failLED, LOW); //blink off
}
