Published January 30, 2020

Tetris Lamp

Lamp that plays Tetris theme song and has ambient light.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Adafruit Circuit Playground Express

Software apps and online services

Microsoft MakeCode

Story

Project 1: Switched and Knobs

For this project, I decided to make a lamp that could switch between playing the Tetris theme song while displaying rainbow lights and a blue ambient glow. To do this I connected a switch by alligator clips to the Circuit Playground Express and used an if-else statement to set the two functions. For the Tetris theme song, I referenced this code: https://makecode.microbit.org/v0/19341-16728-68163-83872

I then printed a variety of Tetris blocks and taped them inside of a mason jar. I had to then make a base in order to hold the switch and hide the cords which can be seen in the final picture. The end result allowed for the printed Tetris blocks to be nicely backlit and the lights shining through the jar to cause an interesting pattern on nearby walls.

1 / 4 • Paper Tetris Pieces

Tetris Lamp

function tetris () {
    music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
    music.playTone(247, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    music.playTone(262, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    music.playTone(294, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
    music.playTone(262, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    music.playTone(247, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    music.playTone(220, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
    music.playTone(220, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    music.playTone(262, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
    music.playTone(294, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    music.playTone(262, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    music.playTone(247, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
    music.playTone(247, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    music.playTone(262, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
    music.playTone(294, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
    music.playTone(330, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
    music.playTone(262, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
    music.playTone(220, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
    music.playTone(220, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
}
pins.A1.setPull(PinPullMode.PullUp)
music.setVolume(255)
forever(function () {
    if (!(pins.A1.digitalRead())) {
        control.runInParallel(function () {
            tetris()
        })
        light.showAnimation(light.rainbowAnimation, 7300)
    } else {
        light.setAll(0x0000ff)
    }
})

Credits

Abigail Weber

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Tetris Lamp

Tetris Lamp

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

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Tetris Lamp

Credits

Abigail Weber

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