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Micro:bit Fishing Game

An accelerometer-controlled fishing game using the BBC Micro:bit.

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Micro:bit Fishing Game

Things used in this project

Hardware components

BBC micro:bit board
BBC micro:bit board
×1
Adafruit Mini Pan-Tilt Kit - Assembled with Micro Servos
×1
Alligator Clips
Alligator Clips
×1
Battery Holder, AA x 3
Battery Holder, AA x 3
×1
Battery, 3.7 V
Battery, 3.7 V
×1

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Schematics

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Code

microbit_servo.py

MicroPython
# Inspired by: Artronix Jam - War of the Worlds: Rise of the micro:bits Script 1
# Tested with SG90 servo @ 3.3v
# Copy and paste this into the compiler at http://python.microbit.org/editor.html

from microbit import *

class Servo:

    """
    A simple class for controlling hobby servos.
    Args:
        pin (pin0 .. pin3): The pin where servo is connected.
        freq (int): The frequency of the signal, in hertz.
        min_us (int): The minimum signal length supported by the servo.
        max_us (int): The maximum signal length supported by the servo.
        angle (int): The angle between minimum and maximum positions.
    Usage:
        SG90 @ 3.3v servo connected to pin0
        = Servo(pin0).write_angle(90)
    """

    def __init__(self, pin, freq=50, min_us=600, max_us=2400, angle=180):
        self.min_us = min_us
        self.max_us = max_us
        self.us = 0
        self.freq = freq
        self.angle = angle
        self.analog_period = 0
        self.pin = pin
        analog_period = round((1/self.freq) * 1000)  # hertz to miliseconds
        self.pin.set_analog_period(analog_period)

    def write_us(self, us):
        us = min(self.max_us, max(self.min_us, us))
        duty = round(us * 1024 * self.freq // 1000000)
        self.pin.write_analog(duty)
        self.pin.write_digital(0)  # turn the pin off

    def write_angle(self, degrees=None):
        degrees = degrees % 360
        total_range = self.max_us - self.min_us
        us = self.min_us + total_range * degrees // self.angle
        self.write_us(us)

# loop to check accelerometer position then move servos
while True:
          
    # rescale accelerometer x axis to between 0 and 180
    rescaled_angle = ((accelerometer.get_x() /12)+90)

    # pan servo to the rescaled angle
    Servo(pin0).write_angle(rescaled_angle) # write rescaled angle
    
    # rescale accelerometer y axis to between 0 and 180
    rescaled_angle_y = ((accelerometer.get_y() /12)+90)

    # tilt servo to rescaled angle
    Servo(pin1).write_angle(rescaled_angle_y) # write rescaled angle

    # provide 0.1 sec pause
    sleep(100)

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jeffreycoen

jeffreycoen

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As odd as this sounds, Python got me into hardware.

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