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2-Player Pong Game with Arduino Uno

Classic Pong game using an Arduino Uno and a Nokia 5110 screen.

  • By Jake Spurlock
  • Category: Arduino, Electronics
  • Time Required: 1 Hour
  • Difficulty: Moderate
2-Player Pong Game with Arduino Uno

Classical Pong game implemented on an Arduino Uno using a PCD8544 LCD screen which is better known as the Nokia 5110 screen.

Player bars are controlled by a potentiometer for each player. If you want the bar to go left, just turn the potentiometer left.

Steps

Step #1:

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2-Player Pong Game with Arduino Uno
  • Connect the Arduino Uno, PCD8544 LCD screen and 2 potentiomaters as shown in the Fritzing diagram.

Step #2:

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2-Player Pong Game with Arduino Uno

Step #3:

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2-Player Pong Game with Arduino Uno

Step #4:

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  • Open Pong.ino sketch with Arduino IDE software
  • Connect the Arduino Uno to your computer with a USB cable.
  • In the Arduino IDE software menu, select Tools->Board->Arduino Uno
  • In the Arduino IDE menu, select File->Upload or use the shortcut key combination Ctrl-U
  • The game starts in the LCD screen. You can control the bars using the potentiometers.

One Response to 2-Player Pong Game with Arduino Uno

  1. What kind of pots are used?

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