Arduino Video Game Console

My first Arduino project: A retro gaming console with a Breakout clone game.
I'm using the Arduino Uno with the TVOut library and Eclipse.

Related links:

Arduino Button tutorial:
http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Button

Arduino TVOut Library;
http://code.google.com/p/arduino-tvout/

Setting up eclipse to work with Arduino:
http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/Eclipse
http://itpedia.nyu.edu/wiki/Arduino_in_Eclipse

Compiling static libraries (also works for other libraries):
http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/Eclipse#Arduino_core_library

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Arduino
• Video
• Game
• Console
• DIY
• Eclipse
• TVOut

[keoni29]

Your FIRST arduino project?

[qgi001]

@keoni29 I did a flashing LEDs thingy first, but that was the first "real" project. Most of the work is done by the TVOut library and there are a lot of helpful resources on the web.

[StillCOolXP]

Love it!

Planning to make a console to.

But how you did the scart connection ?

Thanks :D

[qgi001]

@StillCOolXP Thanks! The composite video signal is "just" an analog signal like the audio signal. It's a bit more complicated as two different analog signals are modulated onto on channel, but basically it's connected to two analog outputs ( check the TVOut library and corresponding site for details and schematics).

The lef/right/fire pins of the 9pin joystick connector are connected to three different digital inputs.

[LukmanXD]

Nice job! ;D

[keoni29]

@qgi001 I'm working on my first REAL arduino project. I can make it send and recieve bytes from a TI 84+ graphic calculator now

[Raessentia]

haha! awesome! I want to make something like that myself :)