NeoPixel Guitar Hero

A Guitar Hero style game for Raspberry Pi using a FadeCandy 8x8 NeoPixel NeoMatrix

Dinithi Silva

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Description

Guitar Hero is a popular game which is loved by so many people. In this project we use a FadeCandy 8x8 NeoPixel NeoMatrix and four buttons to recreate the experience. By pressing the relevant color-coded buttons at the right time, the player can activate each note in a song. The player's health is shown as a purple bar on the rightmost column of the NeoPixel NeoMatrix LED grid. This program can use any Stepmania track that has been parsed by smdataset (https://github.com/wangsix/smdataset), so you can play any of your favorite songs.

Details

There are four buttons connected to the Raspberry Pi, and each button corresponds to a specific note on the LED grid. The stepfile you've selected will tell the program when different notes should appear on the grid in sync with the rhythm of the song. When the notes reach the bottom row, press the correct button at the same time. If you press the button at the right time, you'll gain some health. If you miss a note, you'll lose health. Try to keep your health above zero and have fun!

Files

GuitarHero.png Schematic Diagram Portable Network Graphics (PNG) - 544.14 kB - 10/01/2018 at 02:26		Preview

GuitarHero.fzz Fritzing Diagram fzz - 66.54 kB - 10/01/2018 at 02:25		Download

Components

1 × Raspberry Pi 3
1 × Fadecandy
1 × NeoPixel NeoMatrix 8x8 LED Grid
4 × Push Buttons Red, Blue, Green and Yellow

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NeoPixel Guitar Hero
Dinithi Silva • 10/01/2018 at 02:31 • 0 comments

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Build Instructions

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1

Install FadeCandy on your Raspberry Pi

https://learn.adafruit.com/1500-neopixel-led-curtain-with-raspberry-pi-fadecandy/raspberry-pi-setup

Follow the above guide on Adafruit Learning System
2

Construct your circuit

Following the schematic, connect the buttons to the Raspberry Pi and the FadeCandy to the NeoPixel NeoMatrix 8x8 grid.
Afterwards, connect the FadeCandy to the Raspberry Pi using a A To B mini USB cable.
3

Setup your Stepmania track

Download any StepMania track you like. You can find tracks here: http://stepmaniaonline.net/
Download smdataset from here: https://github.com/wangsix/smdataset
Use smdataset to parse the StepMania track and turn it into a json file.

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