Game of Life - Adafruit Learning System
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1. Adafruit Industries power Stability Ceramic 0 1uF capacitor 104 2 If you re using a 7805 this will help power Stability 4 pin right angle male header For easily connecting multiple kits N W S Etogether The purchase links are for breakaway 36 pin header so just buy one and break off 4 pin pieces 4 pin right angle female header N W S E For easily connecting multiple kits 6 pin header CSP For reprogramming chip with new firmware https learn adafruit com game of life Digikey Generic Mouser Generic Digikey 1 Generic Digikey 1 Digikey Generic Mouser Page 12 of 42 ve adafruit learning system Solder it Make It Open up the bag of parts and check that you have all the components mn The Bill of Materials parts list http adafru it C21 page has a detailed list of everything you should have Take the PCB and place it in a vise or other holder so that you can easily place and solder parts Heat up your soldering iron to 700degF and wet the sponge Clean the tip if necessary Make sure you have all your tools The first step is to solder in the resistors The resistor is the tan with stripes things they re probably on tape as that s how they come from the factory Remove the tape and bend the resistors into staples as shown The resistors are named R1 thru R16 Placing them on the PCB is easy just look for the image on the PCB that matches the shape2. 42 Solder both leads of the LED m Clip the excess leads Repeat for all 16 LEDs PES Place the ON OFF Reset button The button is non polar The button will snap in ES and should sit flat against the PCB Solder in all four pins of the button The leads are pretty short so you shouldn t have to clip them Next it s time to insert the microcontroller that does all the hard work of x calculating the game and displaying LEDs Chips come from the factory with their legs angled out so press against a flat table top so that the legs are straight and parallel Then insert the chip into the socket The chip must be placed correctly make sure the notch at the end of the chip matches the notch in the silkscreen of the PCB This should be the same as the notch in the socket In case you placed the Socket wrong make sure the notch is at the same end that has the rectangular grid of 6 holes marked ICSP Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 16 of 42 Next we ll attach the battery back I ll Show how to shorten the wires which makes SY for a slightly neater appearance It s completely not necessary though To shorten the wires clip them about 2 from the pack You ll have to tin the ends if you clipped the wires Heat up the wire and dab tE some solder which should wick into the wire and keep the strands from flying out m _ Next connect up the battery pack The red wire of the
3. modules must be connected in the correct orientation Each module has 4 ports labelled North South East and West To connect a module to another make sure that East connects to West or North connects to South Another way of saying it is make use the large Make logo is always the same direction Method 1 Solder it The easiest way to connect two modules together is to first line them up next to each other Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 18 of 42 aaptman ha brio Fre MA Eo T Bc Then Bend a EE small ieee of V wire into a staple ni t E 1725 Ji oe Adafruit Industries En di i Uia ae b AN in P https learn adafruit com game of life uo2 ubtsapinodoap hequo2 c gu ou ep E n Tw f ET y a Cw St k 3 J ke L at Page 19 of 42 Thread it through the adjacent holes then solder to make a connection to both boards Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 20 of 42 E ail k 4 om t ee i a 5 3 i m 7 AI TEAM pem iF TER arsed Wc TDI lr TI Op Oo Then turn over and solder the other side too This is a permanent connection so make sure to use lots of solder on both sides to get a nice strong connection You can also do it without wires just put a blob of solder on both sides Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 21 of 42 bro per nnn 7i du
4. pack goes to the hole T9 marked with a the black wire goes to ground marked with a KW Solder in the two wires Time to test Place two AA batteries rechargables or alkalines into the pack and watch the Game of Life start playing If you press the ON OFF button you should see a checkerboard pattern Time to wrap it up Remove one side of paper from the sticky foam place it in the center of the battery holder Then remove the other side Stick the battery pack onto the back of the PCB near the bottom That way the weight of the batteries will act as a stand so that the kit can sit on your desk Now go read the user manual Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 17 of 42 ve adafruit learning system Connecting Modularity There are tons of Game of Life kits out there but what is cool about this design is that you can plug together multiple boards to create a mega display Power and communications is passed from board to board so the whole thing updates at once Older and Newer versions If you are connecting to an older version v1 2 or less of the board with a 7805 you will have to solder in a 7805 into your kit in location IC2 Otherwise the 9V DC power will fry your GoL module For these instructions will assume you are only connecting v1 3 or higher Adafruit design kits together If there s a button in your kit then it s a v1 3 or higher kit Orientation The
5. Ye adafruit learning system Game of Life Created by lady ada Last updated on 2014 04 07 11 22 25 AM EDT Guide Contents Guide Contents 2 Overview 4 Blinky fun cellular automata 4 Introduction 4 Make it s Ready 5 Preparation 6 Prep 6 Tools 6 Parts list 9 Bill of Material 9 Schematic 10 Optional parts 11 Solder it 13 Make it 13 Connecting 18 Modularity 18 Older and Newer versions 18 Orientation 18 Method 1 Solder it 18 Method 2 Plug amp Play 24 Make a cube 27 Use it 39 User manual 39 Powering your kit from AA batteries or 3V DC power supply 39 Powering your kit from 9V batteries or a 9 12V DC power supply 39 Turning on off 39 Resetting 39 Download 40 Schematic and Layout 40 Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 2 of 42 Firmware 40 Buy Kit 41 Forums 42 Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 3 of 42 ve adafruit learning system Overview Blinky fun cellular automata Introduction In 1970 John Conway came up with a 1 player game called Game of Life http adafru it dgf The Game of Life is a mathematical game that simulates colonies that grow or die based on how crowded or lonely they are and is known for the way it creates a beautiful organic display out of randomness Here is a design for a simple electronic project that plays Conway s Game of Life Make one kit and keep it on your desk or attach multiple kit modules together to cre
6. aTk Don t forget to learn how to use your multimeter too http adafru it aOy Tools There are a few tools that are required for assembly None of these tools are included If you don t have them now would be a good time to borrow or purchase them They are very very handy whenever assembling fixing modifying electronic devices provide links to buy them but of course you should get them wherever is most convenient inexpensive Many of these parts are available in a place like Radio Shack or other higher quality DIY electronics stores ul Adafruit Industries Soldering iron Any entry level all in one soldering iron that you might find at your local hardware store should work As with most things in life you get what you pay for Upgrading to a higher end soldering iron setup like the Hakko FX 888 that we stock in our store http adafru it 180 will make soldering fun and easy Do not use a ColdHeat soldering iron They are not suitable for delicate electronics work and can damage the kit see here http adafru it aOo Click here to buy our entry level adjustable 30W 110V soldering iron http adafru it 180 Click here to upgrade to a Genuine Hakko FX 888 adjustable temperature soldering iron http adafru it 303 Solder You will want rosin core 60 40 solder Good solder is a good thing Bad solder leads to bridging and cold solder joints which can be tough to find Click here t
7. ate a large display Originally created by Dropout Design this revision adds a few extra features You can build the boards from the schematic and open source firmware or buy full kits from the Adafruit http adafru it C1Y or Make Magazine online shops The kit is very easy to make and an excellent first electronics project It is perfect for workshops since at the end everyone can connect their completed module http adafru it C1Z together Features Each kit displays a 4x4 grid 16 LEDs Connect as many kits as youd like in any configuration to create a larger game board Runs off of 2 AA batteries but can be easily modified to run off of USB or wall wart power On Off button to save power also for resetting the display Automatically resets if the colony has died or stagnated regeneration Backwards compatible with older versions Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 4 of 42 x adafruit learning system Make it Ready This is avery easy kit to make just go through each of these steps to build the kit 1 Tools and preparation http adafru it c20 2 Check the parts list http adafru it c21 3 Assemble the kit http adafru it c22 4 Connect modules together http adafru it C1Z Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 5 of 42 ve adafruit learning system Preparation Prep Learn how to solder with tons of tutorials http adafru it
8. d play on both boards Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 34 of 42 Connect a third board The trick to knowing how to orient boards is that you can always connect North and East amp South and West ports together In this case we connect West and North of the new board to the existing structure Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 35 of 42 Test the cube after each new board to make sure you ve got it on right Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 36 of 42 When you re done you can attach the battery pack pack and stick it onto the inside Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 37 of 42 Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 38 of 42 ve adafruit learning system Use It User manual This is a very short manual because the kit is very easy to use Powering your kit from AA batteries or 3V DC power supply This version of the GoL kit requires between 3 and 5V DC to run That means you can t run it off of a 9V battery You can however run it off of 2 batteries or a USB cable Any kind of AA battery rechargable or alkaline is just fine If the kit gets dim just recharge your batteries It should last for about 100 hours on one set of fresh batteries If you turn the kit off when not in used it will last even longer of course Powering your kit from 9V batteri
9. dustries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 26 of 42 BEER v HN Un ee EE OM L M a f v F fe ON OFF ES 2 RS R AA a ay m o makezine com mM D om ES SSS MM M E ie PEED uauu dropoutdesign com Make a cube If you have 5 or 6 GoL boards you can make a funky cube First assemble 5 or 6 boards Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 27 of 42 t lik mi Place the first board in a vise and start with the North port Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 28 of 42 n pe 2 12 p aa ait i N ON S i L r E L i a E E ll rd Put plenty of solder o the first tab Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 29 of 42 Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 30 of 42 Get the next board lined up Make sure you are connecting it to the South port Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 31 of 42 eN Bend the wire down and solder it to the second board Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 32 of 42 Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 33 of 42 j ie wl v i Ye P a j i i jd F N Test the two boards by touching the battery case to the and on one of the boards The game shoul
10. es or a 9 12V DC power supply If you d like to run the kit off a 9V 12V DC wall adapter or a 9V battery you ll need to place a standard 7805 voltage regulator in location IC2 and remove the jumper wire If you have multiple kits connected together each one will need a 7805 See the parts list for where to buy a 7805 Turning on off There s a little button on each kit which you can use to turn it on or off This will save battery when the kit isn t in use Simply press and hold the button for a few seconds It should display a checkerboard pattern and then go out The kit is now off To turn it back on simply press the button you don t have to hold it though and it will start up again Resetting If you want to reset the kit because say it gets into a stable pattern and you d like it to do something else simply press the button but don t hold it down Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 39 of 42 ve adafruit learning system Download Schematic and Layout Schematic is basically the same as the Dropout Design version except LEDs are now common cathod and a button has been added The board layout was redone to allow using right angle headers and to make assembly a little easier Schematic and layout files are at GitHub http adafru it c23 CC 2 5 SA BY Click Download Source http adafru it c24 to grab them Firmware The v1 3 firmware based heavily on the Dropout Design code Added e S
11. le check everything and email support adafruit com if you need replacements Image Name Description Part Distributor Qty Microcontroller preprogrammed ATmega48v Digikey s when purchased ina 10PU Mouser kit IC1 28 pin socket Generic vind l Mouser Ceramic O 1uF Digikey 1 Capacitor 104 SHS Mouser 100 ohm 1 4W 5 Diaike R1 R16 resistor brown black Generic ey 16 Mouser brown gold j ee M I FD1 Ninikaw Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 9 of 42 ee CS 5mm Green LED Generic Pie 16 LED16 Mouser Omron B3F _ tact tch Digik oor EE 1000 or vo 1 button Mouser equiv Digikey BATT 2xAA battery holder Generic 1 Mouser PCB Circuit board Merk Industries Schematic Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 10 of 42 dd ee Click on the schematic for the higher res image Optional parts EE Sheet 1 1 If you re planning to make a really large array or you want to make this kit work with the older Game of Life kits that had 9V battery inputs then here are extra parts you may need Image Name Description 5V regulator IC2 part 7805 TO 220 package For older version compatibility 100uF 6V capacitor amp E c If you re using a 7805 this will help Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Part Distributor Qty Generic Digikey 7805 Mouser Generic ISN 1 Mouser Page 11 of 42
12. o buy a spool of leaded solder recommended for beginners http adafru it 145 https learn adafruit com game of life Page 6 of 42 Adafruit Industries Click here to buy a spool of lead free solder http adafru it 7 34 Multimeter You will need a good quality basic multimeter that can measure voltage and continuity Click here to buy a basic multimeter http adafru it 71 Click here to buy a top of the line multimeter http adafru it 308 Click here to buy a pocket multimeter http adafru it 850 Flush Diagonal Cutters You will need flush diagonal cutters to trim the wires and leads off of components once you have soldered them in place Click here to buy our favorite cutters http adafru it 152 Solder Sucker Strangely enough that s the technical term for this desoldering vacuum tool Useful in cleaning up mistakes every electrical engineer has one of these on their desk Click here to buy a one http adafru it 148 Helping Third Hand With Magnifier Not absolutely necessary but will make things go much much faster and it will make soldering much easier Pick one up here http adafru it 291 https learn adafruit com game of life Page 7 of 42 Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 8 of 42 ve adafruit learning system Parts list Bill of Material Check to make sure your kit comes with the following parts Sometimes we make mistakes so doub
13. of the resistor Resistors are Ml non polarized that means you can stick them in either way and they ll work just fine ma Lets start with one resistor place a resistor into the location labeled R1 and me make sure it sits flat against the PCB then bend the wires out so that you can turn over the circuit board without the resistor falling out Do the same for the other wire Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 13 of 42 Put down the iron and pick up the diagonal cutters Using the cutters clip the wires of the resistor right above the joint Repeat for all 16 resistors I ll show soldering all of the resistors at once but of course you can do as many or few at once as you d like C Solder and clip all of the resistors Next we re going to place the ceramic capacitor C3 and the wire jumper for IC2 This kit was designed to be backwards compatible with the Dropout Design version which had a 5V regulator and ran off of a 9V battery or wall supply If you re planning to use this kit with the older version make sure you use a 7805 in M IC2 For these instructions I m going to assume that you re not going to do that Simply insert the small yellow capacitor into the location named C3 Ceramic capacitors are not polarized so you can place it either way For IC2 we re going to jumper the chip Use a small piece of wire such as one cut from the resist
14. ors bend it into a staple and thread it through the two outer pins of IC2 See the image left Make sure the wire doesnt touch the middle pad Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 14 of 42 Solder the jumper wire and the capacitor Clip the extra wire off when done Next we re going to solder in the socket A chip socket is used to protect the chip and also lets you replace it if it gets damaged somehow B The socket has a little note in one end make sure this matches with the little notch in the silkscreened PCB image In the picture shown the notch is on the left x The socket has short legs so it s more likely to slip than a resistor The easiest way to solder the socket is to hold it against the PCB with one finger or tape then solder in two points on opposite sides Once you ve got it tacked solder in the remaining pins Next are the LEDs LEDs unlike resistors are polarized and must be placed correctly or they won t light up One leg of the LED is slightly longer than the 5 ee saseeoeeeeeere other This is the positive leg If you look at the image on the PCB you ll note that one side has a next to it this tells you how to orient the LED Make sure the long lead goes inthe hole marked Sa Place the LED flat against the circuit board and bend the leads out Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 15 of
15. u CIENT TE Then drag the EM iron between the wd boards and slowly lift it in the middle Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 22 of 42 Ap tmmm ha m r5 J JA te 2 bisepinodouper epehper pou p e uoS 35 UJ uz a e Cie E m C ik Se i Ni EF With a little practice you can easily create a solder bridge Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 23 of 42 FULL PR s Ip man Aq Otao D WOOD ubtsapinoda apne Pt IR dy I ONE ICP epe F cite S E etre E D D is m e x e Li dd ai e ON NN pum E Sys d j ole Don t forget to do the other side too Method 2 Plug amp Play Another way to connect them is to use right angle header to allow plug and play of the modules One module has a female receptacle connector The other has a male plug connector Check the parts http adafru it C21 page for links on where to buy right angle header Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 24 of 42 Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 25 of 42 Pex o3 ubtsapinodoap tao M i pann 7 vim A5 nosy exa UP E EE n EET aa p HH HE nmt F a A unc At f y you lt use header make Sure it looks like the image below if everyone sticks to this convention you ll be able to connect up to any other kit x D ge Adafruit In
16. upports a On Off Reset button e Auto reset on static image e Slightly slower delay between steps e LEDs are common cathode Download from GitHub http adafru it c23 released under GPL Click Download Source http adafru it c24 to grab them Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 40 of 42 x adafruit learning system Buy Kit Buy Kit http adafru it C1Y Adafruit Industries https learn adafruit com game of life Page 41 of 42 x adafruit learning system Forums Forums http adafru it forums Adafruit Industries Last Updated 2014 04 07 11 22 28 AM EDT Page 42 of 42
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