Introduction: Hoops Arcade! - Mini Basketball Arcade Kit for Micro:Bit
Hoops Arcade! is a STEM based mini basketball arcade game for coders! What kind of coding fun can you have with a basketball goal?......Lots!.......Wirelessly detect when a mini basketball passes through the hoop using a proximity sensor to trigger your micro:bit to track the score and provide game sounds.
Supplies
What kind of tools and materials did I use to create Hoops Arcade!
Tools required are:
- Phillips screw driver
- Hex nut screw driver
- Glue Gun
Materials Required are:
- Micro:bit (Version 2) Kit (with battery pack) (quantity 1)
- Raspberry Pi Pico (quantity 1)
- Adafruit circuit board standoffs (quantity 4)
- APDS 9960 Proximity, Light, RGB, Gesture Sensor (quantity 1)
- iTapArcade Mini Basketball Kit (quantity 1)
- iTapArcade B-Ball:Bit Circuit Board (quantity 1)
- Hex nut thumb screws (quantity 4)
Reach out to iTapArcade at info@itaparcade.com for additional information about B-ball:Bit circuit board and mini basketball kit.
Step 1: Install Standoffs Onto B-Ball:Bit Circuit Board
Install standoffs onto B-Ball:Bit Circuit Board
Step 2: Solder Raspberry Pi Pico to B-Ball:Bit Circuit Board
Solder Raspberry Pi Pico (preprogrammed to provide trigger to Micro:bit) to B-Ball:Bit Circuit Board
Step 3: Solder APDS 9960 Sensor to B-Ball:Bit Circuit Board
Solder APDS 9960 Sensor to B-Ball:Bit Circuit Board
Step 4: Attach B-Ball:Bit Circuit Board to ITapArcade Mini Basketball Backboard
Attach B-Ball:Bit Circuit Board to iTapArcade Mini Basketball Backboard
Step 5: Program Micro:Bit With Arcade Hoops! Game Using MakeCode
