I offer SOFTWARE for Arduino stopwatches with a second counter for Airsoft, Paintball game - Capture Point game mode. There are 2 entities in the game (Team RED and Team GRE) that play against each other and try to score a point. The point is assigned by pressing (holding the button) the relevant team. After the point is occupied, a buzzer sounds, announcing that some teams have occupied the point.
If both buttons are pressed at the same time, the time is immediately stopped (pause), it is used to intervene the referee in the game when it is necessary to interrupt the game. The second type of game is the so-called A countdown that counts from the set time to zero while the buttons must be pressed (held) for a period of time to stop the countdown.
The system is configurable via a configuration menu that starts before the game. In the configuration menu, the user can use the rotary encoder to switch menu items and then also configure them with the encoder. In this mode, the system does not respond to team buttons, nor does the system respond to the rotary encoder in the game.
The menu is divided into:
Start of the game DOMINATOR (2 teams)
Setting the time for filling a point (how long the player should hold the button - X seconds)
Set maximum game length (unlimited / X hours)
ON / OFF detector in the game
Countdown setting for countdown game (X hours)
Start COUTNDOWN (1 team)
All times and settings are stored in the EEPROM memory of the Arduino, they are available even after disconnection and connection of the power supply, it is a non-volatile memory. The transcription limit is at the level of 100 thousand. The display is limited to a maximum of 99 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds. The 16x2 and 20x4 LCD display is fully compatible.
Hardware inventory:
Arduino Uno / Nano / standalone AVR chip AtMega328P
LCD character display 16x2 / 20x4
I2C converter for LCD display
2x buttons (switch)
360 ° rotary encoder - e.g. KY-040 (or similar)
2x LEDs
Optional - buzzer
I offer the program in .hex machine code. The project can be tested in advance in a test version with a measurement of max. 1 minute for each team. The firmware can be cloned to any number of your devices in the Airsoft game.
