LedMatrix: add Game of Life example (#60)

Author: ubidefeo

libraries/Arduino_LED_Matrix/examples/GameOfLife/GameOfLife.ino

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+/*
+  Example developed starting from Toby Oxborrow's sketch
+  https://github.com/tobyoxborrow/gameoflife-arduino/blob/master/GameOfLife.ino
+*/
+
+#include "Arduino_LED_Matrix.h"
+
+// grid dimensions. should not be larger than 8x8
+#define MAX_Y 8
+#define MAX_X 12
+
+// time to wait between turns
+#define TURN_DELAY 200
+
+// how many turns per game before starting a new game
+// you can also use the reset button on the board
+#define TURNS_MAX 60
+
+// number of patterns in predefined list
+#define MAX_PATTERNS 4
+
+// how many turns to wait if there are no changes before starting a new game
+#define NO_CHANGES_RESET 4
+
+int turns = 0;       // counter for turns
+int noChanges = 0;  // counter for turns without changes
+
+// game state. 0 is dead cell, 1 is live cell
+uint8_t grid[MAX_Y][MAX_X] = {
+    {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 
+    {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+    {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 
+    {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+    {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 
+    {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+    {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 
+    {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+};
+
+int currentPattern = 0;
+
+String patternNames[] = {
+  "Glider",
+  "Light-weight spaceship",
+  "R-Pentomino",
+  "Diehard"
+};
+
+// custom starting grid patterns
+boolean cGrids[][MAX_Y][MAX_X] = {
+    { /* Glider */
+        {0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+    },
+    { /* Light-weight spaceship */
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+    },
+    { /* R-Pentomino */
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+    },
+    { /* Die hard */
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+    }
+};
+
+
+ArduinoLEDMatrix matrix;
+
+void setup() {
+  Serial.begin(9600);
+  delay(1000);
+
+  Serial.println("Conway's game of life on Arduino LED Matrix");
+  matrix.begin();
+  
+  resetGrid();
+  displayGrid();
+
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  delay(TURN_DELAY);
+
+  playGoL();
+
+  turns++;
+
+  // reset the grid if no changes have occured recently
+  // for when the game enters a static stable state
+  if (noChanges > NO_CHANGES_RESET) {
+    resetGrid();
+
+  }
+  // reset the grid if the loop has been running a long time
+  // for when the game cycles between a few stable states
+  if (turns > TURNS_MAX) {
+    resetGrid();
+  }
+
+  displayGrid();
+}
+
+// play game of life
+void playGoL() {
+  /*
+    1. Any live cell with fewer than two neighbours dies, as if by loneliness.
+    2. Any live cell with more than three neighbours dies, as if by
+    overcrowding.
+    3. Any live cell with two or three neighbours lives, unchanged, to the next
+    generation.
+    4. Any dead cell with exactly three neighbours comes to life.
+    */
+
+  boolean newGrid[MAX_Y][MAX_X] = {
+      {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+      {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+      {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 
+      {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+      {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 
+      {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+      {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 
+      {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+  };
+
+  for (int y = 0; y < MAX_Y; y++) {
+    for (int x = 0; x < MAX_X; x++) {
+      int neighboughs = countNeighbours(y, x);
+      if (grid[y][x] == 1) {
+        if ((neighboughs == 2) || (neighboughs == 3)) {
+          newGrid[y][x] = 1;
+        } else {
+          newGrid[y][x] = 0;
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (neighboughs == 3) {
+          newGrid[y][x] = 1;
+        } else {
+          newGrid[y][x] = 0;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // update the current grid from the new grid and count how many changes
+  // occured
+  int changes = 0;
+  for (int y = 0; y < MAX_Y; y++) {
+    for (int x = 0; x < MAX_X; x++) {
+      if (newGrid[y][x] != grid[y][x]) {
+        changes++;
+      }
+      grid[y][x] = newGrid[y][x];
+    }
+  }
+
+  // update global counter when no changes occured
+  if (changes == 0) {
+    noChanges++;
+  }
+}
+
+// count the number of neighbour live cells for a given cell
+int countNeighbours(int y, int x) {
+  int count = 0;
+
+  // -- Row above us ---
+  if (y > 0) {
+    // above left
+    if (x > 0) {
+      count += grid[y - 1][x - 1];
+    }
+    // above
+    count += grid[y - 1][x];
+    // above right
+    if ((x + 1) < 8) {
+      count += grid[y - 1][x + 1];
+    }
+  }
+
+  // -- Same row -------
+  // left
+  if (x > 0) {
+    count += grid[y][x - 1];
+  }
+  // right
+  if ((x + 1) < 8) {
+    count += grid[y][x + 1];
+  }
+
+  // -- Row below us ---
+  if ((y + 1) < 8) {
+    // below left
+    if (x > 0) {
+      count += grid[y + 1][x - 1];
+    }
+    // below
+    count += grid[y + 1][x];
+    // below right
+    if ((x + 1) < 8) {
+      count += grid[y + 1][x + 1];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return count;
+}
+
+// reset the grid
+void resetGrid() {
+  Serial.print("Current pattern: ");
+  Serial.println(patternNames[currentPattern]);
+  noChanges = 0;
+  turns = 0;
+
+  for (int y = 0; y < MAX_Y; y++) {
+    for (int x = 0; x < MAX_X; x++) {
+      grid[y][x] = cGrids[currentPattern][y][x];
+    }
+  }
+  currentPattern++;
+  if(currentPattern >= MAX_PATTERNS){
+    currentPattern = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+// display the current grid to the LED matrix
+void displayGrid() {
+  matrix.renderBitmap(grid, 8, 12);
+}