Arduino based dice simulator
This project is an electrical replacement for the various dice used in TTRPGs (Dungeons and Dragons, etc). This now makes 3/4 of my GitHub DnD related even though I'm not really that into it anymore, but it was a very DIY heavy hobby, so that makes sense.
This was a project I started roughly five years ago and cleaned up recently so that my GitHub would have things on it. Right now this is just an Arduino breadboard project - I originally lost interest when I had to start thinking about mechanics. Maybe someday it could be a kickstarter project, but DnD has been cool for years now and I probably waited too long to cash in.
- Tap the accelerometer to 'roll' the die
- Press the button to change the number of sides on the die
Copy the contents of the libraries folder into your Arduino libraries folder (probably C:\Users\[username]\Documents\Arduino\libraries\). A lot has changed in Arduino since I wrote this, apparently. If you try to use the library manager, you will run into this issue at the very least. I commented out the only function in Adafruit_Sensor.cpp instead of dealing with version conflicts.
- Look into how to interface with the SD card and replace the pixelated default font with images
- Handle cycling through dice type faster - balance it with the fade out indication. Right now one or the other works
- Add fudge dice? Does anybody use those?
- Investigate power/battery needs
- Look into mechanics (laser cut plexiglass, maybe)
- Transition away from Arduino and Adafruit parts
- ST MCUs and Bosch accelerometers are pretty cheap, but the display will require more investigation
- This will include stuff like interrupts, sleep mode, etc