Business Card with Pong Game Impresses Potential Employer
Colin Jackson, also known as Electronics Guy, has unveiled a unique and exciting project – a PCB business card that plays the classic game Pong. The card features a 64 LED matrix and an STM32 microcontroller, inspired by a card handed out by Ben Eater at OpenSauce last year.
Although the full step-by-step guide for building this card is yet to be released, interested individuals can find relevant details and inspiration from various sources. Hackaday articles discussing Colin’s project and related PCB business card experiments provide valuable insights [1][2]. Additionally, a YouTube video by Colin showcasing the making of the business card with 64 LEDs and the Pong game indicates a tutorial will be posted shortly [3].
The initial design for the card was a 3D persistence-of-vision display, but it was too ambitious to fit on a business card. Instead, Colin repurposed the 64 LED matrix and STM32 processor to create the current design. The card includes a pair of surface-mount buttons for gameplay, but due to the limited number of LEDs (64), score-keeping is not possible. A shift register is also included to handle the outputs.
The microprocessor on the PCB business card serves as the opponent in the game Pong. Although the video does not provide extensive details about the PCB business card, it showcases the functionality of the card and the exciting gameplay experience.
Despite the lack of a comprehensive tutorial, the initial non-functioning prototype of the PCB business card was good enough to help Colin get a job. This demonstrates the potential of this innovative design and the excitement it generates.
For those who want to start building their own PCB business card, exploring the Business Card Challenge entries referenced on Hackaday can provide additional community projects in this vein [1][2]. Colin Jackson has also promised to release a tutorial for creating a PCB business card at a later date, so stay tuned for more updates!
[1] Hackaday: [Link to article 1] [2] Hackaday: [Link to article 2] [3] YouTube: [Link to video]
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