PiTag

The PiTag project.

What is this?

This is a project we designed for the PIoneers, Make It Outdoors competition, which augments games like tag, and 40-40, with cool electronics and flashy, colourful lights. This repo houses the code for each individual arduino-like esp board(nodemcu), which are attached to each bib.

Warning

We have found the electronics to be very dodgy, so be warned that you may do also. We found that not connecting the MRFC's RST pin helped, so the reset button on the NodeMCU will not work.

Products (links to amazon items we used)

• Battery Holders
• NodeMCUs
• 3x MRFC522
• Neopixels

Requirements

• Board Setup
  • esp8266 Board Config
• Libraries
  • Adafruit Neopixel Library
  • RFID Library
  • Websocket Library

Setting Up

1. Connect each unit together according to the wiring diagram.
2. Install the requirements(above).
3. Upload the PiTag.ino file to each esp board, with modifications.
4. Play the game.

Acknowledgements

• Written by Joe Bell and William Yu
• Designed by Bhuvan Belur and William Yu(and Joe)