Hi
I have a game running on my arduboy. So the device is somewhat working. I can play this game etc. But I am not able to upload new games. So I need some help.
I have tried with the TEAM a.r.g. uploader and also https://arduboy.ried.cl
None of them seem to find my arduboy. I am using Windows 10. Where do I start? I need help.
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Hi
Looks like I have dust inside my Arduboy. It is something on the inside where the screen is. Does anyone have any experience with opening it up? It looks quite simple to open it up but will I break anything by opening it? Do you have any experience of cleaning the screen on the inside?
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So recently I was thinking, It’s been about 4 years now, and how about an Arduboy 2, here are the specs I was thinking.
Just a suggestion, just hope you like it.
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I bough 2 Arduboys 1 of them when i pulled it out of box was in the on position and battery was dead i charged it overnight but still wont stay on unless i plug it in and thing i can do here is my order
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Are there anyone( literally ANYONE) willing to do a remake of “Tower of the Sorcerer” with me on Arduboy?
i want to make my son a game which he could learn the fun of programming.
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The Reset Dance is a simple and fun routine you can perform to recover any Arduboy that has problems uploading. Perform the dance in order, as some of them to the end are more dangerous and can damage the Arduboy so should be considered only in the method of last result.
Games that require flashlight mode: TBD
Flashlight mode will work for your Arduboy if plugging it into USB still gives you a detection chime and attempting an upload resets the device but it will not program. This is a symptom of an application that includes the USB stack but the program is disturbing a memory address in RAM needed for the bootloader to function. Flashlight mode holds the Arduboy in a loop that prevents the game code from running.
Games that require down button reset: TBD
Holding the down button is used on games that remove the USB code from the main sketch, and thus do not show up as a serial connection to the PC. The Arduboy cannot be reset by the USB method and so by holding down, the sketch actually just resets the Arduboy to the bootloader repeatedly. This is why the timing is important as most applications have a specific window where it will attempt to upload and this has to match the reset window of the Arduboy.
If the other two dance moves do not work and you are using an application other than Arduino, you should attempt dances moves 1 and 2 again using the Arduino software.
If all else fails, use the reset button and the Arduino software to recover your device. Press upload on the Arduino to initiate the series of attempts from the software, and then quickly but carefully press the reset button on the Arduboy while it is powered on and connected to the PC.
The only circumstance that should require the reset button is a corrupted bootloader, or a very poorly written application that removes the USB code but also does not provide one of the approved methods for recovery. Be careful, the reset button can be damaged by excess force.
If you have authored a game or are otherwise aware of a need to have a special reset procedure and it is not already listed above, please comment below. If you are having a problem using this guide please search the forums first for your specific issue and then make a new post if you cannot find one.
This post will be updated with video soon…
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Hi.
I have only recently come across the Arduboy. I have been getting back into teaching electronics / code and I am wanting to develop a project for year 13. This would involve students designing and making a full PCB, case and everything else. We have 3D printers and laser cutters just waiting to get going on this type of project. I have been working / playing with the micro:bit and the Raspberry Pi both of which have strengths but the Arduino combined with Arduboy and the gaming design is just fantastic. However, as a “had to learn it all in my lunch time” electronics teacher with a background in graphic design I have encountered by first issue. I am trying to put together a working DIY clone based around the bits that have been posted to me so far. I have on order a couple of Nanos and SPI oled screens. I also have in my over excited hands two Pro Micros and a couple of I2C oled screens. I have loaded all the libraries into the IDE and the board to support Arduboy 1 and 2. However I am still sitting with a blank screen. I have tested the screen by using an Adafruit sketch and had it working. This involved changing the 1306 driver library a bit so that it was set to a 128x36 screen. Also had to change the address of the screen in the Adafruit sketch. I basically followed the instructions here-
The screen works and runs the graphics. Unfortunately no such luck with the Arduboy sketches and libraries. I have uninstalled the IDE, deleted the Arduino libraries from my documents folder and reinstalled everything to start afresh. Still no luck.
Anyone got any idea how I can get this going?
Or should I just wait for the SPI screen to arrive?
I am not too worried at the moment about the speed of the display I just would like to get things moving. Ultimately at level 3 students have to show understanding of I2C serial communication. This type of learning will be great for them to grapple with once I have learnt how to solve the problem myself.
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Exciting stuff! @Iulian - whose work became part of the Arduboy MiSTer core I worked on, has got a development board in the works… Uses the standard Arduino form-factor, but allows for loading games off SD card, and is running a virtual ATmega32U4 on an FPGA! So, all the benefits of compatibility - but with the potential to push past the limitations inherent to the microcontroller 
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Hey Arduboy community! I just wanted to let you all know that I will be developing a game!- I know what you are all thinking, “Why would he do this, he’s only 13!!?” or “He has no C++ Experience!!” and… those are true- But do not fear! I will spend the next few months learning C++ (I have had some experience in JavaScript)! But that’s not important. Train Manager 2000 will be a simulation game where you control train routes, upgrade trains, regulate prices, build your trains and expand your dominance- err- company…
Thanks for reading! Like if you support my decision to make this game, or if you have a suggestion then comment away!
…or don’t I guess
P.S: I would be glad to team up on the art for some of the menus!
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I hope you like it. Many to Mr Blinky for his work, he was a great inspiration.
Who is encouraged to perform Game Donkey Kong Jr?
Cheers
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Hi. I have been able to get my first home made Arduboy going. It works fine with games like Wack a Mole and others with simple graphics. However, when trying to run Mystic Balloon or Castle Boy the screen jumps all over the place.
These are the settings I am using with an official Pro Micro.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a larger screen with a reasonable price tag?
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I am fascinated with 1 bit display and I wanted to know if any more advance picture could be display there. And if so maybe even a video clip 
I cut frame by frame short clip from well known movie. Then I use https://ditherit.com/ to make dither 1 bit picture and https://teamarg.github.io/arduboy-image-converter/ to load it to Arduboy. I manage to load only 20 frames so I use every third frame to make as much as possible of it. It still runs smoothly but it is less than a second long.
I wonder if there is a better way to convert pictures to make them even smaller.
Tell me what you think.
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Hey friends I’m looking at getting my first 3d printer!
I know some of you have some 3d printers and have got really good results.
@n602 made the FX dev kit prints for @mr.blinky and those are super awesome! But not sure what machine they are on?
Also I know @eried is a prusa fan.
I actually have no idea what I’m doing, my experience with 3d printing is ordering stuff from shapeways and asking other people to print stuff for me… I’ve used a slicer program once or twice…
I know some people that like their wanho, and I’m eyeballing monoprice…
Looking for a 200mm build plate.
Any suggestions? Trying to keep it on as much of a budget as possible because I’m not sure I’ll really use it that much.
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Hi, I want to show a little techdemo I made a couple of months ago. It’s a “port” of the game Nidhogg. I’ve done it with very small programming knowledge. The sprites where converted one by one (because I didn’t know how to access the game files 
). It has no AI, hitboxes or enemies. It just shows a controllable character that can walk, crouch and idle. I also tried to experiment with the sword placement, so if you press B, a small sword shows up. Maybe someone could make something real out of it.
Ardhogg.hex (39.9 KB)
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Hey all - just wanted to show off my recently completed project. I love mid-century modern designs and old tech, so I kinda went for a cross between old transistor radios, a Mattel sports handheld, and a lil’ bit of Atari 2600. I’m pretty happy with it, especially considering this my first time designing something for a 3D printer.
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Hello, I’m new, I’m Belgian and I’m 39,
I love electronics and arduino so I decided to create my arduboy. And I love it :).
Now I have to create games.
Good game everyone 
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Hi
Thank you for making such a great project possible. And thank you for all the help on the way. I had I lot of fun putting this together and designing the 3D print files for this. Always great to learn something new.
I started last fall, but got a broken screen from Aliexpress. Finally I got a working 1.3" sh1106 screen, and after using Mr. Blinkys great tools, I was finally able to get it working.
The back cover is held on using small hooks and some magnets. It is not as tight as I wanted it, but it stays perfectly in place and does not slide automatically.
I still need to add the RGB led, but I got really tired of soldering And the choice of simple Piezo speakers is probably not the best.
If I were to re-print the shell, I would make more room for a the flat volume potentiometer. And I would make the back cover fit more tightly.
The size of this Arduboy is Depth 14-18mm Width 52mm Height 84mm.
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Yet another clone (sort of)!
I designed a performant and tiny RISC-V core called Kronos, and had it run on the iCEBreaker FPGA board (kinda popular in opensource hardware community). I decided that the best way to show off the core was to play games on it. Hence, I chose the minimalist Arduboy to port over!
Learning a lot from this forum and looking at some of the ports out there (espboy, esp8226 port, gamebuino, pokitto, adafruit), it took no longer than a Sunday to have it compile for risc-v and run the examples in the Arduboy2 repo. Tricky parts were dealing with the AVR asm code and Arduino specific calls. I kinda wish the api was decoupled from the implementation. It’s still a work in progress. Lot’s to cleanup and rework. I just rushed to play ArduBreakout…
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hola buenas noches,
les pido disculpas por mi ignorancia, pero estoy intentando contruir un arduboy en mi pais, soy de argentina, hasta el momento pude comprar un arduino pro micro 5v, y la pantalla ole SPI, pero el inconveniente que tuve fue que las pantallas que consigo son con librerias u8glib unicamente, por esa razon no pude hacer funcionar mi arduino pro micro.
les pido ayuda por favor por que me quede trabado con el proyecto y no tengo idea de como proseguir.
desde ya muchas gracias y saludos desde argentina.
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