Category: Lasertag

Uploading NodeMCU programs using the Arduino IDE and update the software of your laser tag gun Over The Air (OTA)

30-60 minutes This tutorial builds upon the previous one. In this tutorial, we will develop a web interface for our Laser tag gun. Through the web interface, we will be able to modify the player name and team name. I debated when to implement this functionality into the gun, and ultimately decided that it is…
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Time 30 Every laser tag system operates in slightly different ways, depending on the priorities of the designer. When creating our laser tag guns, we have the option to either start from scratch in terms of game specifications or choose to make our guns compatible with another system. In this case, I have decided to…
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Time 30 Make a copy of the code from the last tutorial and save it as “NodeMCU_LaserTag_S05”. During a laser tag game, it is important for laser tag guns to have unique player IDs and be assigned to teams. If everyone had the same player name or team ID, it would be very difficult to…
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Time: 30 minutes In this section, we will aim to get the display working. The display will eventually be used to show the IP address for the device, the player name, give stats on health, ammo, clips, game time and display who shot you and how much damage they did. In this tutorial, we will…
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Duration 40 mins In the hardware tutorial “Laser Tag H07” you would have added sounds to the JQ6500 chip. In this tutorial, you will learn how to program the sounds into your gun. In the next tutorial, we will be adding the shoot button and adding lights and sounds to that. You may find that…
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