# Proffieboard Laser Tag **URL:** \ **Category:** Proffieboards\ **Tags:** idea\ **Created:** [January 12, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/proffieboard-laser-tag/2815 "2023-01-12T18:30:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChickenTendy](https://crucible.hubbe.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ac91a4/32.png) [@ChickenTendy](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/ChickenTendy)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/proffieboard-laser-tag/2815/1 "2023-01-12T18:30:53Z")
Working on a somewhat unique project I could use a second pair of eyes on… Long story short, I’m 3d printing Blasters to use as laser tag guns with Proffie steroids. I developed a Proffie config for use as the laser tag controller and reciever. But could use some guidence from the Proffie experts. MTFBWY ```auto // Gun config for laser tag // Pin Definitions #define PRIMARY_BUTTON_PIN 2 // Pin for primary button #define OVERHEAT_BUTTON_PIN 3 // Pin for overheat button #define LASER_PIN 9 // Pin for IR laser #define LED_PIN 10 // Pin for high power LED // Sound bank settings #define NUM_BANKS 1 const uint8_t bank1_pins[] = {11}; // Sound effect pin const uint8_t bank1_varnums[] = {1}; // Sound effect variable // Sound Effects const uint16_t sound_fire[] = {100, 880, 100, 880}; // Variables uint8_t overheat_count; // Tracks number of shots fired uint8_t overheat_max; // Maximum number of shots before overheat bool is_overheated; // Whether the gun is currently overheated unsigned long overheat_start; // Time when overheat starts unsigned long overheat_duration; // How long overheat lasts // Set up function void setup() { // Set initial values for overheat variables overheat_count = 0; overheat_max = 10; overheat_start = 0; overheat_duration = 3000; is_overheated = false; // Set button pins as inputs pinMode(PRIMARY_BUTTON_PIN, INPUT); pinMode(OVERHEAT_BUTTON_PIN, INPUT); // Set laser and LED pins as outputs pinMode(LASER_PIN, OUTPUT); pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT); } // Loop function void loop() { // Check if primary button is pressed if (digitalRead(PRIMARY_BUTTON_PIN) == LOW) { // Check if gun is not overheated if (!is_overheated) { // Fire laser and LED digitalWrite(LASER_PIN, HIGH); digitalWrite(LED_PIN, HIGH); // Play fire sound effect play_sound(1, bank1_pins, bank1_varnums); // Increment overheat count overheat_count++; // Check if overheat count is at maximum if (overheat_count >= overheat_max) { // Set overheat start time overheat_start = millis(); // Set is_overheated to true is_overheated = true; } } // Wait for button to be released while(digitalRead(PRIMARY_BUTTON_PIN) == LOW); } else { // Turn off laser and LED digitalWrite(LASER_PIN, LOW); digitalWrite(LED_PIN, LOW); } // Check if overheat button is pressed if (digitalRead(OVERHEAT_BUTTON_PIN ``` ```auto // Receiver config for laser tag // Number of sound banks #define NUM_BANKS 1 // Sound bank settings const uint8_t bank1_pins[] = {11}; // LED pin const uint8_t bank1_varnums[] = {1}; // LED pattern variable // LED patterns const uint32_t pattern_hit[] = {CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green, CRGB::Green}; const uint32_t pattern_no_hit[] = {CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black, CRGB::Black}; // Variables uint8_t hit_count; // Set up function void setup() { // Set initial value of hit_count to 0 hit_count = 0; } // Loop function void loop() { // Check if IR signal is received if (irrecv.decode(&results)) { // Increment hit_count hit_count++; // Display hit pattern on LED set_pattern(1, pattern_hit, sizeof(pattern_hit)); // Play sound effect play_sound(1, bank1_pins, bank1_varnums); delay(1000); // Wait for 1 second } else { // Display no hit pattern on LED set_pattern(1, pattern_no_hit, sizeof(pattern_no_hit)); } irrecv.resume(); // Receive the next value } ``` ---
**Author:** ![profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/user_avatar/crucible.hubbe.net/profezzorn/32/8_2.png) [@profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/profezzorn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/proffieboard-laser-tag/2815/2 "2023-01-12T20:07:18Z")
You’d probably be better off doing this as a ProffieOS prop. ProffieOS can play sound for you, decode incoming IR and also send outgoing encoded IR. There is also pre-made code for encoding/decoding signals from some toy laser tag guns here: > There is no library available for Proffieboards to make it easy to play sounds outside of ProffieOS unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![ChickenTendy](https://crucible.hubbe.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ac91a4/32.png) [@ChickenTendy](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/ChickenTendy)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/proffieboard-laser-tag/2815/3 "2023-01-12T20:39:07Z")
I didn’t even know that Proffie Laser tag had already been thought up! Neat! I’ll take a look at this prop, thanks, Fredrick! ---
**Author:** ![profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/user_avatar/crucible.hubbe.net/profezzorn/32/8_2.png) [@profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/profezzorn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/proffieboard-laser-tag/2815/4 "2023-01-12T21:38:20Z")
Well, I was mostly investigate these laser tag guns as a way to implement laser deflect for light sabers. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mTqKa9CKwYM/maxresdefault.jpg "Proffie IR demo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTqKa9CKwYM) ---
**Author:** ![M750](https://crucible.hubbe.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@M750](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/M750)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 6:07am UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/proffieboard-laser-tag/2815/5 "2023-01-20T06:07:32Z")
Well shit, that’s the coolest thing I’ve seen all day!