Team Group 25:

Tristan Tyson

•

Adam Kennedy

•

Daniel Vo

Published April 26, 2021 © GPL3+

Blackjack For Dummies

A simplified game of blackjack. For all the fun and a fraction of the thought

BeginnerFull instructions provided5 hours126

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Particle Argon

DHT11 Temperature & Humidity Sensor (4 pins)

Membrane Keyboard

Button

Software apps and online services

Particle Build Web IDE

ThingSpeak API

Story

Project:

This project intends to be a simple version of blackjack with an infinite deck making card counting impossible and allowing the fun and randomness of the game to be experienced.

Explanation of Project

HowIsThisUseful?:

For people getting into the game of blackjack, card counting and strategy can be intimidating and off-putting to new players. Our Blackjack For Dummies game removes those things and allows for the fun and random nature of blackjack to be enjoyed. An infinite deck means that card counting is impossible, and every new card truly is random.

Why Would Someone Want This?:

Someone who is a new player to the game of blackjack, or anyone looking for a casual/fun game to play when stuck around would want this game. This strategy-void nature of our game allows new players to play and learn the rules and objectives of the game. For casual game fans, this game offers a fun and random experience that involves very little thinking, and a whole lot of FUN!

What Makes Our Solution Novel?:

Our solution is extremely unique in the way we use the particle argon and webhooks. When researching a project topic at the start of the semester, we noticed that no one had created a game of blackjack that can be played over the internet using the particle argon. Nothing had been published on Hackster, so our group aimed to make the first-ever version of blackjack for the particle argon that can be played amongst three people over the internet!

Daniel Player Station Top Down (Player 2)

Daniel Player Station Side View (Player 2)

Adam's Argon Build With Key Pad and Button

HowHave We Used Our IOT Skills?:

The skills we have learned in this IOT class have been greatly beneficial to the completion of this project. Learning the setup process for the particle argon, as well as webhooks, were the two most important factors in the completion of the game. Pairing our three argons under the same account allowed for 3 different forms of Bi-Directional communication. This communication was used to send players their hand values as well as the hit or stay option from the player. This is where webhooks became extremely beneficial. Webhooks were used to store these values in the cloud, which allowed for our argons to send and receive data from one another. These two IOT skills were crucial in the development of our game and crucial to the aspect that allows this game to be played completely over the internet from the comfort of your own home!

Remote Station That Plays the Role of the Dealer

Example Data Stream

Example Data Stream 2

How The Code Works Flow Chart

Functional Code Flow Chart

Code

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;



void setup() {
    
    Serial.begin(9600);
    
    

}

void loop() {
    int sum = 0;
    int TristanCards[] = {0,0,0,0,0};
    int AdamCards[] = {0,0,0,0,0};
    int DanielCards[] = {0,0,0,0,0};
    TristanCards[0] = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
    TristanCards[1] = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
    AdamCards[0] = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
    AdamCards[1] = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
    DanielCards[0] = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
    DanielCards[1] = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
  
    for (int i = 1; i <= 6; i++){
        if (i==1){
            int randNum = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
            TristanCards[2] = randNum;
            sum = 0;
            for (i = 0; i < 3; i++){
               sum = TristanCards[i] + sum;
                if (i==2){
                    if (sum > 21){
                      Particle.publish("Dealer Busted");
                        Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                    }
                    if (sum == 21){
                      Particle.publish("Blackjack!", PRIVATE);
                    }
                    Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                }
            }
        }
        if (i==2){
           int press = Particle.subscribe("hook-response/buttonPressAdam", myHandler, MY_DEVICES);
           if (press == 1){
                int randNum = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
                AdamCards[2] = randNum;
                sum = 0;
                for (i = 0; i < 3; i++){
                    sum = AdamCards[i] + sum;
                    if (i==2){
                        if (sum > 21){
                          Particle.publish("Adam Busted");
                            Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                        }
                        if (sum == 21){
                          Particle.publish("Blackjack!");
                        }
                        Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                    }
                }
           }
         
        
        if (i==3){
            int press2 = Particle.subscribe("hook-response/buttonPressDaniel", myHandler, MY_DEVICES);
            if (press2 == 1){
                int randNum = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
                DanielCards[2] = randNum;
                sum = 0;
                for (i = 0; i < 3; i++){
                   sum = DanielCards[i] + sum;
                    if (i==2){
                        if (sum > 21){
                          Particle.publish("Daniel Busted");
                            Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                        }
                        if (sum == 21){
                          Particle.publish("Blackjack!");
                        }
                        Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        if (i==4){
            int randNum = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
            TristanCards[3] = randNum;
            sum = 0;
            for (i = 0; i < 4; i++){
                sum = TristanCards[i] + sum;
                if (i==2){
                    if (sum > 21){
                      Particle.publish("Dealer Busted");
                        Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                    }
                    if (sum == 21){
                      Particle.publish("Blackjack!");
                    }
                    Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                }
            }
            
        }
        if (i==5){
            int press3 = Particle.subscribe("hook-response/buttonPressAdam", myHandler, MY_DEVICES);
            if (press3 == 1){
                int randNum = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
                AdamCards[3] = randNum;
                sum = 0;
                for (i = 0; i < 4; i++){
                    sum = AdamCards[i] + sum;
                    if (i==2){
                        if (sum > 21){
                          Particle.publish("Adam Busted");
                            Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                        }
                        if (sum == 21){
                          Particle.publish("Blackjack!");
                        }
                        Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                    }
                }
            }
            
        }
        if (i==6){
            int press4 = Particle.subscribe("hook-response/buttonPressDaniel", myHandler, MY_DEVICES);
            if (press4 == 1){
                int randNum = rand()%(11-1 + 1) + 1;
                DanielCards[3] = randNum;
                sum = 0;
                for (i = 0; i < 4; i++){
                    sum = DanielCards[i] + sum;
                    if (i==2){
                        if (sum > 21){
                          Particle.publish("Daniel Busted");
                            Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                        }
                        if (sum == 21){
                         Particle.publish("Blackjack!");
                        }
                        Particle.publish("sum", String(sum), PRIVATE);
                    }
                }
            }
            
        }
    }
}
   void myHandler(const char *event, const char *data) {
  // Handle the integration response
}

void setup() {

}

void loop() {
    Particle.subscribe("hook-response/buttonPressAdam", myHandler, MY_DEVICES);
    Particle.subscribe("hook-response/buttonPressDaniel", myHandler, MY_DEVICES);
    Particle.publish("sum", String(1), PRIVATE);

}
void myHandler(const char *event, const char *data) {
  // Handle the integration response
}

// This #include statement was automatically added by the Particle IDE.
#include <Keypad_Particle.h>


const byte ROWS = 4; //four rows
const byte COLS = 4; //four columns
//define the cymbols on the buttons of the keypads
char hexaKeys[ROWS][COLS] = {
  {'1','2','3','A'},
  {'4','5','6','B'},
  {'7','8','9','C'},
  {'*','0','#','D'}
};
byte rowPins[ROWS] = {9, 8, 7, 6}; //connect to the row pinouts of the keypad
byte colPins[COLS] = {5, 4, 3, 2}; //connect to the column pinouts of the keypad

//initialize an instance of class NewKeypad
Keypad customKeypad = Keypad( makeKeymap(hexaKeys), rowPins, colPins, ROWS, COLS); 

void setup(){
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Particle.variable("buttonPressDaniel", hexaKeys[ROWS][COLS]);
}
  
void loop(){
  char customKey = customKeypad.getKey();
  
  if (customKey){
    Serial.println(customKey);
    Particle.publish("buttonPressDaniel", String(customKey), PRIVATE);
    
  }
}

#include <Adafruit_DHT.h>  

#define DHTPIN 9           
#define DHTTYPE DHT12	    

DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);  

const int TMP12Pin = A1;    
const int MQ2 = A5;          

double voltage, TMP12F, TMP12C, h, t, f, MQ2value;
int reading = 0;

void setup() {
    
	Serial.begin(9600); 
	Serial.println("IOT PROJECT IAMS Serial Test OKAY");
	
	pinMode(TMP12Pin, INPUT);   
	pinMode(MQ2, INPUT);        
    
	dht.begin(); 
	
	
	Particle.variable("DHT-12 in degF", f);
	Particle.variable("DHT-12 in degC", t);
	Particle.variable("DHT-12 in %h", h);
	
	Particle.variable("TMP12 in degF", TMP36F);
	Particle.variable("TMP12 in degC", TMP36C);
	Particle.variable("TMP12 volts", voltage);
	
	Particle.variable("MQ-2 Data", reading);
}

#include <Keypad_Particle.h>

const int ROW_NUM = 4; 
const int COLUMN_NUM = 4; 

char keys[ROW_NUM][COLUMN_NUM] = {
  {'1','2','3','A'},
  {'4','5','6','B'},
  {'7','8','9','C'},
  {'*','0','#','D'}
};

byte pin_rows[ROW_NUM] = {8, 7, 6, 5}; 
byte pin_column[COLUMN_NUM] = {4, 3, 2,1}; 

Keypad keypad = Keypad( makeKeymap(keys), pin_rows, pin_column, ROW_NUM, COLUMN_NUM );


void setup() { 

  Serial.begin(9600);
  
  Particle.variable("buttonPressAdam",keys[ROW_NUM][COLUMN_NUM]);

}

void loop(){
 
  char key = keypad.getKey();
if (key){
    Serial.println(key);

    Particle.publish("buttonPressAdam", String(key), PUBLIC);
    Particle.subscribe("hook-response/sum", myHandler, MY_DEVICES);
}
}
void myHandler(const char *event, const char *data) {
 
}

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Blackjack For Dummies

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Project:

What Makes Our Solution Novel?:

How The Code Works Flow Chart

Schematics

Daniel Diagram

Adam Diagram

Code

Dealer Station Code

Webhook Test Code

Daniel (player code)

Adam's Code

Credits

Tristan Tyson

Adam Kennedy

Daniel Vo

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Blackjack For Dummies

Blackjack For Dummies

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Project:

What Makes Our Solution Novel?:

How The Code Works Flow Chart

Schematics

Daniel Diagram

Adam Diagram

Code

Dealer Station Code

Webhook Test Code

Daniel (player code)

Adam's Code

Credits

Tristan Tyson

Adam Kennedy

Daniel Vo

Comments

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