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8x8 Matrix Snake Game

by hlsierrastew

All credit goes to Jorg Visch, from whom I based this project off of and got most of my code from, his arduino link
is here http://fritzing.org/projects/snake-8x8-led-matrix-ada-fruit

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Step 1: Necessary Parts

To create this project, you need:

1 8x8 LED Matrix Mini

1 Breadboard

1 Arduino Uno

Assorted Jumper Cables

2 Buttons

Step 2: Supplementary Code

There are two files needed to run the project,located in the attached zip file, as well as two libraries needed to run
the Matrix. The first is the Adafruit GFX library, found here https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-GFX-Library, and the
Adafruit LED backpack library, found here https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_LED_Backpack

Download (https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/FCS/16YV/IZ6DUJFG/FCS16YVIZ6DUJFG.zip)

http://www.instructables.com/ORIG/FCS/16YV/IZ6DUJFG/FCS16YVIZ6DUJFG.zip

(https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/FCS/16YV/IZ6DUJFG/FCS16YVIZ6DUJFG.zip)

Step 3: Wiring

Attached here is the Fritzing file needed to wire the matrix up, just follow the wiring shown in the diagram and it
should work fine

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 Download (https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/FBB/LFHZ/IZ6DUJO6/FBBLFHZIZ6DUJO6.fzz)

http://www.instructables.com/ORIG/FBB/LFHZ/IZ6DUJO6/FBBLFHZIZ6DUJO6.fzz

(https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/FBB/LFHZ/IZ6DUJO6/FBBLFHZIZ6DUJO6.fzz)

Step 4: Finished Project

This is how the project should look after completion, if it doesn't please go through said steps again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heAeEHbYDls

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