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Classical Pong game implemented on an Arduino Uno using a PCD8544 LCD screen which is better known as the Nokia 5110 screen.

Player bars are controlled by a potentiometer for each player. If you want the bar to go left, just turn the potentiometer left.

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Project Steps

Connect the Arduino Uno, PCD8544 LCD screen and 2 potentiomaters as shown in the Fritzing diagram.

Download Arduino software from http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

Download the Arduino sketch (Pong.ino file) from https://github.com/monur/Arduino-Uno-PCD…

Open Pong.ino sketch with Arduino IDE software

Connect the Arduino Uno to your computer with a USB cable.

In the Arduino IDE software menu, select Tools->Board->Arduino Uno

In the Arduino IDE menu, select File->Upload or use the shortcut key combination Ctrl-U

The game starts in the LCD screen. You can control the bars using the potentiometers.