MATLAB PROJECT Backgammon

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MATLAB PROJECTBackgammon

• ELE 444
• Advanced Electronic Design
• Laurianne Pichon
• Freddy Batista
• Lao Vang
• Simon Varacca

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PLAN

• Brief introduction to BG
• Programming
• Backgammon subroutines
• User interface
• Connect 2 Windows XP machines
• Pros Cons

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Introduction
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Introduction
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Backgammon subroutines

• Inputs
• Command line
• Move vector
• Random dice roll
• Matlab command rand
• Double number
• Max moves function
• Move algorithm
• Bearoff function

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Display

• a position vector is given
• PV n1 n2 n3 n4 n26
• All the pieces sould be positionned as the vector
  indicates
• Red piece if ngt0 and white piece if nlt0

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Background used
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Catch move of pieces

• Board divided into 30 zones
• 24 zones where the pieces move
• 2 bars 
• 2 trashes
• and 2 error zones
• When there is a mouse click ? the coordinates of
  the mouse at that moment are compared to the zones

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Zones on the board
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• Computer 1 Master
• Main game which does all the calculations then
  send data and receive data
• Computer 2 Slave
• Receive and send data only

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Port 0 ID 0 Line IDs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Direction 'in/out' Config 'port' Port
1 ID 1 Line IDs 0 1 2 3 4
Direction 'in' Config 'port Port
2 ID 2 Line IDs 0 1 2 3 Direction
'in/out' Config 'port GROUND GREEN PINS (8)
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CONS

• Implementing the communications protocol. Very
  little documentation on this matter.
• Assembling subroutines.
• Graphical interface dynamics
• Difficulty in managing four different schedules

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PROS

• Gain a great appreciation for the computational
  power of Matlab and Simulink
• The individual components of the project seem to
  be working.
• A deeper understanding of the importance of team
  work.