Turn it on and watch a pattern of LEDs blink. When it begins cycling
through each LED in a fast pattern, it is in “waiting mode”. It is now waiting
for you to tilt the game in any direction. This is similar to how, in Simon
Says, the game will wait for you to press a button to begin.
In order to start a new game, tilt the board in any direction. Then hold it
upright and wait for the game to begin.
Simon Tilts will then blink a single LED.
You must now rotate the board so that specific LED is facing upward. After
you correctly rotate the first step, then that LED will blink, and you must
then go back to the upright position.
Simon Tilts will then repeat the first LED, but then it will also blink a second
LED.
At this point, you must rotate each of those two LEDs upward in the correct
order. (Note, if you’re too slow, then you lose and it will go back into
“waiting mode”).
After you have completed each recent pattern, your Simon Tilts will blink
the same pattern again – plus one more. The pattern gets longer and
longer until you win each level!
• Level 1: 5 steps, slow playback
• Level 2: 10 steps, fast playback
• Level 3 and above: Adds 5 more steps at each higher level, so
essentially it goes to INFINITY!!
All six positions are possible - even upside down. It can get pretty tricky
when you get into a couple of full rotations :) In addition to the LEDs
blinking the pattern, the buzzer makes a unique tone for each position to
help you remember the pattern.
Have fun and good luck!
Nightlight Mode
Simon Tilts is much more than just a pattern game. The microcontroller can
be re-programmed to be used in many other projects.
As an example, we have included a “secret” mode, called, “Nightlight
Mode”. In this mode, Simon Tilts does not play a game at all. It simply fades
slowly in and out of each LED. A nice way to gently illuminate any room.
To enter Nightlight mode, follow these three steps:
1) Turn it OFF.
2) Hold it upside down.
3) While continuing to hold it upside down, turn it back ON.
Happy glowing and sweet dreams!
Troubleshooting LEDs
Failing LEDs? Don’t fret, there is an easy way to fix it! The most common
cause of a failing LED is incorrect polarity. We have designed a special trick
into the Simon Tilts PCB. You can simply cut the two traces and close two
jumpers. This will swap the polarity without having to remove the LED.
First, find the solder jumpers next to the LED you are trouble-shooting.
There are two jumpers per LED. They are located on the bottom side of the
PCB, near each LED.
Page 15 of 20
