Arduino VGA Output

Arduino is very simple yet useful platform for learning and prototyping Embedded Systems projects.

I wanted to learn how to generate VGA output signals using Arduino.

I remember trying to build a similar circuit using PIC16F84A here.


So I searched instructables.com because I make sure to have something that is tried to be working.

Here are some useful links of Arduino VGA interface projects I found on instructables.com



This project is a nice and straight forward circuit that uses Arduino to make a Tetris Game.

http://www.instructables.com/id/VGA-Tetris-With-Arduino-Uno/

This is the video of the game in action

Components:

- Arduino       

 Banggood  Amazon US, Amazon FR,Amazon DE, eBay, FlipKart India

- 15 Pin VGA Connector  

Banggood, Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon FR

- Resistors: 2 x 68 Ohm

                   2 x 470 Ohm 

                   4 x  2 k Ohm

- Four Push Buttons

- Verro Board     

Banggood , Amazon US, Amazon DE , AmazonFR

- Speaker

This is the pinout of the VGA connector

Hardware:

Circuit diagram shows how simple it is

Here is how the circuit looks like

Here is a nice enclosure for the circuit

Here is the screen shot of the Monitor with Tetris Game on it

Software:

Arduino IDE Code 

Version with sound

VGAx Library

More details can be found in this Arduino forum.