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Last Updated or created 2023-04-21

Backtracking maze generation with Arduino

Info:

  • PlatformIO tested ( install StackArray.h in lib/StackArray/StackArray.h )
    • Reset button and dipswitches for below options
      • Visited pathmode ( dip switch 1)
        • Preview maze generation ( dip switch 3)
        • Hard mode – starts at first position when hitting a wall ( dip 2 )
        • Longest path mode (longest stackarray before stack.pop (dip 4 )
        • Prints serial info, like a drawn maze
        • Pixel remapping for other displays ( Below mapping i had to use, see source sketch )

How is the maze generated?

It is generated using recursive backtracking:

Start at 0,0 mark visited, select a random direction from unvisited neighbours, push current on the stack, goto new location, and mark this visited.
Repeat until no possible directions.
pop from the stack a previous location, another direction possible? Take that path and repeat.
Repeat popping from stack, until stack empty .. now all cells are visited

longest pop : 41
maze
------------------------
|    ||    ||       || |
---            ---      
| ||    ||    ||    || |
   ------------   ---   
|       || ||    ||    |
   ---         ---   ---
|    ||    || ||       |
      ---         ---
| || || || || || ||    |

| || || || || || || || |
---
|    ||    || || || || |
   ---------   ---
|                   || |
------------------------
x y : 00
maze 4
|4|3|6|3|6|5|3|2|
|2|12|9|12|9|6|9|10|
|14|5|3|2|6|9|6|9|
|14|3|12|11|10|6|13|3|
|10|10|2|10|10|10|6|11|
|8|10|10|10|10|10|10|10|
|6|9|12|9|10|8|10|10|
|12|5|5|5|13|5|9|8|

Easiest play mode: Preview Maze, Show visited path, NO reset to square 0,0 and NOT the longest path so :

Show visited DIP1Reset to 0,0 DIP2Preview DIP3Longest path DIP4
1010

Hard mode:

Show visited DIP1Reset to 0,0 DIP2Preview DIP3Longest path DIP4
0101

Todo: Battery / batterymanager / 3D case / better buttons

Some video shorts put together to show modes

CODE

#include <Arduino.h>
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
#include "StackArray.h"

// Pin Assign
int up=25;
int down=33;
int left=32;
int right=26;
int trailsw=17;
int restartsw=5;
int showmazesw=18;
int popendsw=19;

int xend=7;
int yend=7;

int countpop=0;
int currentpop=0;

int directions[4]{};
int notalldone = 1;
int tmpx=0;
int tmpy=0;
int xgen = 1;
int ygen = 1;
int x = 0;
int y = 0;
int showmaze = 0;

// 0 easy = trail // 1 only red walls // 2 = reset to 0.0
int mode=0;

//int trail=32;
int trail=32;

// Which pin on the Arduino is connected to the NeoPixels?
#define LED_PIN    2

// How many NeoPixels are attached to the Arduino?
#define LED_COUNT 64

// Declare our NeoPixel strip object:
Adafruit_NeoPixel strip(LED_COUNT, LED_PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);

int maze[8][8] = {

  };

int displaymatrix[8][8] = { 
{ 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 },
{ 15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8 }, 
{16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23},
{31,30,29,28,27,26,25,24},
{32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39},
{47,46,45,44,43,42,41,40},
{48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55},
{63,62,61,60,59,58,57,56}
};

int visitmatrix[10][10] = { 
  1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,
  1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,
  1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,
  1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,
  1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,
  1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,
  1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,
  1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,
  1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
  };


void(* resetFunc) (void) = 0;

void drawmaze2(){
  Serial.print("x y : ");
 Serial.print(x);
 Serial.println(y);
 Serial.print("maze ");
 Serial.println(maze[x][y]);
  for(int ledy=0;ledy<8;ledy++)
  { Serial.print("|");
    for(int ledx=0;ledx<8;ledx++){
    Serial.print(maze[ledx][ledy]);  
    Serial.print("|");  
    if ( maze[ledx][ledy] != 0 ) {
       // mled.dot(ledx,ledy); // draw dot
      //  mled.display();
       // delay(50);
    }
      }  
    Serial.println("");
  }
  Serial.println("");
  delay(100);
}

void drawmaze(){
  Serial.println("maze ");
 
  for(int ledy=0;ledy<8;ledy++)
  { 
    // 1st line
    for(int ledx=0;ledx<8;ledx++){
    if(bitRead(maze[ledx][ledy], 3) == 0){ Serial.print("---"); } else { Serial.print("   "); }
    }
    Serial.println("");
    // 2nd line

    for(int ledx=0;ledx<8;ledx++){
    if(bitRead(maze[ledx][ledy], 0) == 1){
        if(bitRead(maze[ledx][ledy], 2) == 1){
          Serial.print("   "); } 
          else 
          { Serial.print("  |"); }
     }
     if(bitRead(maze[ledx][ledy], 0) == 0){
        if(bitRead(maze[ledx][ledy], 2) == 1){
          Serial.print("|  "); } 
          else 
          { Serial.print("| |"); }
     }
    

    
    }
        Serial.println("");
} 
   
    // last line
    int ledy=7;
    for(int ledx=0;ledx<8;ledx++){
    if(bitRead(maze[ledx][ledy], 1) == 0){ Serial.print("---"); } else { Serial.print("   "); }
    }
    Serial.println("");

    
    
  
  //Serial.println("");
  delay(100);
}

void mazegen(){
  visitmatrix[xgen][ygen]=1;       
  StackArray <int> rowStack; 
  StackArray <int> colStack;
        rowStack.push(xgen);
        colStack.push(ygen);
  while(notalldone == 1){    
     visitmatrix[xgen][ygen]=1;
        while(!rowStack.isEmpty()) {
        int count=0;
        //up
        if ( visitmatrix[xgen-1][ygen] == 0 ){
          directions[count]=1;
          count++;    
        }
        //right
        if ( visitmatrix[xgen][ygen+1] == 0 ){
          directions[count]=2;
          count++;    
        }
        //down
        if ( visitmatrix[xgen+1][ygen] == 0 ){
          directions[count]=4;
          count++;    
        }
        //left
        if ( visitmatrix[xgen][ygen-1] == 0 ){
          directions[count]=8;
          count++;    
        }  
        if (showmaze == 1 ){ 
          strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[xgen-1][ygen-1], 32, 32, 32);

          strip.show();
          delay(50);
        }
        // no dir found
        if (count == 0 ) {

if (digitalRead(popendsw) == 0 ){
  currentpop = rowStack.count();
  if (currentpop > countpop ) {
    countpop = currentpop;
  xend = xgen-1;
  yend = ygen-1;
  Serial.print("longest pop : ");
  Serial.println(currentpop);
  }
}

         // mled.dot(x-1,y-1);
         // mled.display();
          xgen = rowStack.pop();
          ygen = colStack.pop();

         // Serial.println("popping ");
          } else {
          // count random direction
          int dir = directions[random(count)];
          //Serial.println("push ");
          rowStack.push(xgen); 
          colStack.push(ygen);
         // Serial.print("nr dir : "); 
         // Serial.println(count);
          //delay(100);
         // Serial.println(dir);
          // move 1,1 to 0,0
          //mled.dot(x-1,y-1);
          //mled.display();
          // set direction in maze, dit moet bit set worden
          int mybits = maze[xgen-1][ygen-1];
          int storedir = mybits | dir;
          maze[xgen-1][ygen-1] = storedir;
          if ( dir == 1){
          int getup = maze[xgen-2][ygen-1];
          int storedir = getup | 4;
          maze[xgen-2][ygen-1] = storedir;
          }
          if ( dir == 2){
          int getup = maze[xgen-1][ygen];
          int storedir = getup | 8;
          maze[xgen-1][ygen] = storedir;
          }
          if ( dir == 4){
          int getup = maze[xgen][ygen-1];
          int storedir = getup | 1;
          maze[xgen][ygen-1] = storedir;
          }
          if ( dir == 8){
          int getup = maze[xgen-1][ygen-2];
          int storedir = getup | 2;
          maze[xgen-1][ygen-2] = storedir;
          }


          
        //  maze[x-1][y-1] = dir;
          //set new square
          if (dir == 1){ xgen--; }
          if (dir == 2){ ygen++; }
          if (dir == 4){ xgen++; }
          if (dir == 8){ ygen--; }
          visitmatrix[xgen][ygen]=1;
          //drawmaze();
          }
        }
        notalldone = 0;                                                  //#2
        // if found 0 in 10x10 matrix visited, do
        for(int checkx=0;checkx<10;checkx++){
          for(int checky=0;checky<10;checky++){
            if ( visitmatrix[checkx][checky] == 0 ){
              tmpx=xgen;
              tmpy=ygen;
              notalldone = 1;  
            }
          }
        }
   }
rowStack.push(tmpx); 
colStack.push(tmpy);

}




void setup() {
  pinMode(32, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(33, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(25, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(26, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(popendsw, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(trailsw, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(restartsw, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(showmazesw, INPUT_PULLUP);
  
  Serial.begin(115200);

  strip.begin();
  strip.show(); // Initialize all pixels to 'off'
  strip.setBrightness(10);

 unsigned long seed = 0;
for (int i=0; i<32; i++)
{
  seed = seed | ((analogRead(A0) & 0x01) << i);
}
randomSeed(seed);

if (digitalRead(showmazesw) == 0){
  showmaze = 1;
}


mazegen();
drawmaze();
drawmaze2();
 
 strip.fill(0, 0, 64);
  strip.show(); // Initialize all pixels to 'off'
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 255);
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[xend][yend], 0, 255, 0);

  strip.show();

  x=0;
  y=0;
  
}

uint32_t Wheel(byte WheelPos) {
  WheelPos = 255 - WheelPos;
  if(WheelPos < 85) {
    return strip.Color(255 - WheelPos * 3, 0, WheelPos * 3);
  }
  if(WheelPos < 170) {
    WheelPos -= 85;
    return strip.Color(0, WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3);
  }
  WheelPos -= 170;
  return strip.Color(WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3, 0);
}


void reset2start() {
      strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 0);
    strip.show();
  x = 0;
  y = 0;
  strip.begin();
  strip.show(); // Initialize all pixels to 'off'
  strip.setBrightness(10);
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 255);
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[xend][yend], 0, 255, 0);
  strip.show();

}

void rainbow(uint8_t wait) {
  uint16_t i, j;

  for(j=0; j<256; j++) {
    for(i=0; i<strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel((i+j) & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);

  }
}

void loop() {


if (digitalRead(trailsw) == 0 ){
  trail = 32;
} else { trail = 0; }

if (digitalRead(restartsw) == 0 ){
  mode = 2;
} else {
  mode = 0;
}
    int isUp = (bitRead(maze[x][y], 1));
    int isRight = (bitRead(maze[x][y], 2));
    int isDown = (bitRead(maze[x][y], 3));
    int isLeft = (bitRead(maze[x][y], 0));
  
//isUp = 1;
//isDown = 1;
//isLeft = 1;
//isRight = 1;

if (digitalRead(up) == 0) {
   
  if (isUp == 1){

  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, trail);
  y++;
     drawmaze();
  if ( y > 7) { y=7;}
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 255);
  strip.show();
  } else {
    strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 255, 0, 0);
    strip.show();
    delay(100);
    strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 255);
    strip.show();
    if (mode == 2){ 
      delay(1000);
      reset2start();
    }
  }
}
if (digitalRead(down) == 0) {
  if (isDown == 1){
   
  
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, trail);
  y--;
       drawmaze();

  if ( y < 0) { y=0;}
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 255);
  strip.show();
  } else {
    strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 255, 0, 0);
    strip.show();
    delay(100);
    strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 255);
    strip.show();
    if (mode == 2){ 
      delay(1000);
      reset2start();
    }
  }
}
if (digitalRead(left) == 0) {
      drawmaze();
  if (isLeft == 1){
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, trail);
  x--;
       drawmaze();

  if ( x < 0) { x=0;}
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 255);
  strip.show();
  } else {
    strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 255, 0, 0);
    strip.show();
        delay(100);
    strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 255);
    strip.show();
    if (mode == 2){ 
      delay(1000);
      reset2start();
    }
  }
}
if (digitalRead(right) == 0) {
      drawmaze();
  if (isRight == 1){
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, trail);
  x++;
       drawmaze();

  if ( x > 7) { x=7;}
  strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 255);
  strip.show();
  } else {
    strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 255, 0, 0);
    strip.show();
    delay(100);
    strip.setPixelColor(displaymatrix[x][y], 0, 0, 255);
    strip.show();
    if (mode == 2){ 
      delay(1000);
      reset2start();
    }
  }
}
if (x ==xend && y == yend){
  strip.begin();
  strip.show(); // Initialize all pixels to 'off'
  rainbow(20);
}

delay(200);

}

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