Titan Tag

Rough prototype testing electronics and code
Final 3D printed gun assembly along side the rough prototype

Inspiration

The local laser tag place was having trouble with the company who used to sell them the hardware and software for their system . That company has taken down their online store, is currently developing new hardware but is jacking the price up, and has stopped selling the old hardware completely. All documentation for the old software and hardware has been removed from the internet as well. We want help them get rid of the proprietary system they had in favor of an open source hardware and software solution

What it does

Recreates the MILES tag protocol used by the military and the local laser tag business on an open source Arduino system.

How I built it

Reverse engineering the MILES tag protocol, building the hardware out of parts with an Arduino ATMEGA as the base hardware controller.

Challenges I ran into

Recreating the 56 kHz PWM signal that is used to communicate data between the laser guns.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Being able to recreate a protocol from a small amount of documentation on the protocol.

What I learned

How to create a PWM signal for communication across IR transmitter and receivers.

What's next for Titan Tag

Implement the rest of the protocol's special features( referee guns, overheating, etc.) and create a feedback loop using a WiFi module and a server for statistics and specific game modes.