Visualization and Animation using p5js
I used p5js in my videos explaining the Enigma and the Bombe. If you want to play around with it as well please follow these instructions.
The html
and js
files are all in the p5js
folder. I have two main html
files namely index.html
for the Enigma Video and bombe.html
for visualizing how to crack the Enigma.
Enigma
The main javascript file for the Enigma is sketch.js
. You should probably be able to use this out of the box if you watched the video. Enigma: Endless possibilities is not enough
- Click right off the slider area for making a rotor step.
- The slider decides the number of frames for each encoding step so left most setting is the fastest.
- You can click on a letter (on the right side of the plugboard) to make an input
The settings itself are part of sketch.js
where you can set the settings of the Enigma.
Bombe
The main javascript file for the Bombe is sketch_bombe.js
. In the video you can't see all the keys I press to change the visualization:
s
move the guess to the righta
move the guess to the leftr
switch off the yellow lights (to start a new input)If you click on a letter on the plugboard (right hand side)
- it stops before it enters the plugboard in the reverse direction such that you can change the plugboard setting right before
- With
you continue the encoding
n
move the orange indicator to the left (make a backward rotor step)m
move the orange indicator to the right (make a rotor step)p
enter a plugboard setting. First pressp
and then two letters you want to connectz
reset the whole Bombe