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Logic circuit

NOR gate

Detect that no input is active.

8 × 3 footprint1 layer12 blocksTested in 4 rotationsJava Edition 26.2
Open in the simulatorBuild it in the game

Layout

Layer 0 (on the floor)
lever [face=floor, facing=north, powered=false] at x 0, z 0redstone dust at x 1, z 0redstone dust at x 2, z 0lever [face=floor, facing=north, powered=false] at x 0, z 2redstone dust at x 1, z 2redstone dust at x 2, z 2redstone dust at x 2, z 1redstone dust at x 3, z 1stone at x 4, z 1redstone torch (on a wall) [facing=east] at x 5, z 1redstone dust at x 6, z 1redstone lamp at x 7, z 1
redstone dustredstone torchinputlampsolid blockarrows point where a device sends its output; north is up

How it works

An OR feeding a torch: lit only when both inputs are off.

  1. The joined input signal controls an inverter.
  2. The output is on only when both inputs are off.

Truth table

Settled outputs after the inputs stop changing. 1 is on, 0 is off. Every row is checked in the simulator in all four rotations.

ABneither A nor B
001
100
010
110

Inputs and outputs

  • InputA (x 0, y 0, z 0)
  • InputB (x 0, y 0, z 2)
  • Outputneither A nor B (x 7, y 0, z 1)

Blocks you need

7 × redstone dust, 2 × lever, 1 × stone, 1 × redstone torch (on a wall), 1 × redstone lamp.

Build it in the game: 12 commands

Relative to where you stand, with x running east and z running south. Paste one line at a time into chat, or into a chain of command blocks. The block art is the game's own; the layout is what the page above shows.

setblock ~0 ~0 ~0 minecraft:lever[face=floor,facing=north,powered=false]
setblock ~1 ~0 ~0 minecraft:redstone_wire
setblock ~2 ~0 ~0 minecraft:redstone_wire
setblock ~0 ~0 ~2 minecraft:lever[face=floor,facing=north,powered=false]
setblock ~1 ~0 ~2 minecraft:redstone_wire
setblock ~2 ~0 ~2 minecraft:redstone_wire
setblock ~2 ~0 ~1 minecraft:redstone_wire
setblock ~3 ~0 ~1 minecraft:redstone_wire
setblock ~4 ~0 ~1 minecraft:stone
setblock ~5 ~0 ~1 minecraft:redstone_wall_torch[facing=east]
setblock ~6 ~0 ~1 minecraft:redstone_wire
setblock ~7 ~0 ~1 minecraft:redstone_lamp