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Your first signal
Trace a source, read strength, add delay, then make a decision. 6 circuits, each one running in the simulator with a prediction to make before you run it.
The steps
- Dust line
See how far one source can carry a usable signal.
Concepts: Signal strength, Distance, Observation - Repeater restores
Separate restoring signal strength from delaying a signal.
Concepts: Direction, Propagation delay, Signal restoration - NOT gate
Invert one decision.
Concepts: Boolean logic, Truth tables, Settling - OR gate
Let either control enable an output.
Concepts: Boolean logic, Truth tables, Settling - AND gate
Require two conditions at the same time.
Concepts: Boolean logic, Truth tables, Settling - Button pulse
Distinguish an event from a switch that stays on.
Concepts: Pulse width, Rising edge, Falling edge
What you will be able to do
- See how far one source can carry a usable signal.
- Separate restoring signal strength from delaying a signal.
- Invert one decision.
- Let either control enable an output.
- Require two conditions at the same time.
- Distinguish an event from a switch that stays on.
Other paths
Build decisions from gatesUse truth tables to progress from one decision to selection and arithmetic.Shape events and timeSeparate levels, transitions, durations, and repeating cycles.Give a circuit memoryHold one bit, sample data, count events, then store a whole pattern.Sense, decide, and move itemsConnect inventory measurements to controlled transport and storage.Build in three dimensionsInspect layers, isolate routes, and leave room for mechanisms to move.