Shape events and time

Separate levels, transitions, durations, and repeating cycles. 10 circuits, each one running in the simulator with a prediction to make before you run it.

The steps

1. Button pulse
   Distinguish an event from a switch that stays on.
   Concepts: Pulse width, Rising edge, Falling edge
2. Edge detector (observer)
   Notice changes instead of sustained levels.
   Concepts: Change detection, Edges, Event timing
3. Rising-edge detector
   Produce an event only when an input becomes active.
   Concepts: Rising edge, Pulse, Transition
4. Falling-edge detector
   Trigger an action when an input finishes.
   Concepts: Falling edge, Completion event, Timing
5. Pulse limiter (8 game ticks)
   Make a short activation from a longer request.
   Concepts: Pulse width, Timing window, Retriggering
6. Pulse extender
   Keep an output active longer than its input.
   Concepts: Pulse width, Parallel paths, Isolation
7. Repeater clock
   Measure one complete repeating cycle.
   Concepts: Feedback, Period, Duty cycle
8. Stoppable repeater clock
   Give an oscillator an explicit run control.
   Concepts: Enable, Oscillation, Restart state
9. Hopper timer
   Store a finite duration as a quantity of items.
   Concepts: Finite timer, Stored quantity, One-shot behavior
10. Two-hopper piston clock
    Create a repeating interval from alternating item transfer.
    Concepts: Feedback, Alternating state, Period

What you will be able to do

• Distinguish an event from a switch that stays on.
• Notice changes instead of sustained levels.
• Produce an event only when an input becomes active.
• Trigger an action when an input finishes.
• Make a short activation from a longer request.
• Keep an output active longer than its input.
• Measure one complete repeating cycle.
• Give an oscillator an explicit run control.
• Store a finite duration as a quantity of items.
• Create a repeating interval from alternating item transfer.

Other paths