What I want to do is have the north set light up for 15 sec, then turn off and the east one turn on for 15 sec. Round and round. Like a messed up clock.
How would I go about doing that? What circuit types, etc. Not expecting anyone to build one for me, just need a nudge in the right direction. Thanks!
Oh I like that idea...but...my SMP server doesn't allow minecarts.
I tried experimenting with pulser circuits (3 sec and 5 sec) connected to an AND switch so they'd meet up every 15 secs...but very quickly got in over my head.
Easiest way to do the timing for this (but not exactly compact, and also is resource-hungry) is to use 38 repeaters. The advantage is that the timing is likely to be more accurate than any other method and is also adjustable. Disadvantage is that you need to manually start the circuit with a brief Redstone pulse (such as from quickly flipping a lever on then off). Once the circuit is running, you can remove the starter.
Set one of the repeaters to 2 ticks and the rest to 4 ticks and you have a 15 second delay. Use 4 sets of 38 repeaters in a ring and use the signal from the end of each set as the changeover signal.
I'd probably use the changeover signal to switch flip-flops and the flip-flops to turn the lights on and off. Each changeover signal would need to set each flip-flop in turn while resetting the other three.
If you build the traditional RS-NOR latch and add repeaters to 15 seconds to the reset, and then lead that reset pulse to the next RS-NOR latch with a 15 second Reset delay(Keep on looping that around), and so on to do that, its simple and doesn't usually bug out.
If you build the traditional RS-NOR latch and add repeaters to 15 seconds to the reset, and then lead that reset pulse to the next RS-NOR latch with a 15 second Reset delay(Keep on looping that around), and so on to do that, its simple and doesn't usually bug out.
It is simple, but it is also 15/0.4= 38 repeaters for each 15 second loop. The technique I showed uses 17 repeaters total.
What I want to do is have the north set light up for 15 sec, then turn off and the east one turn on for 15 sec. Round and round. Like a messed up clock.
How would I go about doing that? What circuit types, etc. Not expecting anyone to build one for me, just need a nudge in the right direction. Thanks!
I tried experimenting with pulser circuits (3 sec and 5 sec) connected to an AND switch so they'd meet up every 15 secs...but very quickly got in over my head.
Set one of the repeaters to 2 ticks and the rest to 4 ticks and you have a 15 second delay. Use 4 sets of 38 repeaters in a ring and use the signal from the end of each set as the changeover signal.
I'd probably use the changeover signal to switch flip-flops and the flip-flops to turn the lights on and off. Each changeover signal would need to set each flip-flop in turn while resetting the other three.
I sent that to a first toggle flip flop, and the TFF output went to a second TFF, making a 2 bit ripple counter
The two TFF outputs together are sent to a two bit, 4 line decoder.
Those torches at the bottom of the last pic are the outputs. Each stays on for 15 seconds, then switches to the next.
Four output redstone timer download.
It is simple, but it is also 15/0.4= 38 repeaters for each 15 second loop. The technique I showed uses 17 repeaters total.