The Powder Toy

Smallest, Fastest 4-Digit Timer

  • The-Con     18th Dec 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @OmegaSupreme (View Post)
    Yes, I know. I use a laptop with an fps of about 61, and with the fps cap removed, 400-800 fps. (blank screen)
    My current creations are tuned to a computer at 61 fps, however some of my older creations may be tuned to about 20-40, due to my old laptop being slower.
    Timing is a very difficult topic in TPT as the position as well as the distance play a part in how fast spark can travel.
    Many times I have noticed that a stamp that has been morrored will work at a slightly different pace as the un-mirrored stamp.
    Also, a timer would still be a timer even if it didn't display it, which would open the door to one of my larger timers that counts too fast to display.
  • OmegaSupreme     18th Dec 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Sine I use DLAY to power my timer, I lowered the TEMP to 2.00 and it ran way faster. I lowered it to 1.00 and it stop producing the spark. It turns out the the LIFE of DLAY will be 1 lower than the TEMP. When I set it to 2.00, the LIFE was 2 frames, which is 1 then 0, but when I set the TEMP to 1.85, the LIFE was 2, 1, then 0, which = 3 frames inbetween sparks.

    The lowest (& highest) frame count for INST is 8 (4 when it's accepts the spark and 4 when it can't accept spark).

    After doing that, it was way faster than I previously had it.

    BTW: another reason why a lot of my WIFI systems works so well is because I use Positives Nodes (Even TEMP Wifi Channels - Activates LCRY) & Negative Nodes (Odd TEMP Wifi Channels - Deactivates LCRY) Using both together allows it to automatically correct itself by switching on the ALL LCRY that it needs and switch off ALL LCRY that it doesn't need. I don't know how others program theirs but I always assumed that they switched on/off only the LCRY that was nessesary.
  • The-Con     18th Dec 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @OmegaSupreme (View Post)
    I generally don't use WIFI in my creations, as I prefer the INST. Even the processor that I have been slowly making is INST only.
  • OmegaSupreme     18th Dec 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Wow, If INST didn't stay inactive for 4 seconds, we could get things done alot faster. Yesterday, I actually make an Analog Device that used 1 spark and a "Zig-Zag" system of PSCN, DLAY,NSCN, and METL an it was very successful. I scaled it up by 2 and it worked the same exact way and worked at the same speed (never knew scaling could work so well). I'll post it and the link when I get on the PC and internet.

    UPDATE: Here's the Link to my New Analog Systems:
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    Also note of the Self-Substaining Analog. That's something new I'm experimenting with.
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