Help with ARAY electronics

  • konsole
    24th Jun 2014 Member 0 Permalink

    Just one last thing which I don't get about ARAY. With most printers, displays, and memory, there seems to be a particular shape with FILT or INWR the shape of an eye, and I still can't figure out what it's for.

     

    I hope @Rawing will forgive me for linking his save:

     

    The INWR shape is down the left side. What is its significance?

     

    Thanks in advance

  • mecha-man
    24th Jun 2014 Member 0 Permalink

    They are used as part of a binary -> decimal converter.

    It is split into two parts, usualy mirrored, but not in this case.

    One part is the binary address.

    The other part is the binary address inverted.

  • Sandwichlizard
    24th Jun 2014 Member 0 Permalink

    I too have just barely begun to understand the binary encoding saves.  Could you explain the significance of having both the address and the inverse?

  • mecha-man
    24th Jun 2014 Member 0 Permalink

    A will represent the BRAY beam.

    B will represent the block of INWR.

    We want to output if A = B

    The equal operater can work like an XNOR so: A XNOR B.

    If you only use the address you get: B OR NOT A.

    If you only use the inverted address you get: A OR NOT B.

    Put them together and you get: (A OR (NOT B)) AND (B OR (NOT A)).

    This simplified gives you: A XNOR B.

    Basicaly it involves a ton of boolean logic.

    Edited once by mecha-man. Last: 24th Jun 2014
  • Protcom
    25th Jun 2014 Member 0 Permalink

    @konsole (View Post)

    Some people use it for making lets say for example a light writer.

    when you tap S, a particular Aray will be trigered that will alow only one particular row that will allow a line of Aray to only get the row of the Inwr(s) that will triger a particular amount of wifi that will draw the character S.

     

    It's hard to understand but if you really want to I'll make a save for it

  • konsole
    26th Jun 2014 Member 0 Permalink

    Thanks to all, especially mecha-man. I have been able to make a BIN -> DEC and with any luck some better ARAY electronic saves in the future. Have I done everything right?

  • mecha-man
    26th Jun 2014 Member 0 Permalink

    There are a couple of things you could optimize but yes, you have done everything right.