Logic gate elements

  • EaterOfCake
    29th Nov 2016 Member 0 Permalink

    Right now, I'd say the main thing holding back large-scale electronics right now is one thing: The fact that logic gates are a right pain to make (especially the NOT gate). So I propose some new elements that would vastly help this, and they are:

     

    ORGT - An OR gate

    ANDG - An AND gate

    NOTG - A NOT gate

    XORG - An XOR gate

    XNOR - An XNOR gate

     

    All these would work the same, in that they take input from either another gate or one of the elements below:

     

    PINP, NINP - Two types of input, these only work as an input though.

    PSIN, NSIN - These are inputs that also act as their respective silicon types.

    OPIN, ONIN - Works as a gate output (See below) as well as an input. 

     

    Note: For gates with multiple inputs required (eg AND and OR) one of each type must be used (Positive and negative). For the NOT gate, either will work. Input from another gate classes as a positive input.

     

    Note 2: All of the inputs (except OPIN and ONIN) will only pass current to a gate or another one of themselves.

     

    The gates would output either to another gate or to one of these elements:

    OUT - Literally an output, transfers to any conducter.

    OUTP - An output that acts like PSCN.

    OUTN - An output that acts like NSCN.

    OPIN, ONIN - See above.

     

    What do you think? Any improvements?

  • LBPHacker
    29th Nov 2016 Developer 3 Permalink

    Large-scale electronics are totally not being held back. FILT does all that and more.

  • EaterOfCake
    30th Nov 2016 Member 0 Permalink

    @LBPHacker (View Post)

     Look me in the eye (figuratively) and tell me that we couldn't do better if we had one pixel logic gates.

    Edited once by EaterOfCake. Last: 30th Nov 2016
  • LBPHacker
    30th Nov 2016 Developer 0 Permalink

    That's how you miss the point of a reply entirely.

     

    I know I couldn't do better. You couldn't if you took a look at FILT either.

  • EaterOfCake
    30th Nov 2016 Member 0 Permalink

    At what point did I mention us? I know I can't do electronics very well. Anyway, the whole point of this thread is to say "No matter how well we can do at the moment, 1-2 pixel logic gates allow us to do so much better". That fact seems to have escaped you.

  • QuanTech
    30th Nov 2016 Member 0 Permalink

    LBPHacker means that FILT can be used as 29-bit logic gates. The point is, FILT is a billion times better than these 1-bit gates. So I'm gonna look you in the eye, and say that adding these gates would be pointless :P

    Edited once by QuanTech. Last: 30th Nov 2016
  • LBPHacker
    30th Nov 2016 Developer 0 Permalink

    Yeah, that.

     

    I didn't miss that fact, I just simply don't agree.

  • EaterOfCake
    1st Dec 2016 Member 0 Permalink

    Um, 29 bit gates? Please explain.

  • QuanTech
    1st Dec 2016 Member 0 Permalink

    @EaterOfCake welcome to the FILT world! Just check out the wiki page for FILT. No need to add 14 new 1-purpose elements

    Edited once by QuanTech. Last: 1st Dec 2016
  • Ben_Ger
    7th Dec 2016 Member 0 Permalink

    How about instead of adding these gates, make a new (and more comprehensive) guide in the Wiki section on how to make logic gates in TPT.

    I personally dont know how to make them but would love using them (the best I can do is copy electronics and I dont like copying)