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= Redstone Computing in Minecraft =
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<includeonly>{{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|Template|<!-- No header in template space -->|<div style="border:2px solid #AA0000; padding:10px; background:#111; color:#eee; font-family:monospace;">''An expert-level breakdown of Minecraft's most complex redstone systems.''</div>}}</includeonly>

== ⛏️ Overview ==
{{#tag:div|Redstone in Minecraft allows players to build in-game digital circuits that simulate real-world logic. This article explores how redstone achieves everything from basic gates to full Turing-complete machines.|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"}}

== 🔣 Logic Gate Emulation ==
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===[ NAND Gate Layout ]===
INPUT A  ●──────┐
                 │
INPUT B  ●──────┼────┐
                 │    │
              [BLOCK][TORCH] ───● OUTPUT (1 when A or B is 0)
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== 🧠 Conditional Execution ==
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{{#ifexpr: {{CURRENTTIME}} < 1200 | Morning Redstone Check | Evening Tick Calibration }}
</syntaxhighlight>

== 🧮 Binary Addition Table ==
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 A B Cin | Sum Cout
---------+----------
 0 0  0  |  0   0
 0 0  1  |  1   0
 0 1  0  |  1   0
 0 1  1  |  0   1
 1 1  1  |  1   1
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== 🧰 Components Overview ==
<templatedata>
{
 "params": {
  "Component": {
   "label": "Component Name",
   "description": "The redstone part",
   "type": "string",
   "required": true
  }
 }
}
</templatedata>

=== Main Parts (text-only, collapsible) ===
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'''Redstone Components:'''
* Redstone dust
* Repeater
* Comparator
* Lever / Button
* Torch
* Observer
* Block update (BUD)
</div>

== 🔄 Tabbed Examples ==
<tabs>
<tab name="Truth Table">
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 A | B | OUT
---+---+-----
 0 | 0 |  0
 0 | 1 |  1
 1 | 0 |  1
 1 | 1 |  1
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</tab>
<tab name="Tick Delay">
'''Repeaters'''
: Each set to 1–4 ticks (0.1s per tick)
'''Comparator'''
: Lagless delay, mostly for analog signal smoothing
</tab>
</tabs>

== 🧬 Memory Cells ==
=== RS NOR Latch ===
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 SET ●─────┐
           │
           └───[T]───● Q
           │
RESET ●────┘         ⊕ (Q NOT)
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== 🏗️ ALU Configuration (ASCII Model) ==
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      ┌────[ XOR ]────┐
A ───▶                ├───▶ SUM
      └────[ AND ]────┘
B ───▶                ├───▶ CARRY
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== 🧾 Runtime Logic Using Parser Functions ==
{{#ifexpr: {{CURRENTWEEK}} mod 2 = 0 
  | '''Even Week''': Time to test ALU throughput
  | '''Odd Week''': Run memory cell regression tests
}}

== ⏱️ Tick Timing Analysis ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Circuit Type !! Delay !! Tick Count !! Game Time
|-
| Pulse Extender || 4R + 2C || {{#expr: 4*2 + 2 }} || {{#expr: (4*2 + 2)*0.1 round 2}}s
|-
| T Flip-Flop || 3 || 3 || 0.3s
|}

== 🧠 Conditional Template Logic ==
{{#switch: {{uc:{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}}}
 | MONDAY = '''Logic Gate Audit'''
 | TUESDAY = '''Tick Testing'''
 | WEDNESDAY = '''Memory Module Optimization'''
 | #default = '''Experimental Mode Enabled'''
}}

== 📦 Pseudo-BIOS (Logic Flow Simulation) ==
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[BOOT] --> [CLK] --> [MUX] --+
                            |
                    +------>[ALU]--->SUM
                    |       
                 [REGISTERS]
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== 📚 Related Concepts ==
* [[Computational Universality]]
* [[Turing Machine]]
* [[Redstone Simulator (External Tools)]]

== 🧠 See Also ==
* [[Logic Gates in Minecraft]]
* [[Timing Circuits]]
* [[Analog Redstone Mechanics]]

== 📂 Categories ==
[[Category:Redstone Engineering]]
[[Category:Minecraft Logic Design]]
[[Category:Turing-Complete Systems]]
[[Category:Expert Builds]]