Guide to circuits

Circuits and devices are a new system for creating programmable objects from predefined modules. Currently unavailable in game

Terms

Circuits work with two kinds of signals.

Pulses: used to coordinate the device and tell circuits to act.
Data: a value that the circuits store act, with, modify, and transmit as outputs.
- Strings are plain text values.
- Numbers are a numerical value that can have math done on it.
  - Booleans are a special Number expecting any number >=1(True) or 0(False)
- Refs are references to specific objects in the world.

Every circuit has at least one of the following.

Data input: These take data values that the device preforms functions with. Has a buffer that can store a single value
Data output: these send values to inputs wired to them, overwriting the buffer.
Pulse input: these take a pulse and trigger a function on the circuit such as doing math.
Pulse output: these send out pulses based on some event, such as new data being written to outputs, a button on the device being pressed, or an internal clock ticking.

The primary method for interacting with devices is through specialized tools.

Circuit printer: makes all the bits for your cool new toys as well as all the tools
Wiring tool: allows you to wire and unwire inputs and outputs. Outputs should only be wired to Inputs of a compatible type!
Debug tool: allows you write Refs, Strings, numbers or the null value to any buffer and send pulses
Copy tool: Allows you to get a text string used to copy devices.
Multitool: writes to bools and pulses
crowbar: lets you open the device shells to modify them