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Counter: counts pulses and reacts on a set count
toggles every 100th pulse · 23 blocks
Every 100th input pulse the output flips: on for 100 pulses, off for the next 100.
fits in 5×3×3
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| every 30th | 23 blocks | |
| every 32nd | 15 blocks | |
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| every 40th | 28 blocks | |
| every 45th | 23 blocks | |
| every 48th | 23 blocks | |
| every 100th (this page) | 23 blocks | |
| every 576th | 23 blocks |
Try it
Hold IN under the view for a long press, tap it for a short one: the demo counts the 100 pulses for you: pick 100× in the speed dropdown and watch OUT change (the box marked OUT turns red while the output is on). Press play under the view to watch a demo on a loop; touch any other control to take over. Its count is the number of items in its droppers: they pass the items one way per pulse, and the numbers over them show how many each holds. Load another number of items (stone here) to make it react on that count.
How this design does it: Counter 100, with items.
Build it
Download .litematic Download the design as text
The .litematic opens in Litematica (Minecraft 26.3): every block of the design in one region. The text file is the same build written as plain text, block by block.
Comes loaded with 100 stone in its containers: the download includes them; building it by hand, put them in first.
Blocks used: comparator copper bulb dropper redstone torch redstone wire stone
Details: how it works, measurements and properties
In depth
It counts input pulses: the output flips once every 100 input pulses: on for 100 pulses, then off for 100. In other words, it divides the number of pulses by 100.
Use it to do something every 100th time, or to slow a fast clock down 100 times.
How to try it
Press play under the view to watch the demo on a loop (the badge reads demo with the step it is on; the same sequence is drawn as a timing diagram below). Touch any control to stop it and try the circuit yourself.
To try it: press and hold the IN button of the bar (or the cell tagged IN) to power that input; a quick tap sends a short 2-tick pulse.
Inputs are tagged in lime; the output is tagged OUT: the redstone lamp in that cell (the view adds it to show the output) lights while the output is on (the output strip by the demo badge shows its last 40 game ticks, 2 seconds). Drag to look around, pinch or scroll to zoom, step one game tick at a time with the step button.
Inputs and output over time
The input follows this schedule (the 3D view's demo plays the same). Lime: an input is on; orange: the output is on (taller = a stronger signal, 1 to 15). Time runs left to right in game ticks (20 ticks = 1 s).
Swipe the diagram sideways: the whole sequence lasts 13975 ticks (11 min 38.75 s).
Step by step (401 lines)
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Measurements
| metric | value | what it means |
|---|---|---|
| N | 100 | how many input pulses one output cycle takes |
| output | toggles every 100 pulses | how the output shows the count: toggles (flips every N), pulses (one pulse every N) or level (its state repeats every N) |
| counts | one pulse per 200 inputs (toggles every 100: a square wave | |
| a | divider by 200) |
Notes from its designer
Counter 100, with items.
Properties
| Study | Memory and counters |
|---|---|
| Kind | Counter: counts pulses and reacts on a set count |
| Blocks placed | 23 (not counting the input levers or buttons and the lamp the view adds) |
| Box | 5×3×3 (45 blocks of space) |
| Made of (the blocks that change state) | comparator, copper bulb, dropper, redstone torch, redstone wire |
| Inputs / outputs | IN (repeater) / OUT |
| Design file | counter100-items-v45-23b |
The design file
Design file (37 lines)
# Counter: toggles every 100th pulse · 23 blocks
# https://vjeux.github.io/redstonepedia/circuits/memory/counter100-items-v45-23b.html
name: counter100-items-v45-23b
circuit: counter 100
port input: 1 2 0
port output: 0 0 1
nbt: 0 1 0 {Items:[{Slot:0b,id:"minecraft:stone",count:64},{Slot:1b,id:"minecraft:stone",count:36}]}
origin: -2 0 -2
palette:
A minecraft:comparator[facing=south,mode=compare,powered=false]
B minecraft:dropper[facing=west,triggered=true]
C minecraft:comparator[facing=east,mode=compare,powered=true]
D minecraft:dropper[facing=east,triggered=false]
E minecraft:redstone_wall_torch[facing=west,lit=true]
F minecraft:redstone_wire[east=side,north=side,power=0,south=side,west=side]
R minecraft:redstone_torch[lit=true]
S minecraft:stone
W minecraft:waxed_copper_bulb[lit=false,powered=true]
c minecraft:comparator[facing=north,mode=compare,powered=false]
d minecraft:dropper[facing=up,triggered=true]
r minecraft:redstone_wall_torch[facing=north,lit=false]
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