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Counter: counts pulses and reacts on a set count
toggles every 17th pulse · 23 blocks
Every 17th input pulse the output flips: on for 17 pulses, off for the next 17.
fits in 5×3×3
Every size 39
The best design for each size: pick one to see it.
| size | blocks | numbers |
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| every 2nd | 3 blocks | |
| every 3rd | 11 blocks | |
| every 4th | 6 blocks | |
| every 5th | 19 blocks | |
| every 6th | 14 blocks | |
| every 7th | 25 blocks | |
| every 8th | 9 blocks | |
| every 9th | 23 blocks | |
| every 10th | 22 blocks | |
| every 11th | 23 blocks | |
| every 12th | 17 blocks | |
| every 13th | 23 blocks | |
| every 14th | 28 blocks | |
| every 15th | 23 blocks | |
| every 16th | 12 blocks | |
| every 17th (this page) | 23 blocks | |
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| every 21st | 23 blocks | |
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| every 30th | 23 blocks | |
| every 32nd | 15 blocks | |
| every 33rd | 23 blocks | |
| every 34th | 23 blocks | |
| every 36th | 29 blocks | |
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| every 40th | 28 blocks | |
| every 45th | 23 blocks | |
| every 48th | 23 blocks | |
| every 100th | 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 17 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 17, 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 17 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 17 input pulses: on for 17 pulses, then off for 17. In other words, it divides the number of pulses by 17.
Use it to do something every 17th time, or to slow a fast clock down 17 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 2389 ticks (1 min 59.45 s).
Step by step (69 lines)
pulse 1: output 0 (level 0) pulse 2: output 0 (level 0) pulse 3: output 0 (level 0) pulse 4: output 0 (level 0) pulse 5: output 0 (level 0) pulse 6: output 0 (level 0) pulse 7: output 0 (level 0) pulse 8: output 0 (level 0) pulse 9: output 0 (level 0) pulse 10: output 0 (level 0) pulse 11: output 0 (level 0) pulse 12: output 0 (level 0) pulse 13: output 0 (level 0) pulse 14: output 0 (level 0) pulse 15: output 0 (level 0) pulse 16: output 0 (level 0) pulse 17: output 1 (level 15), changed pulse 18: output 1 (level 15) pulse 19: output 1 (level 15) pulse 20: output 1 (level 15) pulse 21: output 1 (level 15) pulse 22: output 1 (level 15) pulse 23: output 1 (level 15) pulse 24: output 1 (level 15) pulse 25: output 1 (level 15) pulse 26: output 1 (level 15) pulse 27: output 1 (level 15) pulse 28: output 1 (level 15) pulse 29: output 1 (level 15) pulse 30: output 1 (level 15) pulse 31: output 1 (level 15) pulse 32: output 1 (level 15) pulse 33: output 1 (level 15) pulse 34: output 0 (level 0), changed pulse 35: output 0 (level 0) pulse 36: output 0 (level 0) pulse 37: output 0 (level 0) pulse 38: output 0 (level 0) pulse 39: output 0 (level 0) pulse 40: output 0 (level 0) pulse 41: output 0 (level 0) pulse 42: output 0 (level 0) pulse 43: output 0 (level 0) pulse 44: output 0 (level 0) pulse 45: output 0 (level 0) pulse 46: output 0 (level 0) pulse 47: output 0 (level 0) pulse 48: output 0 (level 0) pulse 49: output 0 (level 0) pulse 50: output 0 (level 0) pulse 51: output 1 (level 15), changed pulse 52: output 1 (level 15) press 1 20: output 1 (level 15) press 2 30: output 1 (level 15) press 3 200: output 1 (level 15) press 4 20: output 1 (level 15) press 5 30: output 1 (level 15) press 6 20: output 1 (level 15) press 7 30: output 1 (level 15) press 8 20: output 1 (level 15) press 9 20: output 1 (level 15) press 10 30: output 1 (level 15) press 11 200: output 1 (level 15) press 12 20: output 1 (level 15) press 13 30: output 1 (level 15) press 14 20: output 1 (level 15) press 15 30: output 1 (level 15) press 16 20: output 0 (level 0), changed press 17 20: output 0 (level 0)
Measurements
| metric | value | what it means |
|---|---|---|
| N | 17 | how many input pulses one output cycle takes |
| output | toggles every 17 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 34 inputs (toggles every 17: a square wave | |
| a | divider by 34) |
Notes from its designer
Counter 17, 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 | counter17-items-v45-23b |
The design file
Design file (37 lines)
# Counter: toggles every 17th pulse · 23 blocks
# https://vjeux.github.io/redstonepedia/circuits/memory/counter17-items-v45-23b.html
name: counter17-items-v45-23b
circuit: counter 17
port input: 1 2 0
port output: 0 0 1
nbt: 0 1 0 {Items:[{Slot:0b,id:"minecraft:stone",count:17}]}
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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