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Counter: counts pulses and reacts on a set count

every 24th pulse · 20 blocks

The output's on/off pattern repeats every 24 input pulses: on for 12 of them, off for the other 12.

fits in 9×4×2

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Try it

Hold IN under the view for a long press, tap it for a short one: the demo counts the 24 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.

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 1 stone in its containers: the download includes it; building it by hand, put it in first.

Blocks used: comparator copper bulb dropper glass hopper stone

Details: how it works, measurements and properties

In depth

It counts input pulses: the output's state repeats every 24 input pulses: after each pulse it is on for 12 of them and off for the other 12. In other words, it divides the number of pulses by 24.

Use it to do something every 24th time, or to slow a fast clock down 24 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).

press 3 200press 11 200press 19 200INOUTticks0100200300400500600700800900100011001200130014001500160017001800190020002100220023002400250026002700280029003000310032003300340035003600370038003900400041004200

Swipe the diagram sideways: the whole sequence lasts 4256 ticks (3 min 32.8 s).

Step by step (97 lines)
pulse 1: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 2: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 3: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 4: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 5: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 6: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 7: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 8: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 9: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 10: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 11: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 12: output 0 (level 0), changed
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 0 (level 0)
pulse 18: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 19: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 20: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 21: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 22: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 23: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 24: output 1 (level 15), changed
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 1 (level 15)
pulse 35: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 36: output 0 (level 0), changed
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 1 (level 15), changed
pulse 49: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 50: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 51: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 52: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 53: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 54: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 55: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 56: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 57: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 58: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 59: output 1 (level 15)
pulse 60: output 0 (level 0), changed
pulse 61: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 62: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 63: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 64: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 65: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 66: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 67: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 68: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 69: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 70: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 71: output 0 (level 0)
pulse 72: output 1 (level 15), changed
pulse 73: 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 0 (level 0), changed
press 12 20: output 0 (level 0)
press 13 30: output 0 (level 0)
press 14 20: output 0 (level 0)
press 15 30: output 0 (level 0)
press 16 20: output 0 (level 0)
press 17 20: output 0 (level 0)
press 18 30: output 0 (level 0)
press 19 200: output 0 (level 0)
press 20 20: output 0 (level 0)
press 21 30: output 0 (level 0)
press 22 20: output 0 (level 0)
press 23 30: output 1 (level 15), changed
press 24 20: output 1 (level 15)

Measurements

metricvaluewhat it means
N24how many input pulses one output cycle takes
outputlevel every 24 pulseshow the output shows the count: toggles (flips every N), pulses (one pulse every N) or level (its state repeats every N)
countsone pulse per N
on12 of 24

Properties

StudyMemory and counters
KindCounter: counts pulses and reacts on a set count
Blocks placed20 (not counting the input levers or buttons and the lamp the view adds)
Box9×4×2 (72 blocks of space)
Made of (the blocks that change state)comparator, copper bulb, dropper, hopper
Inputs / outputsIN (repeater) / OUT
Design filecounter24-ring3-bulb3-sealed

The design file

on GitHub

Design file (31 lines)
# Counter: every 24th pulse · 20 blocks
# https://vjeux.github.io/redstonepedia/circuits/memory/counter24-ring3-bulb3-sealed.html
name: counter24-ring3-bulb3-sealed
circuit: counter 24
port input: 0 0 0
port output: -9 0 0
nbt: -1 0 0 {Items:[{Slot:0b,id:"minecraft:stone",count:1}]}
origin: -8 0 -1
palette:
  A minecraft:dropper[facing=west,triggered=false]
  B minecraft:hopper[enabled=true,facing=south]
  C minecraft:comparator[facing=east,mode=compare,powered=false]
  D minecraft:dropper[facing=north,triggered=false]
  G minecraft:glass
  H minecraft:hopper[enabled=true,facing=down]
  S minecraft:stone
  W minecraft:waxed_copper_bulb[lit=false,powered=false]
  d minecraft:dropper[facing=up,triggered=false]
  h minecraft:hopper[enabled=true,facing=east]
layer -1:
  .
  S.S.S.S
layer 0:
  .......hd
  CWCWCWCD
layer 1:
  .......GB
  .......HA
layer 2:
  ........G
  .......G