Hey there, I was reading the wiki today and found myself on the sponge page. At the bottom I saw that when a sponge block is updated, all blocks within a 5x5x5 space of it are also updated. This got me thinking, If I were to combine a BUD with a sponge block on a sticky piston, I could make a truely wireless signal. And.... It works!
Here's what it looks like:
The picture should be pretty self explanatory. The lever is hooked up to the piston with the sponge, and the device on the right is the BUD switch. In this switch, the piston on the upper left side is the input block.
The BUD switch triggers (sends a short pulse) whenever the piston retracts, but it does not activate when the piston extends.
There is no hidden wiring, except for two redstone torches that cannot be seen that are part of the BUD switch. I used the BUD switch shown in video. Credit for the BUD switch goes to TrinkerTank (the maker of that video).
If this is already known, feel free to let me know (nicely, please) and ignore this thread. If this is a new discovery, feel free to discuss it and its implications.
Hey there, I was reading the wiki today and found myself on the sponge page. At the bottom I saw that when a sponge block is updated, all blocks within a 5x5x5 space of it are also updated. This got me thinking, If I were to combine a BUD with a sponge block on a sticky piston, I could make a truely wireless signal. And.... It works!
Here's what it looks like:
The picture should be pretty self explanatory. The lever is hooked up to the piston with the sponge, and the device on the right is the BUD switch. In this switch, the piston on the upper left side is the input block.
The BUD switch triggers (sends a short pulse) whenever the piston retracts, but it does not activate when the piston extends.
There is no hidden wiring, except for two redstone torches that cannot be seen that are part of the BUD switch. I used the BUD switch shown in video. Credit for the BUD switch goes to TrinkerTank (the maker of that video).
If this is already known, feel free to let me know (nicely, please) and ignore this thread. If this is a new discovery, feel free to discuss it and its implications.
Holy ****leberry fin, does this mean you can have a muiltitude of sponges in a line as a sort of wireless wire?
Very nice indeed. It's a shame the sponge doesn't update a bigger area. Can't hide it completely with empty space between the hidden sponge and hidden bud. That would've been nice.
Here's what it looks like:
The picture should be pretty self explanatory. The lever is hooked up to the piston with the sponge, and the device on the right is the BUD switch. In this switch, the piston on the upper left side is the input block.
The BUD switch triggers (sends a short pulse) whenever the piston retracts, but it does not activate when the piston extends.
There is no hidden wiring, except for two redstone torches that cannot be seen that are part of the BUD switch. I used the BUD switch shown in video. Credit for the BUD switch goes to TrinkerTank (the maker of that video).
If this is already known, feel free to let me know (nicely, please) and ignore this thread. If this is a new discovery, feel free to discuss it and its implications.
Can anyone confirm wether or not this is old news or if it's actually new?
Sorry for bumping my own thread, but I figured I'd have at least one post before this thread got buried...
I ask because I got the idea, that maybe a Glowstone moved by a piston could have a greater range, if it triggers BUDs, too.
Holy ****leberry fin, does this mean you can have a muiltitude of sponges in a line as a sort of wireless wire?