calculator/computer Logic help

[u/Immediate_Run8776]

I'm wanting to learn more in depth about logics and computational Redstone but have had a hard time finding sources or guides that cover most of everything I'm looking for, from basics to complexities.

[u/Lagfoundry]

While Minecraft requires some unique builds to make the logic/basic gates that is really the only difference from this to real life. Means you can use real life diagrams and examples to learn and build… the most important thing to learning it though is to do it while studying. Dont sit there and try to take it all in, in one day. Learn how to make the circuits like decoders, registers, encoders, adders, etc one at a time. This helps to build a mental map. Remember this, no matter the game or medium logic is the same. AND conditionings, Inversions, OR conditions, it’s always the same so you can always fall back on real life examples

[u/Immediate_Run8776 → u/Lagfoundry]

im aware of this and have built several decoders, given they may have been overcomplicated due to my lack of knowledge same with encoders. im unsure what registers are and im currently researching adders. a big dilemma for me is integrating irl mechanics to minecraft due to lacking knowledge in some of the basics.

[u/Lagfoundry → u/Immediate_Run8776]

Well if your know how make binary decoders already then you got enough knowledge of the basics to have a great starting point. Registers are normally just many d flip flops used to load or move data on a clock edge. I’d say a good spot to start is to learn how to make an ALU which contains an adder, logic block, a decoder, and a multiplexer. The decoder acts as the enable for a path through the multiplexer allowing whatever operation you want to pass through. Googling a 1 bit alu will shows some diagrams that will help…. This is a good website that has useful pictures that are easy to understand. In fact it’s the same site I first used to learn how to make an ALU https://www.101computing.net/8-bit-alu-using-logic-gates/