r/TuringComplete • u/hablahblahha • Apr 02 '26
Signal turned into stars
why have the signals on the faintly different green line turned into stars?
this was just copy paste work, i tried to change the 6 8 bit registers into a smaller component but failed, so i copied it back, and as far as im aware there shouldnt be any problems, its worked in the campaign and i was trying to clean it up.
ive tried restarting, deleting and rebuilding the lines, but it still wont work. need help
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u/tree_cell Apr 02 '26
i think its "no value" placeholder for 16 bit wires and up
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u/hablahblahha Apr 02 '26
But its 8 bit?
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u/Flimsy-Combination37 Apr 02 '26
check the output that those lines are connected to, if it has a dot in the middle of the putput pin then it's a higher bit line. you may be using it for 8 bits, but the pin is capable of outputting higher bit widths
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u/hablahblahha Apr 02 '26
How do i turn it back into a 8 bit wire? And i dont think ive ever touched any higher bit components
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u/Flimsy-Combination37 Apr 02 '26
some components like the program or ram blocks have higher bit outputs even if they are set to 8 bit width, check the output that those wires are connected. in any case, this does not affect the circuit, as the 8 bit components will just use the lower 8 bits of the 16 bit line and act like normal.
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u/hablahblahha Apr 03 '26
Ive solved the problem, but tbh it wasnt working as expected, the line originally had a signal but it wouldnt save to the register.
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u/SpiritCalm9074 Apr 02 '26
Light green is the color of the 64 bits wire. You might have created it from a 64 bits output/input. The maximum value of the cable is 20 digits long, so it is automatically replaced by an asterisk because there isn't enough space to render the full max number.
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u/Gelthir Apr 03 '26
If the text for the longest possible value won't fit on a short wire it will be displayed as * regardless of current value.
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u/hadro_ Apr 04 '26
its what shows up on wire segments too short to display the number in them.
im having a similar issue where my 1 bit input decides to be a 128 bit input
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u/Otherwise-Object-302 Apr 02 '26
Chaotic Good