A few basic elements make up the entire scene of WireWorld. However they are pretty trivial, without them WireWorld would be impossible.
All elements, gates, devices, components, modules and appliances are implemented by using a special alignment of copper cells on the breadboard.
The stop element ceases the flow of all electrons. However, it seems superfluous, as with driving a car it is crucial to be able to stop.
The top wire just stops while the middle wire has an interruption. The bottom wire has a clear stop sign at the end. In all cases, the transmission of electrons stops.
The turn element rotates the flow direction of the electrons. By changing the flow of direction of the electrons, you can engage in complex actions.
The top wire is rotated upwards, first going to the east and then going to the north-east. The bottom wire is rotate backwards, first going to the east and then going to the south and finally going to the west.
Note that going diagonally you will cover more cells than if you go straight North, South, East or West.
The delay element slows down the transmission of electrons in a wire. This element is crucial to synchronize signals so that they can interact with each other properly.
The top wire contains a constant signal for comparison with the bottom wire. The bottom wire contains a delay of 6 microns.
The copy element duplicates a signal on a wire. Since in WireWorld, at the lowest level, many things process in parallel so signals must be copied on a regular basis.
The flow of electrons from the left is replicated once, so two electrons exist on the right.
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Last update: September 2nd 2022
