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Basic Logic Gates

If you've been looking at this collection, or any of the ones linked to it, you've undoubtebly heard of logic gates. These laser-operated devices form the base of most mechanisms. If you don't have any experience with them, however, you might find them slightly confusing. This map showcases all seven logic gates and their functionality in as simple a form as possible, with excursion funnels acting as outputs. The gates are as follows (in order of appearance):

NOT: When you press the button, the funnel turns off. This is done by connecting the button to the funnel and selecting "start enabled".

AND: The excursion funnel only activates when both buttons are pressed. This is done by connecting the buttons to the excursion funnel.

NAND: Conversely to the AND gate, the funnel turns off when both buttons are pressed. This is done by building an AND gate and selecting "start enabled" on the funnel.

OR: Pressing one or both of the buttons activates the excursion funnel. This is done by connecting each button to a laser, having both lasers point at the same relay, and connecting the relay to the funnel.

NOR: Pressing one or both of the buttons turns the funnel off. This is done by building an OR gate, then selecting "start enabled" on the funnel.

XOR: This logic gate essentially acts as an OR gate combined with a NAND gate. In this particular example, pressing one button will activate a laser, plus an angled panel that prevents the other laser from hitting the relay. As a result, the gate begins by acting as an OR gate; when you press one button, the funnel turns on. When you press both buttons, however, the funnel turns off. Check out my map "The XOR Gate - Explained" for further XOR designs.

XNOR: The funnel only activates when either no buttons are pressed, or both of them. This is done by building an XOR gate and selecting "start enabled" on the funnel

I hope that this chamber will help you understand logic gates and inspire you to create mechanisms of your own. Remember to rate, comment, and give feedback!