Waveform Generator

[Syranide]

is that bottom right one pulse? crap i DID screw that up .S Ah well pulse isn't a real waveform anyway[/b]

It's not your pulse by definition because that it not possible (the pulse is too small and doesn't occur), so I just messed with it a little and gave up so it was me who "screwed up" so to speak.

[Qjet]

you didn't screw up, it's not a real waveform

[eth0]

I felt the urge to try them out!

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EDIT: when are they going to fix the screens so they display all the way out :/[/b]

Ow nice one Syranide, somebody just needs to make real-world use of it now!
God alone knows why i thought that a waveform generator might be needed, just occured that life maybe easy (less lag) with one rather than not

[TonViper]

I don't really see the difference between a waveform generator and the expression gate, but maybe that's just me.

[Syranide]

I don't really see the difference between a waveform generator and the expression gate, but maybe that's just me.[/b]

a waveform generator generates those patterns on the screens.
the expression gate can also create waveforms as it supports the same mathematical functions
so you can create a waveform generator using the expression gate.

[Qjet]

but using a multi purpose gate to fill the requirement of such gates is a bad reason not to have the requirement filled.

[eth0]

but using a multi purpose gate to fill the requirement of such gates is a bad reason not to have the requirement filled.[/b]

I see your point: gate = single function, but if this where treated less as a low-level function and more like a high level function then this implemented as a "expression gate" chip seems entirely appropriate.

PS: The term "expression gate" is a curious as this object by definition is general purpose so surely it's an "expression chip"?

[Qjet]

actually a waveform chip is something you would expect to see as a vital component of oh say... a synthesizer? Just off the top of my head?
I mean frankly speaking, a waveform is a very basic form of information. So a waveform generator takes a value and turns it into another form of information, just like a regular gate should! Seems very appropriate if you ask me

[Syranide]

I see your point: gate = single function, but if this where treated less as a low-level function and more like a high level function then this implemented as a "expression gate" chip seems entirely appropriate.

PS: The term "expression gate" is a curious as this object by definition is general purpose so surely it's an "expression chip"?[/b]

As I've understood the main difference between a gate and a chip is dependent/(in)dependent execution and no internal states/internal states (also a gate always returns the same outputs for the same inputs because of this?)... so yes by true definition it is a chip, because it has internal states, but as far as I know in every other way it is a gate, and I wanted it to be treated like one, therefore I chose to keep it to "gate" (as it also is its primary function). (This is also mentioned in the documentation to clarify its purpose).

That is, if you remove "session variables" (internal states) from the expression gate it is a gate by definition I believe, and session variables are only meant as an additional powerful tool as it really is useful, but was not intended to "define" the purpose of the gate.