S.C.N.P (Sculk Communication Network Prototype)

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Build image: 
In-game name (NO VISITORS! Must be LEARNER rank or higher!): 
LustrousBowl38
Builder name(s) and current ranks: 
Slicudis (LustrousBowl38), Learner.
Creation location: 
645 124 32
Machine Features: 

It can transmit messages from point A (transmitter) to point B (Reciever) via Sculk sensors that trigger trapdoors, triggering the next sculk sensor.

This is how it works:

Message input [Example: Hello] -------> Encoded to Binary [Hello = 00000001] -----> Sends the lead-bit -----> Sends the bits throught Serial Communications ------> The reciever recieves each bit, while the shift register shifts the data by 1 bit when it recieves a bit, by using a counter that controls the Shift Register -------> Decodes the data [00000001] ------> The output is [Hello] + Inbox trigger

How To Use: 

1. Go to the transmitter (645 124 32)
2. Choose a message to send (Flip the lever of the selected message. The lamp must be turned on. You can only use one lamp at a time, or else the data will be corrupt, or NULL.
3. Press the "send" button
4. Turn off the lever of the selected message (optional, but useful)
5. Go to the reciever (591 124 -70)
6. Wait for about 1 minute
7. Read the output

Request status: 
Not approved

Comments

Nice machine, complexity wise it is basically a serial transmission system. Which on its own, is not yet worthy of the next rank.

You could try to send some special data around.
Add some number processing or images as data (might be too slow for images).
Not sure, what to add. But serial is useful. Like when sending keyboard data to a typewriter for example.

As for the Redstone used in your build, there are a few things that can be improved, to match the next rank:
- I think you can send the signals a little bit faster, when adjusting the timing. It is not yet at its max potential.
- Before your sending unit, you have a bunch of repeaters to make wires possible next to each other. That you can build without repeaters when offsetting the wires by 1 height.
- The decoder on the receiver side is one of these with many repeaters - one can build them much faster, so that they are synchronized. A skill necessary for Regular rank imo.
- Latency is not that important here, but instead of the doors in the antennas, I think one could just use a Redstone staircase.

Feel free to ask me questions on our Discord server, or here.

By Ecconia