Alpha
Module: HardHoof_Tech
Status: Implemented in source for Hard-Hoof 0.4.0-alpha.1. In-game behavior has not yet been reported.
The Electronics Frame runs one etched circuit board from a Small Electronics Lab and exposes its low-current result as a physical control signal. It supplies the board's gate power and ground internally, while the player chooses the board inputs from panel switches or an external A signal.
It is a logic device, not a power source. Its front signal can control another frame's left input, but it cannot directly run a vanilla redstone device. See Circuits and Gates for board behavior and Electricity and Wiring for electrical supply.
Build the frame
Craft the frame on the Machine Workshop 5 x 3 surface:
_ P W P _
_ G B G _
_ P W P _
_ marks an empty cell. This three-column recipe can sit at a valid horizontal position on the five-column surface.
| Key | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| P | Iron plate |
| W | Copper wire |
| B | Blank circuit board |
| G | Glass block |
The workshop recipe is registered for JEI. Its materials belong to the Materials and Components chain that begins with the Coal-Powered Metal Former and Coal Generator.
Connections and reserve
Face the frame toward its intended output direction.
| Face | Function |
|---|---|
| Rear | Electrical power input |
| Left | High-impedance external input A |
| Front | Low-current control-signal output |
The frame stores 12 J. It charges from its rear electrical terminal and runs the installed board from a 24 V internal rail. Its actual demand depends on the board and whether its output is active; the screen's Power + Storage control shows watts and stored joules. A one-milliamp rail is reserved for the low-current signal output, whose maximum is capped at 250 microamps. If rear supply is disconnected, the board can keep running only while usable stored energy remains.
Master power OFF stops electrical demand and output while keeping stored charge. Master power ON does not force a signal HIGH: the installed board still determines the result. No board, an empty reserve with no live supply, a floating input, conflicting drivers, or unresolved feedback all leave the front output inactive.
Install and operate a board
- Connect the rear terminal to a powered cable.
- Put an etched circuit board in the single Control Board slot.
- Turn Master Power on.
- Use the A and, when present, B panel switches to set LOW or HIGH. The screen shows the actual board input voltages and output voltage.
New gate-based boards start with A Source: Panel. Toggle it to External to take A from the physical left terminal; B remains a panel switch. One-input boards ignore B. Existing raw-component boards retain their earlier external-input behavior. Installing, removing, or replacing a board resets the input controls, and the selected source and panel values otherwise persist with the frame.
The frame runs a saved-gate board by its embedded truth tables. It runs an older raw board through the component circuit model. A signal reaches the front only when master power is on, the frame has usable energy, and the board computes an active output.
First use: a NOT board
Use the NOT PCB made in the Small Electronics Lab guide. Install it, power the frame from the rear, and turn on master power. With A set to LOW, the front output should show HIGH; set A to HIGH and the output should fall LOW. This provides a small, visible test before connecting the front output to another frame's left terminal.