Digital Logic Sim

Sebastian Lague · 2025-05-12T07:26:12Z

A few frequently asked questions I've seen (will add more later). Last updated for version 2.1.6 Where are the AND and NOT chips? In this version of the simulation you begin with only a NAND chip instead. However, both AND and NOT (and everything else) can be built from this. How to make displays show up on a chip? If you have placed some displays in your chip, you can go to Save > Customize, and from there you can position and scale them however you want. These will then show up when you place that chip in the future. What happens in a single simulation step? The simulation is very simplified compared to reality, and works roughly like this: The input signals travel (instantaneously) along the wires to each chip. Each chip will wait until all its inputs have been received (not counting disconnected pins) before the signal continues. This means that for combinational chips (ones without outputs that loop back into their own inputs), all logic will be fully computed in a single step. However, in the case of sequential chips (where a chip’s output feeds back — directly or indirectly — into its own input) the signal will have to move forward without yet knowing what that input will end up being. This means that it may require multiple simulation steps for the output to stabilize — especially when more than one loop exists, as there’s some randomness involved then in which signal will ‘arrive’ back first. You should test that your clock speed is slow enough for the chip to operate consistently. How to change the clock speed? In the prefs menu, you set how many simulation ticks should pass between each tick of the clock. Will I keep my projects if I upgrade to a new version? Yes, within version 2.x. Older versions of the simulation (v0 and v1) are not compatible. How to share a project? There’s no built-in way to do this currently, but you can do it manually by going to the save data directory, and uploading the folder for your project (or store a project you’ve downloaded there). On windows and linux the save directory can be accessed with the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O inside the game. (There’s currently a bug on mac, see here ). Game not opening/blank screen? The game currently requires ‘shader model 5’, so I believe it should work if you have at least: DirectX11, OpenGL 4.3, or Metal 2. If it doesn’t work despite meeting these requirements, please let me know! Virus warning? I haven’t gone through the process yet of ‘signing’ the game, so it’s normal for your computer to be suspicious (wacatac trojan is the most common false-positive). The game is, however, safe to run — if you’re happy to take my word for it. Otherwise, you can take a look at the source code for the game over here (and create your own build if you like). Steam version? Maybe in the future once I’ve ironed out some kinks! I found a bug / have a suggestion The best place to post these is on the github issues page . Controls and keyboard shortcuts? Camera Scroll wheel or Alt + Right Mouse Drag to zoom Middle Mouse Drag or Alt + Left Mouse Drag to pan Ctrl + R to reset the view General Ctrl + G to toggle grid Right Click for context menu (on chips, wires, and pins) Left Mouse Drag to box-select Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z to undo/redo Ctrl+Space to pause/un-pause the simulation Space while paused to advance a single step. Chip Hold Ctrl to snap to grid (while placing) Hold Shift to place multiple copies (while placing) Hold Shift to constrain movement to a straight line (while moving) Shift + D to duplicate selected chips

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Kzitold182 days ago

How do I rotate?

NeevorPL180 days ago

Rotate chip? You can’t.

napraforgo170 days ago

Im trying to build the 4-bit adder based on your YouTube video and I’m not sure how could I make these numbers appear next to the input pins. I’m using a Linux version (:

NeevorPL163 days ago

Latest version? It is not working anymore this way.

Wizardly126 days ago

youtuber

Archawin50493 days ago

Why is there no negetive sign on the 7 segment display on the new version

bidhanacharya34 days ago

Steps setting

Can anyone explain these settings? The output of my circuit is unexpected when the clock is very fast. Is that related to these settings?

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