HNE16T14

HNE16T14
x = 33, y = 21, rule = B3/S23 b2o$3ob2o$b2ob3ob2o$3ob2o2b2o21b2o$2o29b2o6$29bo$28bobo$29bo2$16bob2o$ 14b3ob2o$13bo$14b3ob2o5b2o$16bobo6bo$16bobo7b3o$17bo10bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 12 HEIGHT 400 GPS 10 PAUSE 2 LOOP 130 ]]
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Pattern type	Conduit
Conduit type	Converter
Input	Herschel
Output	glider
Number of cells	38
Bounding box	25 × 19
Step	Unknown
Recovery time (ignoring FNG if any)	70 ticks
Minimum overclock period (ignoring FNG if any)	Unknown
Spartan?	Yes
Dependent?	Yes
Edge shooter?	No
Discovered by	Martin Grant
Year of discovery	2021
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 only # of rules 20 = 1
Pattern files Plaintext hne16t14.cells RLE hne16t14.rle

HNE16T14 is a dependent Herschel to glider converter. A Spartan variant of HNE16T14 that can serve as a merge circuit was found by Martin Grant on January 5, 2021,. It consists of a transparent block in the standard dependent-conduit location, along with four other catalysts -- eater 2, fishhook, tub, and another block. This converter's output lane is transparent, making it particularly useful in self-constructing circuitry.

When this converter is appended to a dependent syringe, the result is a compact 90-degree reflector that can serve as a merge circuit -- similar in size to the Scorbie Splitter, but colour-preserving instead of colour-changing.

Gallery

x = 79, y = 73, rule = B3/S23 76b2o$77b2o$76bo$bo$2bo$3o10$61b2o$25bo36b2o$23b3o35bo$22bo$22b2o$7b2o $8bo$8bob2o$9bo2bo$10b2o$25b2o13b2o$25b2o13b2o21b2o$63b2o6$28b2obo29bo $28b2ob3o26bobo$34bo26bo$28b2ob3o$29bobo16bob2o$17b2o10bobo14b3ob2o$ 17b2o11bo14bo$46b3ob2o5b2o$48bobo6bo$48bobo7b3o$49bo10bo27$6b2o$7b2o$ 6bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 20 THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 ZOOM 8 HEIGHT 400 WIDTH 600 AUTOSTART LOOP 280 ]]

HNE16T14 appended to a dependent syringe, demonstrating a merge circuit (click above to open LifeViewer)

x = 36, y = 52, rule = B3/S23 b2o$3ob2o$b2ob3ob2o$3ob2o2b2o21b2o$2o29b2o11$13bob2o8b2o$11b3ob2o8bo$ 10bo15b3o$11b3ob2o11bo$13bobo$13bobo$14bo9$b2o$3ob2o$b2ob3ob2o$3ob2o2b 2o21b2o$2o29b2o6$31b2o$32bo$32bob2o$29b2ob2obo$30bo$25b2obobo$25b2ob2o 2$25b2ob2o$26bobo$26bobo$27bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 ZOOM 8 HEIGHT 600 WIDTH 600 ]]

Versions of HNE16T14 known earlier than 2021: Top: non-transparent output lane, with a smaller population of 34 cells. Bottom: non-Spartan, with a higher clearance. The repeat time for these variants is 84 ticks. (click above to open LifeViewer)