I even wonder what the signal distributor is for, but it sure is useful in cycling between four different things with just a single flick of a single switch instead of flicking on and off four different switches. Filter gate set to 0.2 seconds.
#Monstrosity of an automation: How NOT to use a signal distributor
magic obsidian
daring quarry
if the "what is it for?" question is serious, the answer is: add a clock on both sides of a wire and you can send an unlimited number of distinct signals/channels over that one bit wide cable. the only cost is increased latency for each level of de/mux you have on each end.
tough eagle
Ribbon cables are already 32 bit
daring quarry
no, they are 4 bit, 32 symbol, wires. you can represent 32 distinct symbols with 4 bits, 2^4 of them. a technical distinction, but an important one.
a "32 bit" wire would carry 2^32 symbols, or a little shy of 4.3 billion of 'em. :)
daring quarry
I stand corrected.