Template:BlockTileEntity A Daylight Sensor is a block for use with redstone circuitry, added in the Redstone Update. It works like a solar panel, emitting a redstone signal if it is bright enough (sunlight level) to do so. The strength of the redstone signal varies by the time of day. For example, the sensor will emit redstone for 15 blocks at midday but roughly 5 blocks at evening. The daylight detector emits a redstone current to any/all blocks placed directly (within 1 block) above/below/next to it.
If the Daylight Sensor has an opaque block above it, then it will emit a weaker signal, or none at all, as it is directly proportional to the sky light, which can be useful for controlling light levels with redstone lamps and pistons to cover and uncover the sensor. Using a NOT gate (also known as an inverted Redstone signal) can reverse the sensor's signal, creating a "night sensor." This can, for example, allow redstone lamps to come on at night and off during daytime or a bunker that locks itself at night using the reverse signal and sticky pistons.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Glass + Nether Quartz + Wooden Slabs |
Uses
As a night time detector
The simplest NOT gate that can be created. The redstone lamp will turn on during the night, and turn off at sunrise. The block in the middle can be anything on which a Redstone Torch can hang (Except for a Redstone Block).
By connecting the sensor to a NOT Gate(inverter), it will output a signal when the light level is LESS than 4, so you can, for example, make lights that turn on at night, or gates that automatically close.
You can also detect moonlight by blocking off the detector so it cannot see light, then pointing a comparator away from it.
As a clock
Because you can measure exactly what light level it is, you can make a clock. For example, for every light level it is, 1 light goes on a board. When it is night, the word "Night" is illuminated on the board displaying light level or time. This can be useful for servers, especially if you do not have the ability to create one using piston memory, or do not wish for one as it can be complicated or laggy.
As a timebomb
The daylight sensor can be placed atop TNT unlike most redstone devices. If planted at about midnight, this can make for an excellent timebomb, as the TNT will be ignited when the sun rises. Since the skylight is measured, which is shadowed out by blocks above, the sensor on TNT can be used in traps for players breaking the (e.g. ore or cake) blocks above the sensor. The Daylight sensor bomb can be rigged to go off at different times. If you want it to go off during the day, wire redstone to the TNT from the daylight sensor. While you can just place the sensor on top of the TNT, the TNT will glitch, and you will see the TNT go above the daylight sensor. If you want a bomb to go off during the Night, You will need a NOT Gate, but other than that, its the same. For a bomb to go off at noon, you will need a Redstone Comparator. The Daylight sensor will go through the TNT, but since the lever is always full power, and the daylight sensor gets best power at noon, the bomb will go off at noon.
Timed jingle
Using some note blocks and redstone circuitry, you could make a set jingle that plays at certain times of the day, such as a device that warns you that nighttime is over, or is beginning. This could be used as a sort of morning alarm if you do not use a bed.
As a signal
The daylight sensor can easily be used to signal things at different times of day. With command blocks in the game, it can do many more things, like broadcast messages or change everyone's gamemodes (For whatever reason). Below are different methods for it.
Mining signal
If you are mining and you want to come up at a time of day, you can connect the day light sensor and make it either send a redstone pulse down your mine or broadcast a command block message.
Command block command for message:
/say <message>
NOTE: On servers this will broadcast a message to the entire server. So use this command:
/tell <your name> <message>
As a server signal
Message
You can send out a message to the entire server at a certain point of day. The command block command for this is:
/say <message>
OR
/tell <player> <message>
First broadcasts a message to the server, second one tells a message to a player.
As a Weather Monitoring Station
Using an old fashioned redstone clock that is synchronised with the Minecraft day that is broken up into segments according to the daylight sensor power output schedule, it is possible to use many daylight sensors to build a rainstorm and thunderstorm detector. Use a comparator to reduce the redstone clock's signal strength to below that of the daylight sensor's clear day output. Wire this into the side of another comparator that has a daylight detector wired to the back. The wire coming out of the end of the comparator will deactivate whenever there is a storm. Using this you can detect both rain and thunderstorms using two lines with adequate comparator sensitivity. Using this you can signal an alarm whenever there is a storm, count the number of storms, count the duration of the storms using another clock and some type of memory, and even all three.
Example
Clear weather:
File:ThunderstormDetector-clear.png
During thunder:
File:ThunderstormDetector-thunder.png
Output
These tables link output values to the time they occur as well as co-occurring light levels. Note that while the sensor responds to changes in light level, the light level only modulates a separate scale that more or less follows sunlight. This modulation does make the tables invalid if the sensor doesn't have a direct view of the sky.
Clear skies
Graphed sensor output in clear weather
| Signal strength | Time level reached | Time level dissipates | Light levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | N/A | N/A | 4–5 |
| 1 | 22340 | 13680 | 4–7 |
| 2 | 22800 | 13220 | 7–9 |
| 3 | 23080 | 12940 | 9–11 |
| 4 | 23300 | 12720 | 11–12 |
| 5 | 23540 | 12480 | 12–13 |
| 6 | 23780 | 12240 | 13–14 |
| 7 | 23960 | 12040 | 15 |
| 8 | 180 | 11840 | 15 |
| 9 | 540 | 11480 | 15 |
| 10 | 940 | 11080 | 15 |
| 11 | 1380 | 10640 | 15 |
| 12 | 1880 | 10140 | 15 |
| 13 | 2460 | 9560 | 15 |
| 14 | 3180 | 8840 | 15 |
| 15 | 4300 | 7720 | 15 |
Rain
| Signal strength | Time level reached | Time level dissipates | Light levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | N/A | N/A | 4–5 |
| 1 | 22340 | 13680 | 4–7 |
| 2 | 22800 | 13220 | 6–8 |
| 3 | 23240 | 12780 | 8–10 |
| 4 | 23520 | 12500 | 9–11 |
| 5 | 23760 | 12260 | 10–12 |
| 6 | 0 | 12020 | 11–12 |
| 7 | 400 | 11620 | 12 |
| 8 | 900 | 11120 | 12 |
| 9 | 1440 | 10580 | 12 |
| 10 | 2080 | 9940 | 12 |
| 11 | 2880 | 9140 | 12 |
| 12 | 4120 | 7900 | 12 |
Thunderstorm
| Signal strength | Time level reached | Time level dissipates | Light levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | N/A | N/A | 4–5 |
| 1 | 22340 | 13680 | 4–6 |
| 2 | 22960 | 13060 | 6–8 |
| 3 | 23360 | 12660 | 7–8 |
| 4 | 23700 | 12300 | 8–10 |
| 5 | 60 | 11940 | 10 |
| 6 | 460 | 11560 | 10 |
| 7 | 1040 | 10980 | 10 |
| 8 | 1740 | 10280 | 10 |
| 9 | 2620 | 9400 | 10 |
| 10 | 3960 | 8060 | 10 |
Night
Due to a bug, an encased sensor currently emits a signal at night. The following table corresponds to a sensor that cannot receive any daylight. Weather is irrelevant at night.
| Signal strength | Time level reached | Time level dissipates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14360 | 21660 |
| 2 | 14740 | 21280 |
| 3 | 15120 | 20900 |
| 4 | 15500 | 20520 |
| 5 | 15900 | 20120 |
| 6 | 16320 | 19700 |
| 7 | 16760 | 19260 |
| 8 | 17240 | 18780 |
| 9 | 17780 | 18240 |
Video
Daylight Detector/video
History
| release | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[[Redstone Update||24 November, 2012]]] | |||||
| Jeb stated that there may be a daylight sensor. | |||||
| 2 January, 2013 | Jeb tweeted an image of the daylight sensors. | ||||
1.5{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Minecart with Furnace|Minecart with Furnace]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
|image=Minecart with Furnace.png
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=No
|size=Height: 0.7 Blocks<br>Width: 0.98 Blocks
|networkid=10
|drops= 1 {{ItemLink|Minecart with Furnace}}
|health={{Hp|6}}
}}
A '''minecart with furnace''' is a [[furnace]] inside a [[minecart]]. It can be powered with [[coal]] or [[charcoal]] to propel it across a [[rail]] line for a limited time, which can be used to move other minecarts.
==Obtaining==
Minecarts with furnace can be retrieved by attacking them, and by doing so it drops as an [[item]].
===Crafting===
{{Crafting
|Output= Minecart with Furnace
|type= Transportation
|Furnace|Minecart}}
==Usage==
Minecarts with furnaces are placed in the same way as other minecarts. It does not have a graphical user interface, unlike a [[furnace]].
Minecarts with furnaces can be powered, done by feeding fuel ([[coal]] or [[charcoal]]) into the furnace minecart with the {{Control|use}} button. The fuel is consumed immediately and it starts to move in the same direction the player clicked toward. Pressing {{Control|use}} always turns it to that direction, even when not holding coal.
Any piece of fuel, added at any time, increases the total range by an additional 3600 ticks (equal to 180 seconds or 3 minutes). The upper limit is 32767 ticks, approximately 27 minutes.
When powered, minecarts with furnaces cover 240m per minute (about 4 m/s, slightly slower than walking speed) or 720m per piece of coal. They do not accelerate beyond this speed when going downhill or on active [[powered rail]]s, and as long as they remain powered, they do not slow down when going uphill, on inactive powered rails, or when pushing or pulling other minecarts.
If a powered furnace minecart is derailed and then pushed back onto a rail, it starts moving again in the direction it came from, so they are not easily turned around in this state unless a player is nearby to redirect it with {{Control|use}}.
Minecarts with furnaces can climb up steep inclines while pushing other minecarts as long as they have fuel. If a minecart with furnace reaches a slope while pulling another minecart, the pulled minecart is switched to the forward position so that it can be pushed along the slope instead of pulled.
When a minecart with furnace bumps into another minecart or multiple minecarts, the other minecarts are pushed forward with great speed. The furnace minecart continues on with its own speed. Because of this speed difference, some of the minecarts may end up inside unloaded chunks on straight tracks.
===Train mechanics===
{{Schematic
|caption=weakly-shunted 1-cart train, one cart was used only to push the train together and is left behind
|AB|mc-$ew|mc-$ew|mc/Fu-$ew|-
|AB|ra-$wu|ra-$ew|ra-$ew|ra-$ew|ellipsis-ew
}}
{{Schematic
|caption=Creating a strongly-shunted 1-cart train. The sloped rail must be replaced with a horizontal rail before powering.
|AB|mc-$ew||mc/Fu-$ew|-
|AB|ra-$ew|ra-$ew|ra-$eu|ra-$ew|ra-$ew|ellipsis-ew
}}
[[File:FurnaceMinecartTrain.png|thumb|right|A Minecart train powered by furnace [[Minecart|minecarts.]]|alt=]]
A furnace minecart can be made to pull up to four other minecarts. All minecarts in this train move at the constant speed of the furnace minecart. Trains are formed when a minecart is pushed into the back of a powered furnace minecart or a short-enough train. These shunts are fragile at best and easily come undone, but some methods are stronger than others. For example, pushing a minecart into a furnace minecart and then powering the furnace gives a weaker shunt than pushing the furnace minecart into the other minecart against a wall, and then powering the furnace in the other direction.
A high-speed minecart running into the back of a furnace minecart going in the same direction automatically creates a weak shunt with it, pulling it along.
Pulling a minecart with TNT causes it to explode.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pulled minecart/Shunt behavior
!Condition
!Result
|-
|Furnace loses power/speed||Shunt comes undone
|-
|Entity bumping besides those part of the train||Jettisoned forward
|-
|Upward sloped track||Jettisoned forward
|-
|Downward sloped track||Jettisoned forward (strong shunt) or shunt comes undone (weak shunt)
|-
|90° turn in track||Jettisoned backward
|-
|Turn toward north/south or east/west that is not the direction the train was shunted in||Train derails
|}
When a train comes to a turn, the shunt comes undone with the pulled minecart jettisoned backward. The correct way to make such a turn is having the shunt undone before a turn, and then make the two rejoin on a straight rail later by having the pulled cart catch up with the minecart with furnace.<ref name=mango/>
Since the train runs slower on a fully powered track than a normal minecart (~5 m/s compared to 8m/s), a train pulled by an unpowered furnace minecart is ideal for AFK farms involving breaking or placing blocks like [[nether wart]].<ref name=mango>{{YouTubeLink|1=pRLiAQfhTG8|2=Why The Furnace Minecart Isn't As Useless As You Think|3=ilmango}}</ref>
==Properties==
The coal is not stored as an item in the entity, but in the object data in the fuel property as a time in ticks. ''Fuel'' is a short value, i.e. a maximum of 32767 ticks, which is about 27 minutes. However, {{cmd|/summon furnace_minecart ~ ~ ~ {Fuel:32000} }} alone doesn't make it go since it doesn't have a direction. It can be right-clicked on a track to give it a direction, or it can be summoned with the properties ''PushX'' and ''PushZ'' set, which are responsible for the direction. The <code>Motion</code> property of every entity allows for movement of the minecart, but it does not direct the minecart to move on its own.
==Sounds==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Minecarts with furnaces use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.<ref group=sound name=rollsource>{{bug|MC-42132}}</ref>
{{Sound table
|sound=Minecart rolling.ogg
|subtitle=Minecart rolls
|source=Friendly Creatures <ref group=sound name=rollsource/>
|overridesource=1
|description=While a minecart with furnace is moving
|id=entity.minecart.riding
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.minecart.riding
|volume=0.0-0.35 <ref group=sound>Relates linearly with horizontal velocity (max 0.5)</ref>
|pitch=0.0-1.0 <ref group=sound>Will increase by 0.0025 per tick if the minecart's horizontal velocity is more than 0.01</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Minecart rolling.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a minecart with furnace is moving
|id=minecart.base
|foot=1}}
==Data values==
===ID===
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Furnace
|spritetype=item
|nameid=furnace_minecart
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Furnace
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=furnace_minecart
|foot=1}}
===Entity data===
Minecarts with furnace have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}
{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].
==History==
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|[[File:Minecart with Furnace JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Furnace (item) JE1.png|32px]] Minecarts with furnace were added.
|Since no in-game name was indicated, they were referred to by names such as "powered minecart" or "furnace minecart".
|No matter how much fuel was added to the minecart, it would never move for more than 3 minutes after the last fuel.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|When tooltips were added to items in inventory, this was named "Minecart with Furnace".}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Minecart with Furnace JE2.png|32px]] The texture of the minecart with furnace has been changed.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|Each piece of [[coal]] now powers a [[minecart]] with furnace for {{convert|3|minutes|ticks}}, so that adding another piece of coal at any time increases the total range by another 3 minutes. A full stack of 64 coal now powers it for {{convert|192|minutes|ticks}}.
|Minecarts with furnace on a level track cover 204 meters per minute.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w11a|Minecarts with furnace now give a much greater boost to other minecarts.
|When powered, minecarts with furnace now move on non-powered rails without decelerating.}}
{{History|||snap=14w17a|Minecarts with furnace's behavior has been reverted, so that no change was released in [[Java Edition 1.8]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID of the minecart with furnace has been changed from <code>MinecartFurnace</code> to <code>furnace_minecart</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 343.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Minecart with Furnace JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Furnace (item) JE2.png|32px]] The texture of the minecart with furnace has been changed.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w38a|[[File:Minecart with Furnace 19w38a.png|32px]] The furnace now appears dark, like suffocating mobs.}}
{{History|||snap=19w39a|The furnace texture is now colored correctly.}}
{{History||1.15.2|snap=Pre-Release 1|Furnace minecarts can now navigate around any corner.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|The crafting recipe for a minecart with furnace is now shapeless.
|Breaking a minecart with furnace will now drop the item instead of the minecart and furnace separately.<ref>{{bug|MC-249493|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Minecart with Furnace JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Furnace (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added minecart with furnace.}}
{{History|Ps4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Minecart with Furnace JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Furnace (item) JE2.png|32px]] The texture of the minecart with furnace has been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}
==Issues==
{{issue list}}
==Trivia==
*The minecart with furnace is excluded from {{els|be|3ds}} on purpose. In a tweet, [[Jeb]] considered removing it from {{el|je}}.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|699241247391772672|I think we will phase out the furnace minecraft ''(sic)''|15 Feb 2016}}</ref>
**When converting a [[Legacy Console Edition]] world to a [[Bedrock Edition]] world, any present minecarts with furnaces are converted into a normal minecart.
**Despite the above-described poor standing of the minecart, it was most recently briefly featured in an animation in the [[Minecraft Live 2022]], where one was depicted as moving a train of about 20 minecarts at a higher than normal speed.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Running Powered Minecart.png|A powered minecart in action.
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[zh:动力矿车]]</li><li>[[Redstone Dust|Redstone Dust]]<br/>{{Redirect|Redstone|the ore|Redstone Ore|the powered mineral block|Block of Redstone|other uses|Redstone (disambiguation)}}
{{Block
| group = Inactive (connected)
| 1-1= Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW).png
| 1-2 = Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png
| group2 = Inactive (unconnected)
| 2-1 = Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| 2-2 = Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| group3 = Active (connected)
| 3-1 = Active Redstone Wire (NESW).png
| 3-2 = Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png
| group4 = Active (unconnected)
| 4-1 = Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| 4-2 = Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png
| image = Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png
| extratext = [[#Gallery|View all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = all
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Redstone dust''' is a mineral that can transmit [[Redstone circuit#Power|redstone power]] as a wire when placed as a [[block]]. It is also used in [[crafting]] and [[brewing]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Mining ===
{{see also|Redstone Ore#Natural generation}}
[[Redstone ore]] mined using an iron [[pickaxe]] or higher drops 4 or 5 redstone dust (or more with [[Fortune]], averaging at 6 redstone dust with Fortune III). If mined with [[Silk Touch]], the block drops itself instead of redstone dust.
=== Natural generation ===
15 lengths of redstone dust are naturally generated as part of the trap in each [[jungle pyramid]]. 5 lengths of redstone dust can be found in one type of jail cell room in a [[woodland mansion]]. In [[Ancient City|ancient cities]], multiple pieces of redstone dust can be found integrated into circuitry.
=== Breaking ===
Redstone dust can be broken instantly using any tool, or without a tool, and drops itself as an item.
Redstone dust is removed and drops as an item if:
* its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
* [[water]] or [[lava]] flows into its space
* a [[piston]] tries to push it or moves a block into its space
=== Mob loot ===
[[Witch]]es have a chance of dropping 0–2 redstone dust upon death. This is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–5 redstone dust.
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|redstone}}
=== Crafting ===
Redstone dust can be crafted from [[blocks of redstone]].
{{Crafting
|Block of Redstone
|Output=Redstone Dust,9
|type=Redstone
}}
=== Smelting ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Redstone Ore; Deepslate Redstone Ore
|Redstone Dust
|0.7
}}
=== Trading ===
{{IN|java}}, novice-level cleric [[villager]]s sell two redstone dust for one [[emerald]].
{{IN|bedrock}}, novice-level cleric villagers sell four redstone dust for one emerald.
=== Villager gifts ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Raid farming}}
{{IN|Java}}, when the player has the [[Hero of the Village]] status effect, clerics might throw that player a redstone dust as a gift.
== Usage ==
Redstone dust is used for [[#Brewing ingredient|brewing]], [[#Crafting ingredient|crafting]], and in redstone circuits by placing it on the ground to create [[#Redstone component|redstone wire]]. It can also be used to power redstone components.
=== Brewing ingredient ===
{{Brewing
|head=1
|Redstone Dust
|Mundane Potion
|base=Water Bottle
}}
{{Brewing
|foot=1
|name=Increased Duration
|Redstone Dust
|showbase=1
|base=Potion of Fire Resistance; Potion of Invisibility; Potion of Night Vision; Potion of Poison; Potion of Regeneration; Potion of Slowness; Potion of Strength; Potion of Swiftness; Potion of Water Breathing; Potion of Weakness; Potion of Leaping; Potion of Slow Falling
}}
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Redstone Dust}}
=== {{anchor|Redstone dust}} Redstone component ===
When placed in the world, redstone dust becomes a block of "redstone wire"{{Info needed|other blco? BE?}}, which can transmit [[Redstone circuit#Power|redstone power]].
=== Smithing ingredient ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|ingredients=Any Armor Trim +<br/>Any Armor Piece + <br/>Redstone Dust
|Any Armor Trim Smithing Template
|Netherite Chestplate
|Redstone
|Redstone Trim Netherite Chestplate
|showdescription=1
|description = All armor types can be used in this recipe,<br/>a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.<br/>
|tail=1
}}
;Trim color palette
The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|redstone dust}}
=== Placement ===
[[File:Redstone wire as circuit component.png|Examples of redstone wire configuration. ''Top Left:'' Redstone wire connects diagonally vertically through non-opaque blocks. ''Top Right:'' Redstone wire does ''not'' connect diagonally vertically through opaque blocks. ''Center:'' Redstone wire gets darker as its power level drops, to a maximum of 15 blocks from a power source.|thumb]]
[[File:Redstone on Glowstone, Stairs, Slabs.png|Examples of redstone wire placements.|thumb]]
Redstone dust can be placed on [[opaque]] blocks as well as [[glowstone]], upside-down [[slab]]s, [[glass]], upside-down [[stairs]], and [[hopper]]s. It can also be placed on some transparent blocks; see [[Opacity/Placement]] for more information. It cannot be placed suspended in midair, even with commands, which is not unintentional.<ref>{{bug|MC-182709}}</ref>
Redstone wire configures itself to point toward adjacent redstone [[Redstone components#Power components|power components]] and [[Redstone components#Transmission components|transmission component]] connection points. Redstone wire also configures itself to point toward adjacent redstone wire one block higher or lower – unless there is a solid opaque block above the lower redstone wire.
If there is only one such adjacent redstone component, redstone wire configures itself into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust}} line pointing both at the neighbor and away from it. If there are two or more such adjacent components, redstone wire connects them in the form of {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust}}, {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-upleft}}, {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-t-up}}, or {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-cross}} as needed.
When there are no adjacent components, a single redstone wire configures itself into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-cross}} plus sign, which can provide power in all four directions. By right-clicking it can be changed into a {{BlockSprite|redstone-dust-dot}} dot, which does not provide power to any of the four directions.
{{IN|bedrock}}, redstone wire automatically configures itself to point toward adjacent blocks or [[Redstone components#Mechanism components|mechanism components]]. {{IN|java}}, it does not. If such a configuration is desired, the other neighbors of the redstone wire must be arranged to create it, i.e the redstone dust must be placed in a way that it would be pointed at the block’s location even if it were not there.
When redstone wire is reconfigured after placement, it does not update other redstone components around it of the change unless that reconfiguration also includes a change in power level or another component provides an update. This can create situations where a mechanism component remains activated when it shouldn't, or vice versa, until it receives an update from something else – a "feature" of redstone wire that can be used to make a [[BUD|block update detector]].
{{-}}
=== Behavior ===
{{Schematic|caption=
{{IN|be}}, the signal can go down from glass blocks.
|||rd-$ew!|RL-!||||rd-$ew!|RL-!|-
|rt-$!|rd-$ew!|SB|||rt-$!|rd-$ew!|glass||-
|ts-$|SB|rd-$ew|RL||ts-$|SB|rd-$ew!|RL-!
}}{{Schematic|caption =
However, the signal can never go down from slabs.
|||rd-$ew!|RL-!||||rd-$ew!|RL-!|-
|rt-$!|rd-$ew!|SB|||rt-$!|rd-$ew!|glass||-
|ts-$|ts-$|rd-$ew|RL||ts-$|ts-$|rd-$ew|RL
}}
Redstone wire can transmit power, which can be used to operate [[Redstone components#Mechanism components|mechanism components]] ([[door]]s, [[piston]]s, [[redstone lamp]]s, etc.).
Redstone wire can be "powered" by a number of methods:
* from an adjacent [[Redstone components#Power components|power component]] or a strongly-powered block
* from the output of a redstone repeater or redstone comparator
* from adjacent redstone wire. The powering dust can be a level higher or lower, but with restrictions:
** Redstone dust can be powered by redstone dust that is one level lower, or on an [[opaque]] block one level higher. A transparent block cannot{{only|java}} pass power downward.
** The block "between" the two dust blocks must be air or transparent. A solid block there "cuts" the connection between the higher and lower dust.
The "power level" of redstone dust can vary from 0 to 15. Most power components power-up adjacent redstone dust to power level 15, but a few ([[daylight sensor]]s, [[trapped chest]]s, and [[weighted pressure plate]]s) may create a lower power level. Redstone repeaters output power level 15 (when turned on), but [[redstone comparator]]s may output a lower power level.
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Redstone wire can transmit power up to 15 blocks.
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}}
Power level drops by 1 for every block of redstone wire it crosses. Thus, redstone wire can transmit power for no more than 15 blocks. To go further, the power level must be re-strengthened – typically with a redstone repeater.
Powered redstone wire on top of, or pointing at, an opaque block provides ''weak'' power to the block. A weakly-powered block cannot power other adjacent redstone wire, but can still power redstone repeaters and comparators, and activate adjacent mechanism components. Transparent blocks cannot be powered.
When redstone wire is unpowered, it appears dark red. When powered, it becomes bright red at power level 15, fading to darker shades with decreasing power. Powered redstone wire also produces "dust" [[particles]] of the same color.
While redstone wire always provides power to the directions it points into, it can still point into directions in which it cannot give power. If redstone wire comes in the form of a cross, the player can right-click to toggle it between a cross and dot. A redstone dot does not power anything adjacent to it, but powers the block under it.
== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Normal}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
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|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=block
|nameid=redstone_wire
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=item
|nameid=redstone
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Redstone Dust
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=block
|nameid=redstone_wire
|id=55
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=redstone-dust
|spritetype=item
|nameid=redstone
|id=373
|form=item
|foot=1}}
=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}
{{LoadPage|Redstone Dust/Asset history|List of block state combinations|h4}}
== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Dispense With This}}
== Video ==
{{Video note|These videos do not show all uses for redstone in crafting and all methods of obtaining. This video is also outdated, as of 1.13 Java Edition, redstone is now called Redstone Dust.}}
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<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|_IApwvCLJW8}}</span>
</div>
== History ==
{{History||May 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding wire-type [[block]]s.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust as an [[item]].
|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust as a placed [[block]].
|Redstone dust as a placed block has two power appearances; either completely on, or completely off.
|Redstone dust is used to craft [[redstone torch]]es.
|At this time, redstone has not been given an official name.}}
{{History||v1.0.2_01|Redstone dust now doesn't connect through solid [[block]]s diagonally down.{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}
|Walking on redstone dust no longer [[breaking|breaks]] it.{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}
|Active redstone dust now gives off [[particles]].{{needs testing|may have been changed in v1.0.2|type=untestable}}}}
{{History||v1.1.0|Redstone is now used to craft [[compass]]es.}}
{{History||v1.2.0|snap=<nowiki>?|slink=:Category:Information needed requiring unarchived version|Redstone is now used to craft [[clock]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|With the addition of inventory tooltips, the [[item]] form of redstone dust has been named "Redstone", and the usually unobtainable block form has been named "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History||1.2|Redstone is now used to craft [[dispenser]]s and [[note block]]s.}}
{{History||1.3|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE2.png|32px]] Redstone wire gets darker the farther away it is from a source of power, using a dedicated [[tint]] system. Previously, it was fully on until it reached its limit.
|Its particles now appear gray due to not being tinted.
|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone repeater]]s.}}
{{History||1.5|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE3.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE3.png|32px]] Fully off redstone wire is no longer black.
|Redstone dust can now be placed on [[snow]].
|Redstone is now used to craft [[powered rail]]s and [[detector rail]]s.}}
{{History||1.6.6|Redstone dust now checks if the block below has a solid top face or [[glowstone]], allowing it to be placed on it.}}
{{History||1.7|Redstone dust now connects to a [[redstone repeater|repeater]] without the dust being explicitly pointed at it.
|Redstone can now be used to craft [[piston]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Redstone can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s, and in the new [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Redstone can now be [[brewing|brewed]] in a [[water bottle]] to create a [[mundane potion]].
|Redstone can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.
|Redstone now extends the [[potion]]s of [[Fire Resistance]], [[Slowness]], [[Swiftness]], [[Poison]], [[Weakness]] and [[Strength]].}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Redstone now extends the new potion of [[Regeneration]].}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE1.png|32px]] <br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE1.png|32px]] Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] has been changed from a "+" to a "•" shape.}}
{{History||?|Redstone wire block particles are now correctly colored.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=11w49a|Fixed redstone update bug.{{more info}}}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w06a|Redstone can now be placed on [[glowstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w07a|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone lamp]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Redstone can now be [[trading|bought]] from priest [[villager]]s, at 2–4 redstone for 1 [[emerald]], making them [[renewable]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Redstone dust now generates in [[jungle temple]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w25a|Redstone dust can now be placed on top of upside-down [[slabs]] and [[stairs]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]]s of [[Night Vision]] and [[Invisibility]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w38a|[[Witch]]es have been added, which sometimes [[drops|drop]] redstone when killed.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w01a|Redstone can now be used to craft [[blocks of redstone]] and [[dropper]]s.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]] of [[Water Breathing]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Trading]] has been changed: cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1–4 redstone for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|Redstone dust no longer changes to [[obsidian]] next to water when [[lava]] flows into it.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion]] of [[Leaping]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NS) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (EW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) JE4.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NS) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (EW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) JE4.png|32px]] Some slight changes have been made to redstone wire's appearance - the dot now extends outward with two more pixels, and the south-facing section of bends, T shapes and crosses now has one fewer pixel. It also appears straighter and more continuous in straight wire form.
|Redstone can no longer be added to extended [[potion]]s or tier-II potions.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of redstone from [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s has been cut by more than half.
|The average yield of redstone in [[mineshaft]] chests has been increased.}}
{{History|||snap=15w46a|The hitbox of redstone now covers only part of the surface of the [[block]] below, based on the orientation of the redstone.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Redstone dust can now be found in chests in [[woodland mansion]]s.
|Redstone can now used to craft [[observer]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The [[item]] form of "Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Wire".
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 55, and the [[item]]'s 331.}}
{{History|||snap=17w48a|"Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History|||snap=18w07a|Redstone now extends the new [[potion of the Turtle Master]].}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone dust has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Redstone dust can now be found in chests in [[village]] temples.}}
{{History|||snap=19w12b|Redstone dust can now be placed on [[glass]], [[ice]] and [[sea lantern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Cleric villagers now give redstone dust to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Redstone dust now has a bottom texture.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|Redstone can now be used to craft [[target]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] has been changed from a "•" back to a "+" shape.
|Redstone dust's hitbox is now no longer strictly a cuboid, and more closely matches the shape of the wiring.<ref>{{bug|MC-137336}}</ref>
|Upward going redstone dust now has a hitbox on the side of the [[block]] too, rather than only on the floor.<ref>{{bug|MC-153508}}</ref>
|Unconnected redstone dust now has all direction block states set to "side".
|The direction block states of redstone dust are now properly set to "side" at the end of a redstone wire on both ends, rather than only the one with other redstone besides it.
|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (N).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (E).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (S).png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (W).png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (N).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (E).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (S).png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (W).png|32px]] While not accessible in normal gameplay, redstone dust that points into one side, but not the opposite, now visually reaches halfway across the [[block]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w19a|Redstone dust now visually connects when going up [[soul sand]], 8-layer [[snow]] stacks and the back side of upside-down [[stairs]].
|[[Particles]] are now generated across the length of the redstone wire rather than the center of the [[block]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w21a|Redstone dust placement on one [[block]] is now toggleable between a "+" and a "•" shape, by {{control|interacting}} with it.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Redstone dust can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate redstone ore]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Redstone wire now generates in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Redstone dust can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone as an [[item]].
|Redstone is now [[drops|dropped]] when [[breaking|mined]] from [[redstone ore]].
|Redstone can be used to craft [[compass]]es and [[clock]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=build 2|Redstone can now be used to craft [[powered rail]]s.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone block]]s.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Redstone has been added to the [[Creative]] [[inventory]], but it still cannot be placed. }}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Redstone can now be placed.
|Redstone is now used to craft [[redstone lamp]]s, [[note block]]s, [[detector rail]]s and [[redstone torch]]es.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[dispenser]]s and [[dropper]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Redstone is now used to craft [[piston]]s and [[observer]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1–4 redstone for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Redstone can now be found in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||?|[[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Active Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png|32px]] [[File:Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png|32px]]<br>Placed redstone now assumes its current appearance with a more solid center. Its linear state appearences are unknown.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Redstone can now be found in [[desert]] [[village]] temple [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cleric [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 4 redstone as part of their first tier [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History||1.16.210|snap=beta 1.16.210.57|"Redstone" has been renamed to "Redstone Dust".}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.52|Redstone dust can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate redstone ore]].}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.26|Redstone wire now generates in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}
{{History||1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Redstone dust can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone.}}
{{History||xbox=TU3|Redstone now connects to a [[redstone repeater|repeater]] without the dust being explicitly pointed at it.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Redstone Dust JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of redstone has been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.95|Redstone can now be placed on [[glass]].}}
{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added redstone dust.}}
{{History|foot}}
=== Redstone wire "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Redstone Wire}}
== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
; Java Edition
<gallery>
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NE).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ES).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (SW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NES).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW).png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Active Redstone Wire (NESW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (unconnected).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Active Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NE).png |
Active Redstone Wire (ES).png |
Active Redstone Wire (SW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NEW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NES).png |
Active Redstone Wire (ESW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NSW).png
</gallery>
; Bedrock Edition
<gallery>
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png |
Inactive Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png
</gallery>
<gallery>
Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NESW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NS).png |
Active Redstone Wire (EW).png |
Active Redstone Wire (NE) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (ES) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (SW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NEW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NES) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (ESW) BE.png |
Active Redstone Wire (NSW) BE.png
</gallery>
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Slab Stair Redstone.png|First image of redstone dust on top of slabs and stairs.
File:Olivia Tinkering.jpeg|[[Olivia]] using a scarce amount of redstone dust.
File:23w32a.jpg|[[Sunny]] using a very long strip of redstone dust.
</gallery>
=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Powered By Redstone JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Powered By Redstone" made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX].
File:Redstone Behind Chiseled Bookshelf Pixel Art.png|Pixel art of redstone dust.
</gallery>
== Issues ==
{{issue list|redstone|redstone dust|redstone wire}}
== Trivia ==
* Five updates for [[wikipedia:Windows 10 version history|Windows 10]] released from 2016 to 2018 were codenamed "Redstone", referencing ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{link|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/7/8364355/microsoft-redstone-windows-updates|title=Microsoft plans ‘Redstone’ updates for Windows 10 in 2016|author=Tom Warren|website=The Verge|date=April 7, 2015}}</ref>
* The block has 1,296 possible block state combinations, the highest of all blocks as of 1.15.2, beating [[fire]]'s 512 and [[note block]]'s 800.
* According to {{el|ee}}, redstone dust contains radioactive [[element]]s.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Redstone}}
{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{Items}}
[[Category:Redstone mechanics]]
[[Category:Mechanisms]]
[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Brewing recipe]]
[[cs:Rudit]]
[[de:Redstone]]
[[el:Σκόνη Κοκκινόπετρας]]
[[es:Polvo de redstone]]
[[fr:Poudre de redstone]]
[[hu:Redstone]]
[[it:Polvere di redstone]]
[[ja:レッドストーンダスト]]
[[ko:레드스톤 가루]]
[[nl:Redstonestof]]
[[pl:Redstone]]
[[pt:Pó de redstone]]
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[[zh:红石粉]]</li></ul></nowiki> | 13w01a | Daylight sensors were added to the game. | |||
Issues
Issues relating to "Daylight Detector" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- Daylight Sensors only work by sunlight and cannot be activated by other light sources such as luminescent blocks or torches.
- Daylight Sensors are less than a slab tall, which is like redstone repeaters, redstone comparators and trapdoors.
- A daylight sensor connected to a powered dispenser via redstone wire will cause the dispenser to fire every time the light level changes.
- Rain will affect the sensor.
- Daylight Sensors, as well as most redstone technology, appear more similar to modern technology compared to most other blocks.
- Daylight Sensors can be used as fuel in furnaces.
- Due to the fact that a covered sensor gives output at night, it is possible to create a 24H Redstone clock that is synchronous with the Day-night cycle, that still works during the night.
- A night sensor (Covered Daylight Sensor) will start giving redstone signal after 14341 ticks and stop after 21658 ticks instead of giving signals exactly at nighttime.
- A daylight sensor would be used as a power source (solar panels) in the real world, but since it's extremely easy to generate redstone power in Minecraft it's useful only as a sensor.
Gallery
- DaylightDoors.png
Iron doors opening during daytime and shut during the night because of the daylight sensors.
- Daylightsensorscomparison.png
A comparison of sensor outputs, depending on conditions.
- Automatic Lighting.png
An example of using the daylight sensor to provide lighting at night.
- 13w01a mojang release.png
The 13w01a Snapshot image.
- Sensordec.png
A picture of how the sensor can be used as decoration.
- DaylightMeterFront.png
Using a sensor and an analog-to-digital converter to make a meter.
- DaylightMeterBack.png
The sensor and analog-to-digital converter making the meter.
- DayightSensorCraftProof.png
This shows that old wooden slabs are incompatible with the daylight sensors' crafting recipe, and how newer differentiated wooden slabs must be used.