✨ Wave 2 Beta Release: New Logic Gates, Improved UX, and Major Enhancements! ✨
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## **🆕 New Features**
### **1️⃣ Additional Logic Gates**
#### **🔲 NAND Gate**
- **Fully functional NAND logic** implemented.
- **Truth Table**:
| **Input A** | **Input B** | **Output (A NAND B)** |
|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
| 0 | 0 | **1** (ON) |
| 0 | 1 | **1** (ON) |
| 1 | 0 | **1** (ON) |
| 1 | 1 | **0** (OFF) |
- **Toggle buttons** for Input 1 and Input 2 work as expected.
- Lightbulb updates correctly to match the logic output.
#### **🔲 NOR Gate**
- **Fully functional NOR logic** implemented.
- **Truth Table**:
| **Input A** | **Input B** | **Output (A NOR B)** |
|-------------|-------------|----------------------|
| 0 | 0 | **1** (ON) |
| 0 | 1 | **0** (OFF) |
| 1 | 0 | **0** (OFF) |
| 1 | 1 | **0** (OFF) |
- Lightbulb updates correctly to match the logic output.
- Toggle buttons for Input 1 and Input 2 work as expected.
#### **🔲 XOR Gate**
- **Fully functional XOR logic** implemented.
- **Truth Table**:
| **Input A** | **Input B** | **Output (A XOR B)** |
|-------------|-------------|----------------------|
| 0 | 0 | **0** (OFF) |
| 0 | 1 | **1** (ON) |
| 1 | 0 | **1** (ON) |
| 1 | 1 | **0** (OFF) |
- Toggle buttons for Input 1 and Input 2 trigger the logic updates.
- Lightbulb behavior reflects the XOR output logic.
#### **🔲 XNOR Gate**
- **Fully functional XNOR logic** implemented.
- **Truth Table**:
| **Input A** | **Input B** | **Output (A XNOR B)** |
|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
| 0 | 0 | **1** (ON) |
| 0 | 1 | **0** (OFF) |
| 1 | 0 | **0** (OFF) |
| 1 | 1 | **1** (ON) |
- Lightbulb updates correctly based on the logic.
- Input toggle buttons work correctly for Input 1 and Input 2.
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## **🛠️ Enhancements & Improvements**
- **Input Handling**:
- **Input toggles** now work consistently across all logic gate types (AND, OR, NOT, XOR, NOR, NAND, XNOR).
- Input logic is consistent across all gate types, including the lightbulb status updates.
- **Reset Functionality**:
- The **reset button** now works across all logic gates.
- The lightbulb and toggle button status are properly reset.
- **Code Refactoring**:
- Reduced **redundancy** in the toggle input functions.
- Enhanced **code readability** and maintainability.
- Removed unnecessary logic duplications and consolidated shared logic for gate input handling.
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## **🐛 Bug Fixes**
- **Fixed NAND Gate logic** — lightbulb now correctly updates according to the truth table.
- **Fixed XNOR Gate logic** — logic now correctly handles the logic for matching inputs.
- **Fixed Reset Functionality** — lightbulbs and buttons now reset correctly across all gate types.
- **General Bug Fixes** — Minor improvements in input toggle functions for better user experience.
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## **📁 Files Changed**
📄 logicGates.js 📄 logicGates.html
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## **🚀 Release Notes**
This release marks the **Wave 2 Beta** of the CS:Box project, bringing support for all fundamental logic gates. This wave includes the **NAND, NOR, XOR, and XNOR gates**, which have been built with consistent logic, responsive lightbulb behavior, and proper input handling. This release also introduces major fixes to the **reset functionality**, ensuring that all gates reset properly when the reset button is pressed.
**New Features Include:**
- Full support for **NAND, NOR, XOR, XNOR logic gates**.
- Input toggle buttons now work seamlessly for all gates.
- Lightbulb status updates in real-time according to input changes.
- **Reset button** now clears all input states and correctly resets the lightbulb status for each gate type.
**Looking Ahead**:
- Further UI improvements to make the interface more user-friendly.
- Expanded testing to ensure accurate logic across all devices.
Enjoy this latest version of CS:Box! 🚀
# Wave 1 Beta Release
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## Key Features and Enhancements
### 1. Core Functionality
- Developed and optimized JavaScript functions for binary, hexadecimal, and logic gate simulations, ensuring high performance and compatibility across GCSE and A-Level specifications.
- Introduced dynamic behavior to adapt pages (e.g., GCSE vs A-Level) based on URL or heading context.
- Streamlined reset, toggle, and update functionalities for user inputs and sliders across various simulation pages.
### 2. Hexadecimal Simulator
- Enabled two configurations:
- 8-bit binary with 2-digit hexadecimal (GCSE).
- 16-bit binary with 4-digit hexadecimal (A-Level).
- Ensured user input validation for denary and hexadecimal values with robust error handling and feedback.
### 3. Hex Colors Module
- Added dynamic color preview updates for RGB sliders, denary, binary, and hexadecimal values.
- Included an "invert color" feature with corresponding visual updates.
### 4. Logic Gates Module
- Implemented NOT, AND, and OR gates with toggle buttons and live output updates.
- Enhanced reset functionality to initialize states correctly for each gate type.
### 5. Error Handling
- Resolved bugs related to undefined slider properties and invalid binary/hexadecimal inputs.
- Implemented fallback defaults for invalid or canceled inputs.
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## Visual Enhancements
### 1. Custom Illustrations
- Created custom images for the following sections:
- **About CS:Box**: A simplistic and educational-themed design.
- **The Evolution from Bit:Box**: A visual transition from Bit:Box to CS:Box.
- **Educational Impact**: Vibrant and engaging designs showcasing classroom learning.
- Refined visual hierarchy across all pages for better user experience.
### 2. Navigation Revamp
- Redesigned Bootstrap-based dropdown menus for better usability and accessibility.
- Improved menu hierarchy to align with the UK Computing Curriculum elements.
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## Documentation
### 1. CS:Box Overview
- Added content explaining the project's evolution from Bit:Box and its educational significance.
- Highlighted key features and their relevance to the UK Computing Curriculum.
### 2. GitHub Repository
- Structured repository with concise descriptions of modules, features, and usage instructions.
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## Bug Fixes and Optimizations
- Addressed issues with sliders not functioning correctly after reset on hexadecimal pages.
- Fixed error with NOT gate toggling state incorrectly upon reset.
- Streamlined JavaScript logic across all simulations to reduce redundancy and improve maintainability.
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## Future Scope
- Prepare for **Wave 2 Release** with additional simulations (e.g., XOR gates, floating-point representations).
- Enhance accessibility features for a more inclusive user experience.
- Explore collaborative features for classroom settings.
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*Wave 1 Beta Release is the foundation of CS:Box, setting the stage for engaging, curriculum-aligned computing education tools.*
# Wave 1 Beta Release
---
## Key Features and Enhancements
### 1. Core Functionality
- Developed and optimized JavaScript functions for binary, hexadecimal, and logic gate simulations, ensuring high performance and compatibility across GCSE and A-Level specifications.
- Introduced dynamic behavior to adapt pages (e.g., GCSE vs A-Level) based on URL or heading context.
- Streamlined reset, toggle, and update functionalities for user inputs and sliders across various simulation pages.
### 2. Hexadecimal Simulator
- Enabled two configurations:
- 8-bit binary with 2-digit hexadecimal (GCSE).
- 16-bit binary with 4-digit hexadecimal (A-Level).
- Ensured user input validation for denary and hexadecimal values with robust error handling and feedback.
### 3. Hex Colors Module
- Added dynamic color preview updates for RGB sliders, denary, binary, and hexadecimal values.
- Included an "invert color" feature with corresponding visual updates.
### 4. Logic Gates Module
- Implemented NOT, AND, and OR gates with toggle buttons and live output updates.
- Enhanced reset functionality to initialize states correctly for each gate type.
### 5. Error Handling
- Resolved bugs related to undefined slider properties and invalid binary/hexadecimal inputs.
- Implemented fallback defaults for invalid or canceled inputs.
---
## Visual Enhancements
### 1. Custom Illustrations
- Created custom images for the following sections:
- **About CS:Box**: A simplistic and educational-themed design.
- **The Evolution from Bit:Box**: A visual transition from Bit:Box to CS:Box.
- **Educational Impact**: Vibrant and engaging designs showcasing classroom learning.
- Refined visual hierarchy across all pages for better user experience.
### 2. Navigation Revamp
- Redesigned Bootstrap-based dropdown menus for better usability and accessibility.
- Improved menu hierarchy to align with the UK Computing Curriculum elements.
---
## Documentation
### 1. CS:Box Overview
- Added content explaining the project's evolution from Bit:Box and its educational significance.
- Highlighted key features and their relevance to the UK Computing Curriculum.
### 2. GitHub Repository
- Structured repository with concise descriptions of modules, features, and usage instructions.
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## Bug Fixes and Optimizations
- Addressed issues with sliders not functioning correctly after reset on hexadecimal pages.
- Fixed error with NOT gate toggling state incorrectly upon reset.
- Streamlined JavaScript logic across all simulations to reduce redundancy and improve maintainability.
---
## Future Scope
- Prepare for **Wave 2 Release** with additional simulations (e.g., XOR gates, floating-point representations).
- Enhance accessibility features for a more inclusive user experience.
- Explore collaborative features for classroom settings.
---
*Wave 1 Beta Release is the foundation of CS:Box, setting the stage for engaging, curriculum-aligned computing education tools.*
