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Binary and Increment

Some numbers fun: not only increasing numbers but also increasing binary.

Start file

3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;

End file

3'b000: clk_out = clk_in1;
3'b001: clk_out = clk_in2;
3'b010: clk_out = clk_in3;
3'b011: clk_out = clk_in4;
3'b100: clk_out = clk_in5;
3'b101: clk_out = clk_in6;
3'b110: clk_out = clk_in7;
3'b111: clk_out = clk_in8;

View Diff

1,8c1,8
< 3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
< 3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
< 3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
< 3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
< 3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
< 3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
< 3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
< 3'b000: clk_out = clk_in0;
---
> 3'b000: clk_out = clk_in1;
> 3'b001: clk_out = clk_in2;
> 3'b010: clk_out = clk_in3;
> 3'b011: clk_out = clk_in4;
> 3'b100: clk_out = clk_in5;
> 3'b101: clk_out = clk_in6;
> 3'b110: clk_out = clk_in7;
> 3'b111: clk_out = clk_in8;

Solutions

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20 active golfers, 56 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - John Braxler / @braxler

06/19/2019 at 04:07PM

22

#2 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPi95550250

05/30/2024 at 03:43AM

23

#3 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

01/19/2016 at 03:27AM

23

#4 - Timur Celik / @clktmr

12/22/2018 at 12:12AM

24

#5 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

12/30/2014 at 09:08AM

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#6 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

01/03/2015 at 07:51PM

24

#7 - Jake Eskel / @JakeEskel

01/04/2015 at 03:51PM

25

#8 - Carlos López / @morrizon

01/27/2015 at 12:03PM

25

#9 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/30/2022 at 02:22PM

28

#10 - Jordana Lachow / @TomofBedlam

01/04/2015 at 03:49PM

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#11 - Pablo Acuna / @pacuna

11/17/2024 at 02:06AM

32

#12 - mnx / @mnxx

01/02/2015 at 09:56AM

39

#13 - James / @Dronak

12/09/2022 at 08:39PM

39

#14 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/28/2024 at 04:43AM

40

#15 - Carlos A Henríquez Q / @lagunex

01/17/2015 at 02:22PM

41

#16 - Matt / @mcr05

12/29/2014 at 08:44PM

50

#17 - pftb12345 / @pftb12345

04/13/2015 at 02:11PM

51

#18 - PCS Solutions / @PeteSolutions

08/16/2018 at 06:24PM

53

#19 - Paul / @paxlzi

01/02/2015 at 07:12PM

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#20 - Oliver Christ / @0liverChrist

02/16/2015 at 01:10PM