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TriggersAdded in 1.11

OBSERVER

Detects block state changes in front of its face and emits a 1-tick pulse from its back. Detects placement, removal, growth, state changes, and more.

Crafting Recipe

6 Cobblestone + 2 Redstone Dust + 1 Nether Quartz → 1 Observer

Signal Behavior

Input

Block state change in front of face

Output

1-tick pulse (signal 15) from back

Max Signal Strength

15

Delay

2 game ticks (1 redstone tick) pulse

Modes

  • Pulse on block update detection

Common Uses

  • Block update detection
  • Crop growth detection
  • Sugarcane/bamboo farms
  • BUD switches
  • Flying machines

Common Mistakes

  • !Only detects block in front of face, not adjacent
  • !Emits from back, not the detecting face
  • !1-tick pulse is very short, may need extension
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