# Processes or Regulates Logic / Signals **Trait Number:** 11 **Layer:** Functional **Bit Position:** 3 (bit 11 overall) **Binary Encoding:** `00000000 00100000 00000000 00000000` **UHT Code (self-encoding):** `00 20 00 00` --- # Icon ![[Icon11.png|200]] ## Definition The entity performs **signal handling, logic processing, or control regulation**. It modifies, routes, filters, gates, or evaluates inputs according to logical or designed rules. --- ## When to Apply Use this trait when the entity: - **Applies logic, rules, or signal transformation** - **Controls or manages input/output behavior** - Performs **decision-making, evaluation, or switching** functions Avoid applying if the entity: - Merely **passes signals passively** - Lacks **internal processing or control behavior** - Does not alter or respond to logic, signal, or control inputs --- ## Related Traits - [[Emits output / produces effect]] — Often co-occurs if the result of processing is an output. - [[Transforms or modifies internal state]] — May involve internal changes, but this trait emphasizes external logic or signal flow. - [[Autonomous in function]] — Autonomous systems often include logic-processing subsystems. --- ## Examples - A logic gate or microprocessor - A programmable controller (PLC) - A traffic signal controller - A decision engine in software - A switch that routes based on input state - A signal amplifier with threshold logic --- ## Commentary This trait defines the **presence of computation or control logic**, whether simple (binary switch) or complex (AI inference engine). It distinguishes elements that **respond with structure**, not just presence. Signal-processing and logic-control entities are essential in automation, electronics, software, and cyber-physical systems. They are the **filters, switches, and evaluators** of system flow. --- **© 2025 Steven Holland. All rights reserved.** [[Copyright Statement]]