Delay elements for activation signals

A fluid control system comprising:

• a system controller;
• and
• a fluidic die comprising:
• a set of fluid actuators arranged in an order;
• a plurality of delay elements associated with the fluid actuators, the delay elements if activated to delay an activation signal;
• a register to store input control information relating to controlling actuation of the set of fluid actuators;
• and
• an actuation controller to:
• determine, based on the input control information, which fluid actuators of the set of fluid actuators are to be actuated,
• activate delay elements associated with first fluid actuators that are to be actuated, if respective neighboring fluid actuators of the first fluid actuators are not to be actuated,
• deactivate delay elements associated with second actuators that are to be actuated, if respective neighboring fluid actuators of the second fluid actuators are to be actuated, and
• deactivate delay elements associated with third fluid actuators that are not to be actuated.

A fluid control device comprising:

• a set of fluid actuators arranged in an order;
• an actuation data register to store actuation data that indicates each fluid actuator of the plurality of fluid actuators to actuate;
• a mask register to store a mask data pattern indicating a respective subset of fluid actuators of the set of fluid actuators enabled for actuation for a respective actuation event;
• and
• a controller to:
• determine, based on the actuation data and the mask data pattern, whether a given fluid actuator of the set of fluid actuators is to be actuated, and
• in response to determining that the given fluid actuator is to be actuated and a neighboring fluid actuator within a specified proximity of the given fluid actuator is not to be actuated, activate a delay element associated with the given fluid actuator, the delay element to delay an activation signal propagated to selected fluid actuators of the set of fluid actuators in response to an actuation event.