Automatically put new items in empty barrels

[LEGEND383]

Hi, I've been trying to figure this out for a while but no luck.

What I am trying to achieve is a wall of JABBA barrels which are initially empty as below:

I then want to link them all with logistics pipes, such that the following conditions are met:
1) Items that are not already stored in a barrel are placed in an empty barrel.
2) Items that are already stored in a barrel are added to that barrel.
3) Stored items can be requested by the logistics network.

The barrels will be locked such that the first item to be assigned to a barrel stays assigned to the barrel.

The first setup I tried used a Mk.II chassis with a provider module and a polymorphic item sink module. This worked for points 2 and 3, meaning I had to manually assign items to barrels.

I've tried every other module I could think of to meet requirement 1 but nothing works. Anyone have any ideas? It would be greatly appreciated.

 

[MacAisling]

You can't put items in an empty barrel if it is locked.

 

[LEGEND383]

Yes you can, the barrel then becomes locked to the item you put in. I just can't figure out how to automate the process with logistics pipes.

Edit: Ah, I see what you mean, logistics pipes can't insert into empty barrels when they're locked. Removed the lock and the item sink as default now works. Apologies for the misunderstanding and thanks for the help

 

[rhn]

Know this is not what you asked, but thought I would give the tip anyway. If you have Storage Drawers they can make this MUCH easier. The drawers will form a "network" with each other, and you can access all of them through a single block: Drawer Controller. So you can automate all of the storage with a single Chassis Pipe(or two pipes) on the Controller. The easiest early game automated storage I think