I'm trying to make a pig farm where a Mob Counter will detect if there are more than 4 (or 5) pigs it will activate the slaughterhouse (the opposite for the Breeder). My problem is that the mob counter emits a redstone signal with the strength equal to the number of mobs in its range. I was thinking of using the Programmable RedNet Controller to detect if the signal strength = 4 (or 5, maybe) and then output a redstone signal on another side, but I don't know what function I would use for that. Also, is there anything in ProjectRed I could use instead ?
Detect redstone power level (signal strength) ?
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Well a comparator gives a redstone signal when one side gets a signal above a level set to one of the other sides.
ProjectRed also has modded comparators if you prefer those.
ProjectRed also has modded comparators if you prefer those.
besides the SFM/MFR cheat you can use a hopper and extra comparator
use the partially filled hopper and 1 comparator to produce the exact signal strength you need and use a second comparator to subtract it from the signal from the mob counter
use the partially filled hopper and 1 comparator to produce the exact signal strength you need and use a second comparator to subtract it from the signal from the mob counter
How would I go about using Rednet to turn something on when it gets a signal strength of 3 or below and turn it off when the strength is 14 or higher?
Combine a "Less than", "Greater than" and a "SR latch". Use Variables to send output from "Less than" and "Greater than" to the "SR latch" page.
That Programmable Rednet Controller looks like BOTH the greatest thing in Minecraft and also the most complicated, unintuitive thing ever. Is there an Operations Manual for that thing somewhere? Do you need to be a Computer Systems Engineer to understand it? Luckily, I used to be one of those. Back in the 1980's. Never heard of a Schmitt Trigger tho, or a Seven Segment Encoder. I wasn't very good at computer engineering, which is why I quit it. LOL
There is indeed an operations manual for it ingame. Never really read it though. Find the wikis etc. easier.
Like:
http://ftbwiki.org/Programmable_RedNet_Controller
That sounds really handy actually. Might use that later
Ran into a slight problem with rhn's suggestions...whenever I start up my world, the REDNet system would activate the system again even when the pool is full.
I have had those problems before with the PRC when it need to evaluate the redstone signal strengths. Not sure what causes it, but I would guess it happens when the PRC is perhaps initially evaluated before the sources of the redstone signals gets loaded.
I have had to add certain preventions for this. Like adding a NOT gate from project red on the output and reversing the evaluation(less than to greater than etc.) so the default redstonesignal was always ON in the loading situation(relying on a "physical source" for the signal at first).
Perhaps if you describe what you are trying to achieve we can come up with an alternative or fix.
What I'm trying to do is have something measure the level of a Botania Mana Pool and if it's full, turn off the Mana Farm (i.e. turn off whatever is supplying Mana producing plants the materials they consume). And when the Pool is nearly empty, turn it back on.
For Example: Stopping the Mine Cart from distributing seeds.
To sending a wireless Redstone Signal to stop coal from dropping.
And also, locking hoppers down to stop them from dropping resources.
For Example: Stopping the Mine Cart from distributing seeds.
To sending a wireless Redstone Signal to stop coal from dropping.
And also, locking hoppers down to stop them from dropping resources.
Have you tried with BC gates? They have parameters for the Mana pools.What I'm trying to do is have something measure the level of a Botania Mana Pool and if it's full, turn off the Mana Farm (i.e. turn off whatever is supplying Mana producing plants the materials they consume). And when the Pool is nearly empty, turn it back on.
For Example: Stopping the Mine Cart from distributing seeds.
To sending a wireless Redstone Signal to stop coal from dropping.
And also, locking hoppers down to stop them from dropping resources.
Have you tried ComputerCraft yet?
Update: On second thought scratch that. Mana pools don't support OpenPeripherals. So I'm not sure how you would read the level of the pool.
Update: On second thought scratch that. Mana pools don't support OpenPeripherals. So I'm not sure how you would read the level of the pool.
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