Replacing timers with computers

[Cougar281]

I searched around and couldn't find much info, but I gathered that it would be possible to make a computer work as a timer using a 'simple' program, but my programming skills are...... limited.. Would someone happen to have a program handy to do that, and would using computers instead of timers be better with regards to processor time, lag, etc?

 

[Someguy]

This works quite well:

while true do
redstone.setOutput("left", true)
sleep(0.1)
redstone.setOutput("false", true)
sleep(0.2)
end

Those sleep times work for me, playing SSP. Adjust for your own needs.

 

[panic_more]

just do
while true do
rs. setOutput("side", true)
sleep(time)
rs.setOutput(side, false)
end

 

[panic_more]

and obviously you can add something like
if rs. getInput(side) ~= true then
code
end
this means you can control it with a lever

 

[ratchet freak]

as for the lag issues... the redstone updates are going to cause lag, you won't have to render the custom model of the timer anymore though so client lag will be less

overall you are better off trying to build without needing timers

 

[tindin]

http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/thr...craft-9-gates-more-planned.20371/#post-256682