/drmon

Draconic Reactor computercraft monitoring and failsafe script

Primary LanguageLua

status: currently stable, writing documentation

drmon

monitor and failsafe automation for your draconic reactor

what is this

this is a computercraft LUA script that monitors everything about a draconic reactor, with a couple features to help keep it from exploding

features

  • uses a 3x3 advanced computer monitor to display all the stats of your reactor

  • regulates the input gate for the targeted field strength of 50%

    • adjustable
  • immediate shutdown and charge upon your field strength going below 20%

    • adjustable
    • reactor will activate upon a successful charge
  • immediate shutdown when your temperature goes above 8000C

    • adjustable
    • reactor will activate upon temperature cooling down to 3000C
      • adjustable
  • easily tweak your output flux gate via touchscreen

    • +/-100k, 10k, and 1k increments

requirements

  • one fully setup draconic reactor with fuel
  • 1 advanced computer
  • 9 advanced monitors
  • 3 wired modems, wireless will not work
  • a bunch of network cable

installation

  • your reactor output flux gate must be setup so that one side of it and one of your stabilizers touches a side of the advanced computer
  • by default, flux gate should touch the right side, stabilizer should touch the back of the computer
    • if you want to use different sides you need to modify startup after you have installed this and specify the sides
  • connect a modem to your input flux gate (the one connected to your reactor energy injector)
  • connect a modem to your advanced computer
  • setup yoru monitors to be a 3x3 and connect a modem to anywhere but the front
  • run network cable to all 3 modems
  • install this code via running the install script using these commands :
> pastebin get Ls1Wg3QQ install
> install
  • modify startup if you wish to configure/alter any variables mentioned in the feature list, you'll find them at the top of the file
> startup
  • you should see stats in your term, and on your monitor

upgrading to the latest version

  • right click your computer
  • hold ctrl+t until you get a >
> install
> startup