juniorjunior / drmon

Draconic Reactor computercraft monitoring and failsafe script

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 8tQ775AS 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