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Storage Tank - Wireless Logistics
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:57 am
by pistols39
Could the Storage Tank have a button to add it to the logistic network wirelessly to read the contents (kind of like the way you can add a lamp or inserter wirelessly)? Seems to be an entity that could benefit from this.
Cheers.
Re: Storage Tank - Wireless Logistics
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:57 pm
by Amarula
TIL you can add lamps and inserters wirelessly to the logistic network!
When I look at the wiki, I see a note from version 0.13 that inserter hand contents can be sent to the circuit and logistic networks, but I did not find any references to wireless connections to the logistic network, and I did not find any references to any connections to the logistic network other than the logistic items (chests and roboports).
I am curious, what gets sent when you add a lamp to the logistic network? And what do you use it for?
Re: Storage Tank - Wireless Logistics
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:03 pm
by mrvn
Does anything have a wireless connection to send data wireless? I only see cases where you can enable/disable based on signals recieved wireless.
Re: Storage Tank - Wireless Logistics
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:13 pm
by pistols39
Does anything have a wireless connection to send data wireless? I only see cases where you can enable/disable based on signals received wireless.
I don't think they do thinking about it. Maybe a new entity then 'logistic storage tank' that works like a logistic storage chest to share its contents only, but not be serviced by robots?
Re: Storage Tank - Wireless Logistics
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:03 pm
by Koub
Lamps and inserters don't have wireless connectivity in vanilla. The only "Wireless" information sharing is the contents of logistic chests that share their content information within their logistic network.
It wouldn't make sense for a tank, because logistic robots can't carry fluids (I mean fluids by themselves, as they can carry barreled fluids).
Re: Storage Tank - Wireless Logistics
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:21 pm
by mrvn
Koub wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:03 pm
Lamps and inserters don't have wireless connectivity in vanilla. The only "Wireless" information sharing is the contents of logistic chests that share their content information within their logistic network.
It wouldn't make sense for a tank, because logistic robots can't carry fluids (I mean fluids by themselves, as they can carry barreled fluids).
Check again. They do have connectivity. But only for enable/disable. Not for read hand content.
Re: Storage Tank - Wireless Logistics
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:53 pm
by pistols39
Koub wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:03 pm
Lamps and inserters don't have wireless connectivity in vanilla. The only "Wireless" information sharing is the contents of logistic chests that share their content information within their logistic network.
It wouldn't make sense for a tank, because logistic robots can't carry fluids (I mean fluids by themselves, as they can carry barreled fluids).
Thanks for the reply. I have spent some time thinking about this today and learning a little more about the circuit and logistics network, what they do and how the different items interact with each. The reason I made the suggestion was for an edge case and my desire to use less wires. But my original suggestion doesn't make sense in the way the the two systems are set up.
Re: Storage Tank - Wireless Logistics
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 9:36 pm
by mrvn
There are mods for wireless transmission. If you don't want long distance wire connections then go grab one of those. Then you can connect a transmitter to the tank.
Re: Storage Tank - Wireless Logistics
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:21 am
by ssilk
moved to won’t implement