Solar panel not responding to Logic Controller

[RayCubed]

I built a simple test area to try to figure this out and haven't had any luck...

The set up is:

1 Solar Panel
1 Power Controller
1 Computer with logic board

Power connected / Data connected ( double check correct ports )

As a test I put in: If (Solar Panels charge is less than 1) -> (Move panel to 0)

No matter how many varients, including those with the angle indicator I can't get the panel to move when I press the "test" button

TL,DR - My solar panel wont move when I press the "play" button on the logic computer.


Please, I beg you.... lol, help me

[RayCubed]

Wasn't sure if this was a bug...thought I was doing something wrong.

Further reading would indicate computers are on the fritz at the moment?

[YunggGravy]

I would encourage you to check out some of the youtube videos on auto solar panels using computers. I successfully created a non computer version that works great.

I would hazard a guess that move panel to 0 is the wrong command. Garbage in, garbage out. So I do not think you can blame your issue in the a bug? Basically you need to tell the computer to move the panel to the same angle as the sun. The only way a computer will know this is if you connect a solar sensor to it. Then you have to do some math to translate the degrees of the sun into the degree of movement of your panels which is from 180->100 off the top of my head. Again many tutorial videos out there.

[Lejban]

This is a bug, use circuits instead until the bug is fixed.

[Gabriel]

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/925923196428302312/93129F30D7FD3EC59769D8F5B9E80FA60DFFD629/
use this setup, i think it is the most efficient
reader in = daylight sensor(oriented to sunrise)
read = solar angle
set memory to 1.8 (use a logic computer to easiest way to do that)
math unit 1= reader
2 = memory
set to divide
batch in = math unit
out = solar panel
set to vertical
use a wrench to rotate your solar if need

[Maelstrom]

Gabriel, while it is a simple setup it is actually the least efficient setup you can have.
The Simplest efficient setup for logic circuits I think is:
(Solar Angle - 15) / 1.5

2 Memory set to 1.5 and 15
reader, logic processor to minus solar angle 15
logic processor to divide 1.5

batch writer result to solar panels

There are then a bunch of tweaks we discuss in another therad that you can increase efficiency more with such as capping it out at a max, checking the solar sensor is active and disabling apc/transformer to save power at night, etc.

[[BTW] Nicj]

Originally posted by RayCubed:

I built a simple test area to try to figure this out and haven't had any luck...

The set up is:

1 Solar Panel
1 Power Controller
1 Computer with logic board

Power connected / Data connected ( double check correct ports )

As a test I put in: If (Solar Panels charge is less than 1) -> (Move panel to 0)

No matter how many varients, including those with the angle indicator I can't get the panel to move when I press the "test" button

TL,DR - My solar panel wont move when I press the "play" button on the logic computer.


Please, I beg you.... lol, help me

I dont mean to teach you to suck eggs here so....

Is the solar panel complete, i.e. glass pane fitted?
Is the solar panel generating power?

Pressing play on the computer will make the machine check if your condition statement (i.e. is the solar panel generating less than 1 watt) is true or not. I would start with checking this and also that the solar panel isnt already at vertical 0 percent.

On a side note, using a pc for solar logic is a royal pain somewhere. You will have to multiple conditions if you wish it to track the sun angle and for each of those you need a command for every single solar panel you have. Its a lot of clicking just to set up 5 panels let alone a much larger solar array.

[Kraft51]

@Drunken Walnut, Computers are currently bugged and do not work properly.

[Maelstrom]

It seems like despite the significant number forum posts about it, alot of people arn't aware of the bugs with computers. Perhaps it can be noted somewhere like known bugs sticky.

[Adam De Beers]

controll your solar farm with logic circuits, simple solution forever

[Kraft51]

it'd be nicer if people would simply put forth a tiny bit of effort to search for it themselves, on that note that goes for basically any info on the forums. why its so much harder to type a few keywords into the searchbar instead of writing up a whole thread i just don't understand.

you know if you weren't connected to the internet i'd understand ... oh wait :P

[Adam De Beers]

I built my first solar farm without any help or watching youtube and that was real fun :D

[Brudha]

Bumping this, i got the same problem than OP. Logic computers are realy fun to me, it would be amazing if you guys could fix it ! @Dev, if you're reading this.

[Adam De Beers]

short tutorial how to set solar panels once and forever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjpu9W97yf0

[PipAlmighty]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1254363900


Proving to be the best laid out option I've found.
Also, look up the stationeers wiki.
Lots of very helpful stuff on there.

[RayCubed]

Hey, just wanted to add an update here since I noticed some replies.

To be perfectly honest.... the logic chips MAY SEEM complicated but once you get the hang of it it's no problem!

There's tons of schematics online to get those panels to track the sun down to the nat's ass!