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Automatic Deep Miner Control

Fully autonomous Deep Miner Control System
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IC to control Deep Miners, Centrifuges, Refrigerated Vending Machine, Sorter and Solid Generator for a self-powering, endless source of ore. Only works on worlds with coal.


Structure requirements:
1+ Deep Miners (Follow ratio) - 500w each
3+ Centrifuges (Follow ratio) - 100w each
1 IC Housing - 50w
1 Refrigerated Vending Machine - 5w
1 Sorter - 5w
1 Station Battery (Any Type)
1 IC10 Chip
1 Solid Generator
And lots of Basic Chutes + Cable Coils


Features:
- Automatically initialises all relevant devices. Batch writes to Centrifuges and Deep Miners.
- Controls coal Sorter by logic. No need to manually configure using a Computer.
- Calculates charge ratio of all connected Station Battery and Station Battery (Large) and uses this to control the Solid Generator. Generator start and stop thresholds can be configured.
- Scans Refrigerated Vending Machine and automatically ejects item types with a full stack. Configurable Slot Index scan range. Configurable maximum number of slots to scan per tick.


Setup notes:
- Only use electric Centrifuges. This script will not automatically control the Combustion Centrifuge.
- Build Deep Miners and Centrifuges in a ratio. 2 Deep Miners:5 Centrifuges is a good ratio but it's not perfect (one centrifuge may go unused for small periods of time).
- Station Battery or Station Battery (Large) is required as a power buffer.
- Since Batch commands are used, ensure this chip is isolated from the rest of your data network.
- Do not use a normal vending machine. Refrigerated version is used because of its integrated stacker which allows it to stack all ore types simultaneously.
- Do not pre-smelt the ores and attempt to stack ingots in the Refrigerated Vending Machine. Refrigerated Vending Machines cannot stack ingots.
- ICs execute 128 total lines of code per tick before forcefully yielding. Vending machine slot scans take a long time so be sure to configure the script to suit your needs.
- Use Heavy Cable to connect Solid Generator output to Station Battery input. Normal cable will explode.
- Leave several sections of buffer chutes before the Solid Generator input. A single stack of coal contains more energy than a Station Battery can store.


Pinout:
d0 = Solid Generator
d1 = Sorter (coal)
d2 = Refrigerated Vending Machine


Setup Instructions:
1. Connect Deep Miner outputs to Centrifuge inputs.
2. Connect Centrifuge outputs to Refrigerated Vending Machine input.
3. Connect Refrigerated Vending Machine output to Sorter input.
4. Connect Sorter accept output (right side when looking at the input side) to Solid Generator input. Use a Chute Overflow somewhere near the Sorter to redirect excess Coal after the Generator's chute buffer is full.
5. Connect Sorter reject output (left side when looking at the input side) to your main ore output line. You can add a Chute Junction here and connect it to the Chute Overflow from Step 4.
6. Connect Solid Generator power output directly to Station Battery power input using heavy cable.
7. Connect all other power and data ports using wattage appropriate cable.
8. Turn on the Station Battery, IC Housing and Solid Generator.
9. Fill the Generator coal chute with a few stacks of coal and leave running.
10. Enjoy your endless stream of ores.
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