This sure does sound like you forgot to tell the timer to run the programmable block. Also, it looks like you forgot to add the [inv] suffix.

lol i forgot the timer XD thanks awesome script btw

glad I could help. don't forget to set the rotor torques ;)

I'm having a similar problem with one set of panels following fine but one that seems to be trying but just can't face the sun.

Originally posted by segfault*Choco Taco:

I'm having a similar problem with one set of panels following fine but one that seems to be trying but just can't face the sun.

Are you sure you appended "[inv]" (without the quotation marks) to one of the rotor's names as described here[github.com]?

Originally posted by mezzodrinker:

Originally posted by segfault*Choco Taco:

I'm having a similar problem with one set of panels following fine but one that seems to be trying but just can't face the sun.

Are you sure you appended "[inv]" (without the quotation marks) to one of the rotor's names as described here[github.com]?

Yep. I've tried applying it to both, one, then the other.

Edit: I just noticed that the second set of panels are just about a 90* angle away from the sun so I just took them apart and rebuilt them so that they'd be facing it. Not sure what I did to cause that but [s]hopefully it continues to work.[/s]
Nope. Almost immediately out of sync. It's like this second rotor just doesn't want to cooperate.

Originally posted by segfault*Choco Taco:

Yep. I've tried applying it to both, one, then the other.

Did you also put the two rotors that are on the same axis into a group? The [inv] suffix does not work unless they are in a group.

Originally posted by mezzodrinker:

Originally posted by segfault*Choco Taco:

Yep. I've tried applying it to both, one, then the other.

Did you also put the two rotors that are on the same axis into a group? The [inv] suffix does not work unless they are in a group.

Yes, they are in a group.

Originally posted by segfault*Choco Taco:

Yes, they are in a group.

Then I have no idea what might have caused this just by reading what you're telling me. Would you mind uploading your version of the script to pastebin[pastebin.com] or Gist[gist.github.com] so that I can see if there might have been errors in the configuration?

Originally posted by mezzodrinker:

Originally posted by segfault*Choco Taco:

Yes, they are in a group.

Then I have no idea what might have caused this just by reading what you're telling me. Would you mind uploading your version of the script to pastebin[pastebin.com] or Gist[gist.github.com] so that I can see if there might have been errors in the configuration?

Sure, try this: http://pastebin.com/25EmKAnm
I've tried redoing it a couple times. Not sure what I've done wrong. I've kept the name of my solar panel and timer block as default from your script for simplification.

It may be worth noting that the side of the array that works is the one that contains the panel named in the script.

Originally posted by segfault*Choco Taco:

Sure, try this: http://pastebin.com/25EmKAnm
I've tried redoing it a couple times. Not sure what I've done wrong. I've kept the name of my solar panel and timer block as default from your script for simplification.

It may be worth noting that the side of the array that works is the one that contains the panel named in the script.

Hmm. The way you configured it was indeed correct. I have no clue as to why it doesn't work for you.

You could try putting all your solar panels into one group, set SolarPanelName to that group's name and SolarPanelName_IsGroup to true, though I don't see how that could fix your problem :/

Originally posted by mezzodrinker:

Originally posted by segfault*Choco Taco:

Sure, try this: http://pastebin.com/25EmKAnm
I've tried redoing it a couple times. Not sure what I've done wrong. I've kept the name of my solar panel and timer block as default from your script for simplification.

It may be worth noting that the side of the array that works is the one that contains the panel named in the script.

Hmm. The way you configured it was indeed correct. I have no clue as to why it doesn't work for you.

You could try putting all your solar panels into one group, set SolarPanelName to that group's name and SolarPanelName_IsGroup to true, though I don't see how that could fix your problem :/

I feel like it's probably something to do with the rotor itself. They're both advanced rotors. Does their orientation matter? The one that works is set so that the 90* mark is facing up, so I rebuilt the second one to mimic that but still nope.

Originally posted by segfault*Choco Taco:

Originally posted by mezzodrinker:

Hmm. The way you configured it was indeed correct. I have no clue as to why it doesn't work for you.

You could try putting all your solar panels into one group, set SolarPanelName to that group's name and SolarPanelName_IsGroup to true, though I don't see how that could fix your problem :/

I feel like it's probably something to do with the rotor itself. They're both advanced rotors. Does their orientation matter? The one that works is set so that the 90* mark is facing up, so I rebuilt the second one to mimic that but still nope.

I had pretty much the same problem even after I fixed my first mistake and switching them to normal rotors somehow fixed it.... might be good to give it a try! <3

Originally posted by Cosmic Floppy Disk:

I had pretty much the same problem even after I fixed my first mistake and switching them to normal rotors somehow fixed it.... might be good to give it a try! <3

I tried a standard rotor last night and that one doesn't move at all. It was pretty late so I could have done something wrong.

I'll try putting all the panels into a group soon.

At least it does work. Half of the array does, anyway. So if I can't get it 100% at least I have that.

Originally posted by segfault*Choco Taco:

I tried a standard rotor last night and that one doesn't move at all. It was pretty late so I could have done something wrong.

I'll try putting all the panels into a group soon.

At least it does work. Half of the array does, anyway. So if I can't get it 100% at least I have that.

If you could show me your setup in-game, maybe I'll be able to do something about it. Maybe. Send me a friend request if you'd like to take me up on the offer.