Detectors¶

Picture

The detectors can detect content (e.g. energy, fluid) flow and acts as a resistor. You can define the max flow rate to use it as a resistor.

Bug

The Energy Detector does not work on versions below 0.4.5b. It is recommended that you always use the latest version.

| Peripheral Name | Interfaces with | Has events | Introduced in | | --------------- | --------------- | ---------- | ------------- | | energy_detector | Forge Energy | No | 0.4.1b | | fluid_detector | Fluid | No | 0.8 | | gas_detector | Mekanism Gas | No | 0.8 |

Functions¶

getTransferRate¶

getTransferRate() -> number

Returns the current energy that is going through the block.

local detector = peripheral.find("energy_detector")

-- prints "Current transfer rate: xxx FE/t"
-- where 'xxx' is the current energy flowing through the block
print("Current transfer rate: " .. detector.getTransferRate() .. " FE/t")

getTransferRateLimit¶

getTransferRateLimit() -> number

Returns the max rate limit of energy through the block which has been set using setTransferRateLimit.

setTransferRateLimit¶

setTransferRateLimit(limit: number) -> nil

Set the max energy rate that will go through the block.

local detector = peripheral.find("energy_detector")

detector.setTransferRateLimit(512) -- Only 512 FE/t can go through the block

getMaxTransferRate¶

getMaxTransferRate() -> number

Returns the max possible rate limit the can be set using setTransferRateLimit.

getLastTransferedId¶

getLastTransferedId() -> string | nil

Returns the previous transferred object's ID, or nil if nothing was ever transferred through the detector.

getReadyTransferId¶

getLastTransferedId() -> string | nil

Returns the ID of the object ready to transfer in the current tick, or nil if nothing is ready to transfer in the tick.

Changelog/Trivia¶

The Energy Detector had some weird problems in versions before 0.4.6b The block was able to store infinite amounts of energy or it creates an limitless amount of energy.

0.4.6b
The energy detector is now bug free. hopefully

0.4.5b
Completely changed the system of the energy detector, but the energy detector was able to drain energy without any reason.

0.4.3b
Created a crafting recipe for the detector.

0.4.2b
The energy detector is now able to send energy automatically.

0.4.1b
Added the lovely bugged energy detector.