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#403 basic connections guide

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Mikayla Fischler
2025-09-11 23:39:06 -04:00
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--#region System Usage
docs.usage = {
manual = {}, auto = {}, waste = {}
config = {}, conn = {}, manual = {}, auto = {}, waste = {}
}
target = docs.usage.conn
sect("Overview")
tip("For the best setup experience, see the Wiki on GitHub or the YouTube channel! This app does not contain all information.")
text("Mekanism devices are connected to ComputerCraft computers that form the SCADA control system.")
sect("Mekanism Conns")
text("Multiblocks and single block devices are both connected directly to a computer by touching it or via wired modems.")
doc("usage_conn_mb", "Multiblocks", "For multiblocks, a logic adapter is used if it exists for that multiblock, otherwise a valve or port block is used.")
text("A wired modem is only connected to the block when you right click it and it gets a red border and you see a message in the chat with the peripheral name.")
tip("Do not connect all peripherals in the system on the same network cable, since Reactor PLCs will grab the first reactor they find and you may accidentally duplicate RTUs.")
sect("Computer Conns")
tip("It helps to be familiar with how ComputerCraft manages peripherals before using this system, though it is not necessary.")
doc("usage_conn_network", "Network", "All computers in the system communicate with each other via wireless or ender modems. Ender modems are preferred due to the unlimited range.")
text("Five different network channels are used and must have the same value for each name across all devices.")
text("For example, the supervisor channel SVR_CHANNEL must be set to the same channel for all devices in your system. Two different named channels should not share the same value (such as SVR_CHANNEL vs CRD_CHANNEL).")
doc("usage_conn_peri", "Peripherals", "ComputerCraft peripherals like monitors and speakers need to touch the computer or be connected via wired modems.")
target = docs.usage.config
sect("Overview")
tip("For the best setup experience, see the Wiki on GitHub or the YouTube channel! This app does not contain all information.")
text("All devices have a configurator program you can launch by running the 'configure' command.")
sect("Reactor PLC")
text("")
sect("RTU Gateway")
text("")
sect("Supervisor")
text("")
sect("Coordinator")
text("")
sect("Pocket")
text("")
target = docs.usage.manual
sect("Overview")
text("Manual reactor control still includes safety checks and monitoring, but the burn rate is not automatically controlled.")