-- POWER MONITOR -- The power monitor can be used to monitor how much power is available on a network, -- similarly to the old "slave" switching stations. local S = technic.getter local cable_entry = "^technic_cable_connection_overlay.png" minetest.register_craft({ output = "technic:power_monitor", recipe = { {"", "", ""}, {"", "technic:machine_casing", "default:copper_ingot"}, {"technic:lv_cable", "technic:lv_cable", "technic:lv_cable"} } }) minetest.register_node("technic:power_monitor",{ description = S("Power Monitor"), tiles = { "technic_power_monitor_sides.png", "technic_power_monitor_sides.png"..cable_entry, "technic_power_monitor_sides.png", "technic_power_monitor_sides.png", "technic_power_monitor_sides.png"..cable_entry, "technic_power_monitor_front.png" }, paramtype2 = "facedir", groups = {snappy=2, choppy=2, oddly_breakable_by_hand=2, technic_all_tiers=1, technic_machine=1}, connect_sides = {"bottom", "back"}, sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(), on_construct = function(pos) local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos) meta:set_string("infotext", S("Power Monitor")) end, }) minetest.register_abm({ nodenames = {"technic:power_monitor"}, label = "Machines: run power monitor", interval = 1, chance = 1, action = function(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider) local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos) local network_hash = technic.cables[minetest.hash_node_position(pos)] local network = network_hash and minetest.get_position_from_hash(network_hash) local sw_pos = network and {x=network.x,y=network.y+1,z=network.z} local timeout = 0 for tier in pairs(technic.machines) do timeout = math.max(meta:get_int(tier.."_EU_timeout"),timeout) end if timeout > 0 and sw_pos and minetest.get_node(sw_pos).name == "technic:switching_station" then local sw_meta = minetest.get_meta(sw_pos) local supply = sw_meta:get_int("supply") local demand = sw_meta:get_int("demand") meta:set_string("infotext", S("Power Monitor. Supply: @1 Demand: @2", technic.EU_string(supply), technic.EU_string(demand))) else meta:set_string("infotext",S("Power Monitor Has No Network")) end end, }) for tier in pairs(technic.machines) do -- RE in order to use the "timeout" functions, although it consumes 0 power technic.register_machine(tier, "technic:power_monitor", "RE") end