diff --git a/docs/digiswitch.txt b/docs/digiswitch.txt index 74f5dde..23e7518 100644 --- a/docs/digiswitch.txt +++ b/docs/digiswitch.txt @@ -1,21 +1,31 @@ -DigiSwitch ----------- +Digilines Switch +---------------- * This block is only available if both digilines and mesecons are loaded. -Digiswitches act as both a digilines message target and a digilines cable, -as well as a mesecons power source. They can be placed beside each other -to form a bank, horizontally or vertically. +Digilines switches act as both a digilines message target and a digilines +cable, as well as a mesecons power source. They can be placed beside each +other to form a bank, horizontally or vertically. -Right click the digiswitch to give it a channel. +Right click the digilines switch to give it a channel. -Mesecon power can be delivered at 6 sides of the digiswitch, the adjacent -4 in the (x, z), above and below. Around the connector on these sides are a -colored border indicating the side. The sides are named "red", "green", -"blue", "yellow", "white" and "black". +Mesecon power can be delivered at 6 sides of the digilines switch, the +adjacent 4 in the (x, z), above and below. Around the connector on these +sides are a colored border indicating the side. The sides are named "red", +"green", "blue", "yellow", "white" and "black". -The digilines message sent to the digiswitch dictates the action, "on" or -"off". The action can be followed with the side to act upon, separated by -a space. eg. "on white". If a side is stated only that side is acted upon. -If the side is omitted (or is invalid) all 6 sides are acted upon. If the -side name "switch" is give the power is supplied the same as a mesecons -switch (all horizontal sides, one below, this height and one above). +The digilines message sent to the digilines switch dictates the action, +"on" or "off". The action can be followed with the side to act upon, +separated by a space. eg. "on white". If a side is stated only that side +is acted upon. If the side is omitted (or is invalid) all 6 sides are +acted upon. If the side name "switch" is given the power is supplied the +same as a mesecons switch (all horizontal sides, one below, this height +and one above). + +A note on connecting mesecons wires. Mesecons does not appear to allow +for some sides to be on and some off on receptors (power sources). When +any side is on the state of the digilines switch is on, but only rules for +the powered sides are defined. This means if wires are placed while in +this state only the sides that are powered will connect. When no side is +powered the state of the digilines switch is off with rules defined for +all potentially connected sides. In this state (as when first placed) +mesecons wires will connect correctly.