User:Quietust

Automatic Obsidian Factory Plans

This obsidian factory design works quite nicely, producing 400 obsidian stones per batch, though operating it requires several lever pulls in a specific order and several long waits in between them.

▓≈▓ ← pumped magma        |                        |                    ▓.▓
▓≈▓(1)        triggers ↓  |                        |                    ▓.▓ ← maintenance access
╔X═══════════════════╗▓▓▓ | ╔════════════════════╗ | ╔═══════════════════X╗▓▓▓
║....................Xò.ò | ║                    ║ | ║╔════════╗╔════════╗X≈≈≈ ← pressurized water
║....................X... | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║▓▓▓
║....................Xò.ò | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║(2)
║....................║▓▓▓ | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║(4) | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║    | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║    | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║ m  | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║ i  | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║ n  | ║                    ║ | ║╚════════╝╚════════╝║ ← retracting bridges
║....................║ i  | ║                    ║ | ║╔════════╗╔════════╗║(3)
║....................║ n  | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║ g  | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║    | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║ a  | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║ c  | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║ c  | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║ e  | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║ s  | ║                    ║ | ║║++++++++║║++++++++║║
║....................║ s  | ║                    ║ | ║╚════════╝╚════════╝║
╚════════════════════╝    | ╚════════════════════╝ | ╚════════════════════╝

In an effort to make operation less tedious, the following automation system has been designed. A single lever will initiate a sequence of events that produces a batch of obsidian, ready for mining.

Timing System

Each pressure plate opens the floodgate immediately to the south and activates zero or more special triggers. Each step takes 100 frames, plus time taken for the water to flow through (which should be near zero if the source is sufficiently pressurized). ON signals and inverted (/Signal) OFF signals activate more or less immediately (plus another 100 frames for bridges and floodgates), while OFF signals and inverted ON signals take an additional 100 frames to respond.

Trigger lever (pull twice) - Timer:ON, Magma:RESET, Water:RESET, Mixer:RESET, Access:RESET

▓▓≈▓ ← pressurized water
▓▓≈▓(5)
▓▓X▓▓▓
╬X^X<▓ - A - /Access:ON, /Water:ON, Magma:ON
╬XX▓▓▓
╬X^▓ - B (wait for the magma to sufficiently fill the lower level)
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - B
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - C - Magma:OFF
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - D - Mixer:ON
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - E (wait for the water to drop onto the magma and form obsidian)
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - E
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - E
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - F - Mixer:OFF, /Access:OFF
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - G (wait for the mixer bridges to close - takes 200 frames from stage F)
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - G
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - H - /Water:OFF, Timer:OFF
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - I - open all Drainage floodgates (to the left)
▓▓▓▓
↑ fortification drain

Persistent triggers:

Z-0
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓>▓
▓☼▓☼▓☼▓☼▓.▓
▓║▓║▓║▓║▓.▓▓▓
▓║.║.║.║....▓
▓☼.☼.☼.☼.☼▓>▓▓▓ - OFF signals 1-5
▓☼═☼═☼═☼═☼═════ ← machine power
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓

Z-1
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
▓........X▓
▓o▓o▓o▓o▓▓▓
▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓▓▓
▓%.%.%.%.%..▓
▓%▓%▓%▓%▓%▓X▓
▓¢┼¢┼¢┼¢┼¢┼.▓ - RESET signals 1-4, ON signal 5
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓

Z-2
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓▓▓
▓%.%.%.%.X▓
▓%▓%▓%▓%▓▓▓
▓+▓+▓+▓+▓+▓
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓%▓▓▓
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓%.<▓
▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓▓▓
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓

Z-3
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
▓+▓+▓+▓+▓▓▓
▓%▓%▓%▓%▓X▓
▓%.%.%.%..▓
▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓.▓
▓.........▓
▓┼▓┼▓┼▓┼▓┼▓
▓¢▓¢▓¢▓¢▓^▓ - ON signals 1-4, output signal (5)
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓

Z-4
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
▓.........▓
▓o▓o▓o▓o▓X▓
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓.▓
▓+▓+▓+▓+▓.▓
▓%▓%▓%▓%▓.▓
▓%.%.%.%..▓
▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓▓▓
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓

Z-5
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
▓☼.☼.☼.☼.<▓
▓║▓║▓║▓║▓▓▓
▓║▓║▓║▓║▓▓▓
▓☼▓☼▓☼▓☼▓▓▓
▓┼▓┼▓┼▓┼▓▓▓
▓^▓^▓^▓^▓▓▓ - output signals (1), (2), (3), (4)
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
 1 2 3 4

Output signals:

• (1) - Magma (7-7) - open floodgate (1) when ON, close when OFF
• (2) - /Water (0-6) - close floodgate (2) when ON, open when OFF
• (3) - Mixer (7-7) - retract bridges (3) when ON, close when OFF
• (4) - /Access (0-6) - close floodgates (4) when ON, open when OFF
• (5) - Timer (7-7) - open floodgate (5) when ON, close when OFF

Simple resettable trigger

(side view)
▓▓▓☼ _ ← OFF
▓ %>¢▓ ← ON
▓ <% ▓
▓▓▓▓^▓ → Output

This is a simple Permanent Effect Pressure Plate, having separate ON and OFF signals. The pressure plate at the bottom should be set to trigger either on 7-7 water or 0-6 water, depending on the desired "polarity" of the trigger. The "ON" signal is connected to the floor hatch (which should be primed with a tile of 7/7 water), and the "OFF" signal is connected to a 'disengaged gear assembly at the top (the gear should be linked to an existing lever and toggled before being connecting to your other systems). Note that this system will misbehave if both the ON and OFF signals are active at the same time.

Complex resettable trigger

(side view)
▓▓▓☼══☼ _ ← OFF
▓▓▓║ %>¢▓ ← RESET
▓ %>_▓▓ ▓
▓ <% ▓▓¢▓ ← ON
▓▓║▓_<% ▓
▓▓☼══☼▓^▓ → Output
Start with 7/7 water sitting on lower hatch (fill on upper using buckets, then send RESET signal)
OFF gear assembly must be disengaged by default
Both ON and OFF can be enabled simultaneously
Disable both ON and OFF before sending RESET