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
╬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
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - E
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - E
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - E
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - E
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - F - Mixer:OFF, /Access:OFF
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - G
╬XX▓
╬X^▓ - G
╬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:

___☼ _ ← OFF
▓ %>¢▓ ← ON
▓ <% ▓
▓▓▓▓^▓ → Output
Start with 7/7 water sitting hatch
OFF gear assembly must be disengaged by default
Never enable both ON and OFF signals simultaneously

Complex resettable trigger:

▓▓▓☼══☼ _ ← OFF
▓▓▓║ %>¢▓ ← RESET
▓ %>_▓▓ ▓
▓ <% ▓▓¢▓ ← ON
▓▓║▓_<% ▓
▓▓☼══☼▓^▓ → Output
Start with 7/7 water sitting on lower hatch
OFF gear assembly must be disengaged by default
Both ON and OFF can be enabled simultaneously
Disable both ON and OFF before sending RESET