Pipe: Difference between revisions

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Pipes are the main component of the Transportation module. Essentially, pipes are used to transport items from one container to another. There are currently 6 types of pipe, of which 5 are specialized to particular functions.

These pipes work very differently from pipes in other mods. Unlike most, these pipes 'communicate' with one-another, in order to allow for incredibly complicated demand driven systems, with absolutely no redstone circuitry. The basis of the system is as follows: Whenever a specialized pipe is joined to another, via no more than 49 normal transport pipes, the two communicate information about themselves. This information is then passed to other pipes either of the two pipes are connected to. This creates a network with many possible applications, which are explained in the articles for each pipe and chip.

Mechanics

Types of Pipes

Pipe	Classification	Description
Item Transport Pipe	Null-logic	The most basic type of pipe. It can only pass items from one pipe to another.
Routed Junction Pipe	Routed	Primitive type of routing pipe that forms connections between other routers. Since all other routing pipes can do what the Junction pipe can do, it is primarily used only in places such as intersections to control the random nature of basic item transport pipes where no other functionality is required.
Routed Interface Pipe	Routed	Interface pipes connect to an inventory for sending and receiving items. Chips can be used to alter their logic.
Routed Crafting Pipe	Routed	Crafting pipes allow for items to be crafted through the connected machine.
Routed Request Pipe	Routed	Request pipes allow for requesting specific items to be sent to the pipe.
Routed Extension Pipe	Routed	Extension pipes can couple with Crafting pipes to enable more intricate crafting.
Routed Firewall Pipe	Routed	Firewall pipes can control what can pass through them. Routing will take into account these blocked paths and route accordingly.

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 These pipes work very differently from pipes in other mods. Unlike most, these pipes 'communicate' with one-another, in order to allow for incredibly complicated demand driven systems, with absolutely no redstone circuitry. The basis of the system is as follows: Whenever a specialized pipe is joined to another, via no more than 49 normal transport pipes, the two communicate information about themselves. This information is then passed to other pipes either of the two pipes are connected to. This creates a network with many possible applications, which are explained in the articles for each pipe and chip.
-== The Pipes ==
+== Mechanics ==
-Click on a pipe name to find out more about it. A brief overview has been written beneath each link.
-=== [[Item Transport pipe]] ===
-The basic pipe. Carries items along a network, they connect other pipes together but do not connect to inventories.
+== Types of Pipes ==
-=== [[Routed Junction pipe]] ===
+{{Pipes See Other}}
-Put these pipes at pipe junctions for efficient routing. Think [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout Roundabouts] over [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junction_(road) Crossroads].
-=== [[Routed Interface pipe]] ===
-Connect these pipes to an inventory for sending and receiving items.
-=== [[Routed Crafting pipe]] ===
-Set up a crafting network using these pipes to fetch ingredients along the network and output the product in the network.
-=== [[Routed Request pipe]] ===
-Attach to an inventory that you want to put items into then use the GUI to request items from the pipe network.
-=== [[Routed Extension pipe]] ===
-Uses [[Data Card]]s