Solar Logic Circuits Guide: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:00, 25 September 2025

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The designs on this page are valid as of v0.2.5906.26015 (2025-09-16)

Sorry people. Because "someone" on the Stationeers Discord found the information on this page to be inferior (because I chose to prioritize reduced chance of misconfiguration over pretty math), I'm removing all content that was written by me. GLHF.

Geometry Of Solar Panels and Daylight Sensors

Geometry of values measured by daylight sensor in horizontal (yaw) mode
Geometry of values measured by daylight sensor in vertical (pitch) mode
Effect of setting horizontal rotation of a solar panel
Equations relating horizontal sensor measurements from various orientations to solar panel horizontal rotation

Solar tracking using Logic Chips

TODO

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 The designs on this page are valid as of v0.2.5906.26015 (2025-09-16)
-While this specific Guide calls out the sensor being place in a specific direction (north - 0 degrees), it's not necessary to orient your sensors to a specific direction.
+Sorry people. Because "someone" on the Stationeers Discord found the information on this page to be inferior (because I chose to prioritize reduced chance of misconfiguration over pretty math), I'm removing all content that was written by me. GLHF.
-If you find your panels don't point at the sun, you can add either 0, 90, 180 or 270 to the horizontal until they point at the sun. This guide is an attempt
-to simplify the setup by removing an extra math, and memory chip (6 chips instead of 8).
 == Geometry Of [[Solar Panel|Solar Panels]] and [[Sensors#Daylight Sensor|Daylight Sensors]] ==
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 ==Solar tracking using Logic Chips ==
-=== Six-chip dual-axis tracking ===
+'''TODO'''
-To get a "100%" accurate solar tracker on planets with an offset solar arc, you need to include the Horizontal component to the solar angle.
-'''What do you need:'''
-* [[Kit (Logic I/O)]] x4
-* [[Kit (Logic Processor)]]
-* [[Kit (Logic Memory)]]
-* [[Sensors|Kit (Sensor)]] > [[Sensors#Daylight Sensor|Daylight Sensor]]
-Place the Daylight Sensor facing up, '''with the Data Port facing north (0 degrees).'''
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-! '''Horizontal'''
-|-
-! '''Chip''' !! '''Chip label''' !! '''IN''' !! '''VAR''' !! '''OUT'''
-|-
-| Logic Reader || Horizontal Reader || Daylight Sensor || Horizontal ||
-|-
-| Batch Writer || Horizontal Writer || Horizontal Reader || Horizontal || Solar Panel
-|-
-! '''Vertical'''
-|-
-! '''Chip''' !! '''Chip label''' !! '''IN''' !! '''VAR''' !! '''OUT'''
-|-
-| Logic Reader || Vertical Reader || Daylight Sensor || Vertical ||
-|-
-| Batch Writer || Vertical Writer || Vertical Correction Math || Vertical || Solar Panel
-|-
-! '''Chip''' !! '''Chip label''' !! '''Value'''
-|-
-| Logic Memory || Vertical Correction Memory || 90
-|-
-! '''Chip''' !! '''Chip label''' !! '''IN 1''' !! '''IN 2''' !! '''OUT'''
-|-
-| Logic Math || Vertical Correction Math || Vertical Reader || Vertical Correction Memory || Add
-|}
-The panels should align themselves to the sun, you make sure to '''put the Power Port on the panels facing east (east - 90 degrees).''' If you've already built the panels and logic with the Power Port facing west, swapping the direction of the sensor so that its Data Port faces south will allow the setup to work with no additional changes.
-== Solar tracking using Integrated Circuits ==
-This is the most powerful way to track the sun, but the implementation might be a bit daunting at first.
-'''What you need:'''
-* [[Integrated Circuit (IC10)]]
-* [[Kit (IC Housing)]]
-* [[Sensors|Kit (Sensor)]] > [[Sensors#Daylight Sensor|Daylight Sensor]]
-And if you don't already have one set up:
-* [[Kit (Computer)]]
-* [[Motherboard (IC Editor)|IC Editor Motherboard]]
-Place the '''Daylight Sensor''' facing up, note which direction the Data Port is facing, and which direction the solar panel Power Port is facing. These two directions are needed in the code. The '''Daylight Sensor''' is connected to the '''d0''' screw, that's all you need.