Automation Ribbon - expanding automation capabilities of the connected buildings

[amorek]

The idea is that buildings connected to the automation ribbon would be able to send state or take additional input on bit #2, #3 and #4 of the ribbon.

Let's consider Aquatuner - with single automation wire, you can send enable/disable signal.

With ribbon, AT could send for example:

Bit #1 - Enable/Disable input - this is always the same as single automation wire
Bit #2 - Is Working signal
Bit #3 - Is overheating signal
Bit #4 - N/A

 

Smart Battery could be like

#2 - Is charging
#3 - Is full
#4 - is discharging

These are just examples of possible state outputs, while the idea is about enabling that through the ribbon. Possible state signals could involve things like:

• Is Working
• Is overheating
• Has active errand
• Has production order
• Is missing Resource

Or other machine specific states.

 

[Knurek]

12 hours ago, amorek said:

The idea is that buildings connected to the automation ribbon would be able to send state or take additional input on bit #2, #3 and #4 of the ribbon.

Let's consider Aquatuner - with single automation wire, you can send enable/disable signal.

With ribbon, AT could send for example:

Bit #1 - Enable/Disable input - this is always the same as single automation wire
Bit #2 - Is Working signal
Bit #3 - Is overheating signal
Bit #4 - N/A

 

Smart Battery could be like

#2 - Is charging
#3 - Is full
#4 - is discharging

These are just examples of possible state outputs, while the idea is about enabling that through the ribbon. Possible state signals could involve things like:

• Is Working
• Is overheating
• Has active errand
• Has production order
• Is missing Resource

Or other machine specific states.

 

Hi.
Can you give some practical examples where you would use these kinds of additional signals?