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Hi,

Just to show my last creation.

Goals :
- Don't use robot (my religion)
- Smelt copper, iron, steel and brick when needed.
- Cut power when a line is not used
I use 2-6 trains for copper and iron ore, 1-3 trains for stone and plate, 1-1-1 train for the rest.

The ore stations :

The loading stations
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Feeder for a lane :

A lane (22) smelters

The "smart thing"


I am pretty happy with it, it does Hystérésis, it unload well the lane (in emergency if this run out of ore). My smart design use just the 1 green wire to communicate with all the lanes, there is no limit of lanes just some constant to change and sizing the belts buses.

I give you a save if you want to test as you won't get it work with a blue print (it need some initializing)

Gnark

Great setup, I was wondering. Can you explain what is happening? What is the logic behind the setup? When is a new batch created, when to load and unload? I am starting with a basic train station at this moment and would like to hear your thought process