Ribbon Writer

Ribbon Writer
Writes a Green Signal or a Red Signal to the specified Bit of an Automation Ribbon Automation Ribbon must be used for the output wire to avoid overloading.
Translates the signal from an Automation Wire to a single Bit in an Automation Ribbon.
Research	Parallel Automation
Dimensions	2×1 tiles
Rotation	Turnable
Category	Automation
Decor	-5 (Radius: 1 tile)
Auto In	Green: Write a Green Signal to the selected Bit of the connected Automation Ribbon Red: Write a Red Signal to the selected Bit of the connected Automation Ribbon
Auto Out	Green: Green Signal is read from the attached Automation Wire Red: Red Signal is read from the attached Automation Wire
Materials
Refined Metal	25 kg

Ribbon Writer's Bit selecting UI

Ribbon Writer is an Automation Building which writes Bit to Automation Ribbon.

Tips

• Both the Ribbon Writer & Ribbon Reader like the various bridges transfer heat between the tiles they occupy. Be careful when using on temperature sensitive builds.
• A Ribbon Writer can be joined directly to an ordinary Automation Wire, but if a green signal is sent on any but "bit 1" it will cause overload damage to the connected automation circuit, with similar mechanics to overload damage in a power circuit. This can be used to create a "repair gym" but is otherwise fairly pointless.

History

• AP-395113: Introduced.
• AP-395444: Ribbon Writer and Ribbon Reader are now on the logic layer.
• AP-396529: Ribbon Reader and Writer final art pass
• AP-397624: Tweaks to Ribbon Reader and Writer for easier readability
• AP-404823: Add Copy Settings button to Signal Switch, Power Switch, Ribbon Reader, Ribbon Writer.

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