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Remotely Guided Turtle

Started by Jian, 01 May 2013 - 02:25 AM
Jian #1
Posted 01 May 2013 - 04:25 AM
Very first version so not much info. Uses a 3x2 advanced monitor grid and a modem attached to the PC and also requires a wireless turtle.

Features:
  • Basic directional control
  • Drop bombs
  • Dig
Coming soon: Fuel gauge working , slot selector working , status light working , auto-refuel ,
How to use(currently must have HTTP api enabled or you can download manually from pastebin):
  1. Attach a 3x2 (three wide, two tall) monitor to any side of a computer
  2. Attach a modem to any side of the same computer
  3. On the computer type "pastebin get 6PdBWKUr startup"
  4. Reboot the computer
  5. On a Wireless Turtle type "pastebin get keTiA95B startup"
  6. Reboot the turtle
  7. Refuel manually*
  8. *optional* Put some TNT in slot 1
Screenshots:
http://imgur.com/Derz9UE


Video:
coming soon

Source code :
http://pastebin.com/keTiA95B , http://pastebin.com/6PdBWKUr


*How to refuel manually
  1. Terminate the running program ( Ctrl+T )
  2. Type "lua" and press enter
  3. Put coal or other fuel into slot 1
  4. type turtle.refuel()
  5. reboot the computer (ctrl+r)
MrFrostmaul #2
Posted 04 May 2013 - 03:15 PM
Epic code(s)

An option would be to have a "home" button
so the turtle to will return to a "Home" location which the user could set?