Help with creating a program

Hi there! I'd like to have a computer that when it receives a signal from either top, behind, right or left it will display information on a monitor.

For example, when a chest is full I'd like it to say Chest full or when the backup power is empty I'd like it to say backup power empty and is it possible to have redstone inputs from more than 1 side?

Thanks!
- SurRainbow

It is possible to have redstone inputs from multiple sides, that is why there is an argument for rs.getInput.

while true do
  term.clear()
  term.setCursorPos( 1, 1 )
  for i, side in pair( rs.getSides() ) do
    print( side .. ": " .. rs.getInput( side ) )
  end
end

Is this only on the computer though? Is there any other ways it can read a signal? I need about 8

Thanks!
- SurRainbow

If by "read a signal" you mean tell whether it is on or off, then you can get six values; one on top, bottom, left, right, front, and back of the computer.

The code above shows which sides have something on or off. You could assign a variable to each side and if it's on (the value would be true) or off (the value would be false) you could write the program accordingly.

If available you could use bundled cable, depending on your version of CC and the mod supplying the bundled cable. That allows you to have 8 inputs per side, per computer.

KingofGamesYami, on 19 July 2015 - 04:51 AM said:

If available you could use bundled cable, depending on your version of CC and the mod supplying the bundled cable. That allows you to have 8 inputs per side, per computer.

Wasn't it 16 inputs per bundled cable, one for every color?

Hey there… Sorry to bump the post… but a year later I've gotten back into the game and still with little knowledge about this mod…

Would you guys pretty please write a code that when there's a signal to the front of the computer it displays a message on the monitor that's behind it? and also displays a message when there's no signal?

Thank you!
- SurRainbow

mon=peripheral.wrap("back")
if rs.getInput("front") then --Sorry. Correcteded the do
  mon.write("your text here")
else
  mon.write("your text here")
end

Now it's up to you to adjust this ;)/>

Minor modification to Larry's code (because it will error…)

local mon = peripheral.wrap( 'back' )
term.redirect( mon )
while true do
  if rs.getInput( "front" ) then
    print( "Redstone: ON" )
  else
    print( "Redstone: OFF" )
  end
  os.pullEvent( "redstone" )
end

KingofGamesYami, on 13 October 2016 - 07:08 PM said:

Minor modification to Larry's code (because it will error…)

local mon = peripheral.wrap( 'back' )
term.redirect( mon )
while true do
if rs.getInput( "front" ) then
print( "Redstone: ON" )
else
print( "Redstone: OFF" )
end
os.pullEvent( "redstone" )
end

Ops… I've made a pretty obvious mistake… :shame :P/>