Rednet send and receive

ok so i have got a turtle and a computer that are both wireless and working (i can see the red band on the modem) on the turtle i type rednet.receive() and then the cursor disapears and waits for a signal like it should i think so i then move to my computer and type rednet.broadcast("go forward") i get back true but then i realise the turtle hasnt moved and on the turtle i get 2.236068?


thanks

lewanator1

rednet.receive doesn't automatically run commands. You have to set up a program that makes it run commands when it receives messages. For example:

while true do
    local sender, message = rednet.receive()
    if message == "go forward" then
        turtle.forward()
    end
end

The turtle receives the message from the computer as the string "go forward" but it doesn't execute this as a command.

Try rednet.receive(5) so it listens for a longer period. And I assume you have a program to read strings for the turtle? If this doesn't work, show us your code.

casr144, on 21 October 2012 - 02:36 PM said:

The turtle receives the message from the computer as the string "go forward" but it doesn't execute this as a command.

faubiguy, on 21 October 2012 - 02:35 PM said:

rednet.receive doesn't automatically run commands. You have to set up a program that makes it run commands when it receives messages. For example:

while true do
	local sender, message = rednet.receive()
	if message == "go forward" then
		turtle.forward()
	end
end

ah ok thanks guys messed that up abit :)/>/> this is going to take some messing to get it working :)/>/>

You'll need to write a loop or if statement in order for this to execute something:
Example:

id, message = rednet.receive()

if message == "go forward" then
– code to move the turtle forwards
else
– code to make the turtle do something else like move backwards
end

np

hmm i have some code i copied from somwhere that uses a gps tower the one that you type goto (cords here) how would i make a program for that so i can send the cords for my turtle to go to from my computer in my house?

thanks

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im about to upload a turtle remote control system, il post a link here as soon as its done.

cheekycharlie101, on 21 October 2012 - 03:19 PM said:

im about to upload a turtle remote control system, il post a link here as soon as its done.

Aww sweet dude thanks very much!

here ya go, heres the link: http://www.computercraft.info/forums2/index.php?/topic/5270-turtle-control-v20/

make no changes to the turtle code but on the client code find out where the to notes are, to find these look for "–" and the end of a line and read them. they will tell you what to change the values to.
thanks -Cheeky