Getting Started#

This page builds a minimal working network.

What you need#

• 1 Network Controller
• 1 Drive and at least one Storage Cell
• 1 Terminal
• A source of FE (Forge Energy) for the controller, from any energy mod

See Recipes for how to craft everything.

Steps#

1. Place the Network Controller. It is the heart of the network.
2. Power it. Feed Forge Energy into the controller from any generator or cable of another mod. The controller buffers 100,000 FE and accepts up to 2,000 FE/t.
3. Place a Drive touching the controller (or connect it with Cables). Open it and insert Storage Cells (up to 10).
4. Place a Terminal touching the network. Right-click it. You now see the whole pool of items stored in your cells.
5. Insert items by Shift-clicking them from your inventory.

How blocks join the network#

Every Simple Byte Storage device is a grid node. Nodes connect to each other by touching (face to face), or through Cables. Every 20 ticks (1 second) the network is re-scanned starting from the controller (a breadth-first search over adjacent nodes). Anything not reachable from the controller is offline.

There must be exactly one controller per connected network. Two controllers in one network put it into the CONFLICT state.

Where to go next#

• Want automatic crafting? Read Autocrafting.
• Want items moved automatically between chests and the network? See the I/O Bus, or the Scripting addon for full control.
• The in-game Guide Book summarises all of this.

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