Power Transmitter - Revision history

188.174.34.47: /* IC script */ horizontal correction for North was missing,

2025-12-08T21:33:45Z

‎IC script: horizontal correction for North was missing,

Banangecko: Removed self-links and added to power category

2025-11-13T19:10:18Z

Removed self-links and added to power category

Banangecko: Banangecko moved page PowerTransmitter to Power Transmitter: Name correction

2025-11-13T18:46:30Z

Banangecko moved page PowerTransmitter to Power Transmitter: Name correction

Banangecko: Added to itembox and format changes

2025-11-13T18:42:09Z

Added to itembox and format changes

2A00:E180:1502:3400:21CA:94D2:9B7C:CB3E: /* General behaviour */ Again the math is wrong when the data port faces north.

2025-10-16T18:20:08Z

‎General behaviour: Again the math is wrong when the data port faces north.

2A00:E180:1502:3400:21CA:94D2:9B7C:CB3E: /* Alignment formulas */ Fix incorrect Data Port Direction mentiooned. Formula only works when the Data port faces WEST not North

2025-10-16T18:18:57Z

‎Alignment formulas: Fix incorrect Data Port Direction mentiooned. Formula only works when the Data port faces WEST not North

2001:67C:2660:425:3617:EBFF:FEE4:63AB: /* IC script */

2022-12-28T00:49:33Z

‎IC script

2001:67C:2660:425:3617:EBFF:FEE4:63AB: /* Alignment formulas */

2022-12-28T00:47:07Z

‎Alignment formulas

2001:67C:2660:425:3617:EBFF:FEE4:63AB: /* General behaviour */

2022-12-28T00:45:06Z

‎General behaviour

2001:67C:2660:425:3617:EBFF:FEE4:63AB at 00:42, 28 December 2022

2022-12-28T00:42:52Z

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 #Horizontal for "transmitter"
-#atan2(deltaX/deltaZ)*180/pi
+#atan2(deltaX/deltaZ)*180/pi-90
 atan2 r0 deltaX deltaZ
 mul r0 r0 180
 div r0 r0 pi
 s transmitter Horizontal r0

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 <translate>
 <!--T:1-->
 {{Itembox
   | name        = Kit (Power Transmitter)
@@ Line 14: / Line 15: @@
   | name             = Power Transmitter [[File:Microwave Power Transmitter.jpg]]
   | power_usage      = 10W
-  | placed_with_item = [[Kit (PowerTransmitter)]]
+  | placed_with_item = '''Kit (Power Transmitter)'''
   | placed_on_grid   = Large Grid
   | build states     = Three
@@ Line 22: / Line 23: @@
   | item_rec2        = 2x [[Iron Sheets]]
   | decon_with_tool3 = [[Hand Drill]]
-  | item_rec3        = [[Kit (PowerTransmitter)]]
+  | item_rec3        = '''Kit (Power Transmitter)'''
 }}
 {{Structurebox
   | name             = Power Receiver [[File:Microwave Power Receiver.jpg]]
   | power_usage      = 10W
-  | placed_with_item = [[Kit (PowerTransmitter)]]
+  | placed_with_item = '''Kit (Power Transmitter)'''
   | placed_on_grid   = Large Grid
   | build states     = Three
@@ Line 35: / Line 36: @@
   | item_rec2        = 2x [[Iron Sheets]]
   | decon_with_tool3 = [[Hand Drill]]
-  | item_rec3        = [[Kit (PowerTransmitter)]]
+  | item_rec3        = '''Kit (Power Transmitter)'''
 }}

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 <!--T:1-->
 {{Itembox
-  | name        = Kit (PowerTransmitter) [[File:Kit (PowerTransmitter).jpg|thumb|Creates whats below]]
+  | name        = Kit (Power Transmitter)
   | createdwith = [[Electronics Printer]]
   | cost        = 5 [[Gold]], 7 [[Copper]], 3 [[Steel]]
 }}
 {{Structurebox
-  | name             = Power Transmitter [[File:Microwave Power Transmitter.jpg|thumb|]]
+  | name             = Power Transmitter [[File:Microwave Power Transmitter.jpg]]
   | power_usage      = 10W
   | placed_with_item = [[Kit (PowerTransmitter)]]
@@ Line 22: / Line 25: @@
 }}
 {{Structurebox
-  | name             = Power Receiver [[File:Microwave Power Receiver.jpg|thumb|]]
+  | name             = Power Receiver [[File:Microwave Power Receiver.jpg]]
   | power_usage      = 10W
   | placed_with_item = [[Kit (PowerTransmitter)]]
@@ Line 36: / Line 39: @@
 == Description == <!--T:2-->
-The Norsec Wireless Power Transmitter is an uni-directional, A-to B, far field microwave electical transmission system. The rotatable base transmitter delivers a narrow, non-lethal Microwave beam to a dedicated base receiver.
+<blockquote><q> The [[Norsec (Faction)|Norsec]] Wireless Power Transmitter is an uni-directional, A-to-B, far field microwave electical transmission system. The rotatable base transmitter delivers a narrow, non-lethal microwave beam to a dedicated base receiver.<br>
-The transmitter must be aligned to the base station in order to transmit any power. The brightness of the transmitter's collimator arc provides an indication of transmission intensity. Note that there is an attrition over longer ranges, so the unit requires more power over greater distances to deliver the same output.
+The transmitter must be aligned to the base station in order to transmit any power. The brightness of the transmitter's collimator arc provides an indication of transmission intensity. Note that there is an attrition over longer ranges, so the unit requires more power over greater distances to deliver the same output. </q><br> '''- Stationpedia'''</blockquote>
 ==General behaviour==

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 *The coordinates of these devices will change slightly when the head moves.
 *Both structures and terrain will block the beam. Once a beam is formed it will no longer be blocked by building things between them.
-*When these devices are built their placement rotation is important. The easiest way is to point the data-port to the north (0° on the space suit compass), otherwise a horizontal correction angle must be added or subtracted when doing the math.
+*When these devices are built their placement rotation is important. The easiest way is to point the data-port to the west (270° on the space suit compass), otherwise a horizontal correction angle must be added or subtracted when doing the math.
 *When the device head is being rotated horizontally it is rotating in the opposite of the expected direction, this must be compensated for when doing the math.

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 ==Alignment formulas==
-All dataports points north, the delta values are calculated from: "receiver coordinate" - "emitter coordinate"
+All data ports point west, the delta values are calculated from: "receiver coordinate" - "emitter coordinate"
 Horizontal for "emitter" = atan2( delta-x / delta-z ) * 180 / pi
@@ Line 75: / Line 75: @@
 Comments:
-<br>When the data-port points north, +0° is added to the Horizontal rotation.
+<br>When the data-port points west, +0° is added to the Horizontal rotation.
 <br>When the Vertical rotation is 90° the device head points towards the horizon, 90° must be added because when delta-y is 0 (no height difference) then atan() will be 0
 <br>Both atan2() and atan() uses radians for the angle, radians are converted to degrees by multiplying with 180 / pi

← Older revision	Revision as of 18:46, 13 November 2025
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 #Power Transmitter data-port must point NORTH
-#Power Reciever data-port must point NORTH
+#Power Receiver data-port must point NORTH
 #transmitter = Microwave Power Transmitter
 alias transmitter d0
-#reciever = Logic Transmitter linked to the..
+#receiver = Logic Transmitter linked to the..
-#..Microwave Power Reciever
+#..Microwave Power Receiver
-alias reciever d1
+alias receiver d1
 alias deltaX r13
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 yield
 #calculate delta values
-l r0 reciever PositionX
+l r0 receiver PositionX
 l r1 transmitter PositionX
 sub deltaX r0 r1
-l r0 reciever PositionZ
+l r0 receiver PositionZ
 l r1 transmitter PositionZ
 sub deltaZ r0 r1
-l r0 reciever PositionY
+l r0 receiver PositionY
 l r1 transmitter PositionY
 sub deltaY r0 r1
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 s transmitter Horizontal r0
-#Horizontal for "reciever"
+#Horizontal for "receiver"
 #180 + Horizontal for "emitter"
 add r0 180 r0
-s reciever Horizontal r0
+s receiver Horizontal r0
 #Vertical for "transmitter"
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 s transmitter Vertical r0
-#Vertical for "reciever"
+#Vertical for "receiver"
 #180 - Vertical for "transmitter"
 sub r0 180 r0
-s reciever Vertical r0
+s receiver Vertical r0
 j main
 </pre>
 </translate>

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 ==Alignment formulas==
-All dataports points north, the delta values are calculated from: "reciever coordinate" - "emitter coordinate"
+All dataports points north, the delta values are calculated from: "receiver coordinate" - "emitter coordinate"
 Horizontal for "emitter" = atan2( delta-x / delta-z ) * 180 / pi
 <br>Vertical for "emitter" = 90 + atan( delta-y / sqrt( (delta-z)^2 + (delta-x)^2 ) ) * 180 / pi
-Horizontal for "reciever" = 180 + Horizontal for "emitter"
+Horizontal for "receiver" = 180 + Horizontal for "emitter"
-<br>Vertical for "reciever" = 180 - Vertical for "emitter"
+<br>Vertical for "receiver" = 180 - Vertical for "emitter"
 Comments:
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 <br>Both atan2() and atan() uses radians for the angle, radians are converted to degrees by multiplying with 180 / pi
 <br>atan2(x/z) should be z/x in a normal situation, but it has been inverted to compensate for the devices inverted rotation direction
-<br>atan(y/x) uses Pythagoras theorem to set x as the horizontal-plane distance between emitter and reciever
+<br>atan(y/x) uses Pythagoras theorem to set x as the horizontal-plane distance between emitter and receiver
 ==IC script==

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 *5kW is the maximum PowerPotential that can be transmitted, this amount is reduced by distance.
 *Unaffected by storms.
-*Using two emitters on the same reciever doesn't appear to work
+*Using two emitters on the same receiver doesn't appear to work
-*A Logic Transmitter can mirror recievers, but not emitters.
+*A Logic Transmitter can mirror receivers, but not emitters.
 *The coordinates of these devices will change slightly when the head moves.
 *Both structures and terrain will block the beam. Once a beam is formed it will no longer be blocked by building things between them.
 *When these devices are built their placement rotation is important. The easiest way is to point the data-port to the north (0° on the space suit compass), otherwise a horizontal correction angle must be added or subtracted when doing the math.
 *When the device head is being rotated horizontally it is rotating in the opposite of the expected direction, this must be compensated for when doing the math.
 ==Range==