Features

Entity Counter Signal

Outputs a signal with the mining drill's icon and a value of 1. This is useful for counting how many miners are connected to a circuit network at a mining outpost.

No Resources Signal

Outputs a configurable signal (defaults to "N") when a mining drill has no resources left to extract. This allows you to:
- Detect depleted mining patches
- Trigger automatic miner removal or repositioning
- Monitor resource depletion across your factory

Configuration Options

• Per-Entity Settings: Each mining drill can be configured individually through its GUI
• Global Default: Set a default "no resources" signal in mod settings that applies to all new miners
• Signal Override: Override the "no resources" signal per-entity for special cases
• Toggle Signals: Both signals can be enabled/disabled independently and default to off

How to Use

1. Place a mining drill and connect it to a circuit network
2. Open the mining drill's GUI
3. In the "Mining Telemetry" panel, check the boxes for the signals you want to enable:
4. Entity counter: Always outputs 1 (using the drill's icon as the signal)
5. No resources signal: Outputs 1 when the drill has no resources (customizable signal)
6. Optionally, click the signal selector to customize which signal is used for "no resources"

Technical Details

• Signals update every 60 ticks (once per second)
• Uses hidden constant combinators to output custom signals
• Automatically syncs wire connections when you connect/disconnect circuit wires
• Zero performance impact when signals are disabled
• Compatible with all mining drill types

Known Issues

Blueprint Placement Over Existing Entities

When placing a blueprint over existing mining drills, the Mining Telemetry settings are not transferred from the blueprint to the existing entities. This is a limitation of Factorio's modding API - there is no event that allows mods to detect and handle blueprint settings when blueprinting over existing entities.

Workarounds:
- Copy/Paste Tool: Use Shift+Right-Click to copy a configured drill, then Shift+Left-Click to paste settings onto other drills
- Deconstruct and Rebuild: Let the blueprint deconstruct the old drills and build new ones with the correct settings
- Place New: Place blueprints in empty areas where they create new entities rather than updating existing ones

Settings do work correctly when:
- Using the copy/paste tool (Shift+Right-Click / Shift+Left-Click)
- Placing blueprints to create new mining drills
- Robots building from blueprints