Space Platform Circuit Control

Adds the Platform Controller — a combinator that lets your space platforms actually talk to the circuit network.

Place one on a platform and it does two things:

Outputs the platform's requests

The hub's item requests are mirrored onto the circuit network as negative signals — request 100 iron plates and you get iron-plate = -100. Wire that together with the hub's contents (positive) and anything still below 0 means the request isn't filled yet. Stick a lamp on it set to anything < 0 and you've got a dead-simple "still loading" indicator.

Steers the platform

Feed the controller a space-location signal (e.g. a push button set to [space-location=nauvis]) and the platform flies there. If the destination isn't already in the platform's schedule, it's added as a temporary stop. Works with vanilla and modded planets/space locations.

Details

• Crafted from 1 constant combinator + 5 processing units, unlocked by its own technology.
• Destination signals are read every tick, so single-tick push button pulses work fine.
• Request output refreshes every half second.
• Requires Space Age.