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[BigSHinyToys]

the broadcast range at 255 is 384 meters. any WIFI within that circle can communicate with the WIFI at the center of it. so it one is a bed rock it can communicate with a turtle at the top of the world.

[Cranium]

BigSHinyToys, on 12 September 2012 - 08:21 PM, said:

the broadcast range at 255 is 384 meters. any WIFI within that circle can communicate with the WIFI at the center of it. so it one is a bed rock it can communicate with a turtle at the top of the world.

How dare you use math and logic to solve this problem! Nice diagram by the way, did you make it?

[BigSHinyToys]

yes i did make it with Google sketch up very nice little program and easy to use to

[matejdro]

Yes, but can bedrock turtle send signals to the top turtle? AFAIK You need to request GPS position first. And routers in between are not useful for GPS, because it needs direct distance from gps computer to turtle.

[BigSHinyToys]

matejdro, on 13 September 2012 - 06:55 AM, said:

Yes, but can bedrock turtle send signals to the top turtle? AFAIK You need to request GPS position first. And routers in between are not useful for GPS, because it needs direct distance from gps computer to turtle.

In computercraft the larger of the two radius is used. so a turtle at bedrock can communicate with a GPS cluster at the top of the world. This makes not much sense from a realisms stand point but makes redsnet a little easer to uses as if you can receive you are capable of broadcasting yo them as well.

this leads to a one small logic problem. two turtles that are too far apart to communicate with each other but can communicate with the same GPS cluster.

[matejdro]

Oh, okay. That makes it more clear. By the way, it would be cool if information like that and maybe above picture would be added to wiki, because I was unable to find any more indepth information about how this actualyl works. Maybe range formula would be cool oo.

But still, even with range of 300 blocks it's nearly useless if your turtle is at bedrock and your GPS station at the top of the world, because there is difference of 250 blocks even if turtle is right bellow gps station. So, there is not much range increase.

[BigSHinyToys]

matejdro, on 13 September 2012 - 02:01 PM, said:

Oh, okay. That makes it more clear. By the way, it would be cool if information like that and maybe above picture would be added to wiki, because I was unable to find any more indepth information about how this actualyl works. Maybe range formula would be cool oo.

But still, even with range of 300 blocks it's nearly useless if your turtle is at bedrock and your GPS station at the top of the world, because there is difference of 250 blocks even if turtle is right bellow gps station. So, there is not much range increase.

there is a 284 Meter radius circle at bed rock where turtles will be in range of the GPS cluster. this is much bigger than the perverse 64 meters. in the end it comes down to personal preference as to where you set up your GPS beacons what in what arrangement. Me personally I just send a turtle to the sky wait for GPS cluster be be created at hight limit

[Cookiebal]

Bit of a late reply.

matejdro, on 12 September 2012 - 03:43 PM, said:

Cookiebal, on 11 September 2012 - 04:17 PM, said:

If wireless redstone and redpower are installed, you could always try to use bundled cables and wireless receivers/transmitters to connect two really far away computers.

AFAIK Wireless redstone does not support bundled cables, so your best bet is to turn redstone on/off at fast rate. And maximum possible rate with that would still be 20bps, which is not really useful for any longer transmission except for just "pings" or short commands.

16 receivers+transmitters per side, one per colour, is what I meant. unless the delays caused by the workaround breaks it. The speed will be a lot slower, but you don't have to worry about the distance anymore, and doesn't need a bunch of chunk loaders between two connected bases to stay functional if they're far away.