Changes: Smart Splitter

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The Smart Splitter is an upgraded version of the Splitter capable of filtering its input and handling overflow.

Obtaining

Unlocking

Smart Splitter is unlocked via the Caterium Research chain in the

MAM using:

10

50

Construction

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Smart Splitter	2 × Reinforced Iron Plate						2 × Rotor						Build Gun	1 × Smart Splitter		Caterium Research - Smart Splitter
Smart Splitter	1 × AI Limiter												Build Gun	1 × Smart Splitter		Caterium Research - Smart Splitter

Usage

Unlike a standard Splitter, the Smart Splitter can be interacted with to access its UI. In this menu, a single rule (or 'filter') can be set to each output, labeled Left Output, Center Output, and Right Output.

The capabilities of the Smart Splitter can be useful on several occasions, such as for sorting mixed conveyors or handling overflow by feeding excess parts into the AWESOME Sink.

Filters

Any: The output will behave just like a normal Splitter. Parts will be evenly distributed across this output and any other available outputs.
*: Same as Any, but unavailable in the selection menu. Appears by default in the Center Output.
None: The output is unused. Appears by default in the Right and Left Output.
Any undefined: Same as Any, but parts that have their own designated filter won't pass through this output.
Overflow: This output will only be used if there are no other outputs to use. If multiple outputs have this filter, overflowing parts will be distributed evenly among them.
Item: Only the selected item will pass through the output. Its recipe has to be unlocked first for it to appear in the list, making some items like SAM Ore or Plutonium Waste not appear in the list whatsoever.

Tips

The functionality of Programmable Splitters can be replicated by chaining Smart Splitters
Before the Smart Splitter is available, specific Splitter-Merger arrays can be used to handle overflow
Smart Splitters can be used to construct a belt compressor. Read more: Balancer#Belt_compressor
Smart Splitters can be used to make a pressure relief valve for a circular Conveyor Belt. Build a Splitter and a Merger on the main belt with the splitter downstream, connect the two with a side belt, then place a Smart Splitter on the side belt with its free output set to Overflow.

History

Patch 0.3.4.6: Added “Overflow” rule
Patch 0.3.4.2: Now should no longer back up on duplicate rule definitions
Patch 0.2.1.11: Added “Any Undefined” rule, which only sends items through that are not defined to go to any other output
Patch 0.2.1.9: Now should use more than one output when there are multiple outputs with a matching rule
Patch 0.1.5: Changed crafting cost from 3 Reinforced Iron Plate to 2

Gallery

The UI of a Smart Splitter. Using the 'Overflow' setting will allow the Smart Splitter to function as an Overflow Splitter.
The old appearance of a Smart Splitter as in the dev blog video
Using Smart Splitter to manage belt overflows. The belt on the right outputs to a Storage Container.
A near-priority splitter built with Splitters, Mergers and Conveyor Lifts. This setup can be used before the Smart Splitter is unlocked.
Build these in three layers, then remove the middle temporary splitters.

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+{{Infobox simple
-{{Stub}}{{Cleanup|Article is poorly written}}{{Infobox building
+| description = Splits conveyor belts in three.<br>You can set a rule for each output to decide exactly what part should go there.
-| name          = Smart Splitter
+| category = Logistics
-| description   = Splits conveyor belts in three. <br/>You can set a rule for which part should go to the left and which part should go to the right.
-| category      = Logistics
 | subCategory = Sorting
-| unlocksAt = [[Caterium Research]]
+| researchTier = [[Caterium Research]] - Smart Splitter
+| craftedIn = Build Gun
-| inputs        = 1
-| outputs       = 3
+| inputs = 1
+| outputs = 3
 | quantity1 = 2
 | ingredient1 = Reinforced Iron Plate
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 | ingredient2 = Rotor
 | quantity3 = 1
-| ingredient3 = A.I. Limiter
+| ingredient3 = AI Limiter
-| size_width = 5
+| size_width = 4
-| size_length = 5
+| size_length = 4
-| size_height   = 4m(+1m into the foundation)
+| size_height = Stackable: (2n+1)
 }}
-The '''Smart Splitter''' is a smart version of the [[Splitter]] that allows for setting one filter on each of its outputs. It is useful when you have a conveyor belt that transports different items and you want to split one type of item out and onto another belt.
+The '''Smart Splitter''' is an upgraded version of the [[Splitter]] capable of filtering its input and handling overflow.
-== Mode of Operation ==
+== Obtaining ==
+=== Unlocking ===
-* Looking into the input of the splitter, the splitter has 3 outputs named Left output, Center output, and Right output.
+{{MAMunlock|chain=Caterium|ingredient1=AI Limiter|quantity1=10|ingredient2=Reinforced Iron Plate|quantity2=50}}
-* Each output can be set to one filter for a specific item (which you can choose from a list), None, or Any (indicated in the splitter as an asterisk *).
-* Note that "Any" in this respect means anything not filtered on the other outputs.
-* The outputs are processed in a specific order: center output first, left output, right output. If all output matching a specific item type is full, the input is blocked and no further items will be passing through the Smart Splitter until the output is cleared.
-* If no [[Conveyor Belt|belt]] is connected to an output, make sure to set its filter to None or the input will block if that item passes through the Smart Splitter.
-* You will probably also want one output to be Any, and have a belt connected to that output. You can omit this if you will never put anything on the belt other than the items filtered.
-== Usage cases ==
+=== Construction ===
+{{AutomatedCrafting}}
-The most typical usage case is to use Smart splitters to distribute an incoming [[Conveyor Belt|belt]] or [[Truck Station|truck station]] from a faraway [[:Category:Production buildings|production]] outpost into belts for individual items.
-== Trivia ==
+== Usage ==
+Unlike a standard Splitter, the Smart Splitter can be interacted with to access its UI. In this menu, a single rule (or 'filter') can be set to each output, labeled Left Output, Center Output, and Right Output.
+The capabilities of the Smart Splitter can be useful on several occasions, such as for sorting mixed [[Conveyor Belt|conveyors]] or handling overflow by feeding excess parts into the [[AWESOME Sink]].
-* When using a Smart Splitter to separate items out for use as input into a [[:Category:Production buildings|production building]], you will want to add buffers in the form of [[Storage Container]]s on the outputs of the Smart Splitter. Without this, it is going to be very easy to block the input of your Smart Splitter and make it somewhat difficult to resolve issues manually.
-* It is impossible to perfectly balance inputs and outputs of [[:Category:Production buildings|production buildings]], so using Smart Splitter outputs anywhere as production inputs will at some point in time require manual intervention to clear a blockage. Adding more/bigger output buffering reduces the incidence rate, but keep in mind you may need to intervene at some point in time.
-** The [[AWESOME Sink]] can be used to dump excess items to prevent blockages at the cost of 30 MW of power, however some items will be lost to the Sink even when the system is not blocked.
-* You can perfectly replicate the functionality of the [[Programmable Splitter]] using a chain of Smart Splitters and [[Conveyor Merger|Conveyer Mergers]] on the outputs. The main advantage of the [[Programmable Splitter]] is that it is easier to build and configure, and uses much less space. But if you don't yet have access to the [[Programmable Splitter]], this can be done.
-==History==
+=== Filters ===
+* '''Any''': The output will behave just like a normal Splitter. Parts will be evenly distributed across this output and any other available outputs.
-*[[Patch 0.3.4.6]]: Added “Overflow” rule
+* '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''': Same as Any, but unavailable in the selection menu. Appears by default in the Center Output.
-*[[Patch 0.3.4.2]]: Now should no longer back up on duplicate rule definitions
+* '''None''': The output is unused. Appears by default in the Right and Left Output.
-*[[Patch 0.2.1.11]]: Added “Any Undefined” rule, which only sends items through that are not defined to go to any other output
+* '''Any undefined''': Same as Any, but parts that have their own designated filter won't pass through this output.
-*[[Patch 0.2.1.9]]: Now should use more than one output when there are multiple outputs with a matching rule
+* '''Overflow''': This output will only be used if there are no other outputs to use. If multiple outputs have this filter, overflowing parts will be distributed evenly among them.
-*[[Patch 0.1.5]]: changed crafting cost from 3 [[Reinforced Iron Plate]] to 2 [[Encased Industrial Beam]].
+* '''''Item''''': Only the selected item will pass through the output. Its recipe has to be unlocked first for it to appear in the list, making some items like {{ItemLink|SAM Ore}} or {{ItemLink|Plutonium Waste}} not appear in the list whatsoever.
+== Tips ==
+* The functionality of [[Programmable Splitter|Programmable Splitters]] can be replicated by chaining Smart Splitters
+* Before the Smart Splitter is available, [[Priority Splitter|specific Splitter-Merger arrays]] can be used to handle overflow
+* Smart Splitters can be used to construct a belt compressor. ''Read more: [[Balancer#Belt_compressor]]''
+*Smart Splitters can be used to make a pressure relief valve for a circular Conveyor Belt. Build a Splitter and a Merger on the main belt with the splitter downstream, connect the two with a side belt, then place a Smart Splitter on the side belt with its free output set to Overflow.
+== History ==
+* [[Patch 0.3.4.6]]: Added “Overflow” rule
+* [[Patch 0.3.4.2]]: Now should no longer back up on duplicate rule definitions
+* [[Patch 0.2.1.11]]: Added “Any Undefined” rule, which only sends items through that are not defined to go to any other output
+* [[Patch 0.2.1.9]]: Now should use more than one output when there are multiple outputs with a matching rule
+* [[Patch 0.1.5]]: Changed crafting cost from 3 [[Reinforced Iron Plate]] to 2
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
+File:Smart Splitter UI.png|The UI of a Smart Splitter. Using the 'Overflow' setting will allow the Smart Splitter to function as an Overflow Splitter.
-Smart Splitter UI.png
+File:Splitter-sort-single.png|The old appearance of a Smart Splitter as in the dev blog video
+File:Smart Splitter overflow Packaged Fuel.png|Using Smart Splitter to manage belt overflows. The belt on the right outputs to a Storage Container.
+File:Near priority splitter.png|A near-priority splitter built with [[Splitter]]s, [[Merger]]s and [[Conveyor Lift]]s. This setup can be used before the [[Smart Splitter]] is unlocked.
+File:Priority Splitter schematic.png|Build these in three layers, then remove the middle temporary splitters.
 </gallery>
 == See also ==
-* [[Conveyor Merger]]
+*{{BuildingLink|Conveyor Merger}}
-* [[Conveyor Splitter]]
+*{{BuildingLink|Conveyor Splitter}}
-* [[Programmable Splitter]]
+*{{BuildingLink|Programmable Splitter}}
 {{BuildingNav}}
-[[Category:Buildings]]
 [[de:Intelligenter Splitter]]
+[[fr:Séparateur intelligent]]