-- sets some variables
local gatereader = peripheral.wrap("top")
local data = gatereader.get()
local cX,cY = term.getCursorPos()

-- creates a function we can use to go down on the next line in the terminal
function newLine()
  local _,cY= term.getCursorPos()
  term.setCursorPos(1,cY+1)
end

-- clears and resets the cursor position before writing the table
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)

-- prints out what the gate reader can sense from the block(s) attached to it.
for i, j in pairs(data) do
term.write(tostring(i)..": "..tostring (j))
newLine()
end