beacon[transmitter] API

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-- beacon[transmitter] API
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-- Config
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local PROTOCOL_NAME = "BEACON"
local TRANSMITTER_SEND_INTERVAL = 1
local TRANSMITTER_MODEM_DIRECTION = "right"
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-- transmitter
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-- -- example
-- local main = function()
--   for i = 1, 100 do turtle.up() turtle.down() end
-- end
-- os.loadAPI("beacon")
-- beacon.TRANSMITTER_MODEM_DIRECTION = "left"
-- parallel.waitForAll(main, beacon.transmitter)
function transmitter()
    rednet.open(TRANSMITTER_MODEM_DIRECTION)
    while true do
        rednet.broadcast(os.getComputerLabel(), PROTOCOL_NAME)
        os.sleep(TRANSMITTER_SEND_INTERVAL)
    end
    rednet.close()
end