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Klockheed Martian Engine Manufacture - Smart Parts Pack

Visit the official forum thread for more information: https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/151340-14x-smart-parts-continued/

Source: https://github.com/linuxgurugamer/KerbalSmartParts

Parts:

About the pack:

Smart Parts control action groups and some other features (light, SAS). Gear control is too unreliable to be added. Most Smart Parts offer a "Select" tweakable that controls the desired action; the field above shows the selected action.

Installation Instructions

Before updating remove old Klockheed Martian Parts and, if using Space Shuttle Engines, update them.

Staging Controllers

The Staging Controllers must be attached to a fuel tank or SRB. The device detects when the attached fuel tank has drained and then, depending on the device, can fire an action group or stage. Staging indicators can be made by assigning a light to an action group and automatically triggering that action group from via proper stager. How to use the Staging Controllers (also check example crafts Firefly and Explorer)

Fuel Breakers and Controllers

Controls fuel drain via action groups and a context menu. Breakers break one large fuel tank into segments that fuel lines can individually drain, far less shifting overall center of mass.

Radio Controller

Sends events to other radio controllers on a channel. All radio controllers in range (typically < 2000 m) will execute the command if the channel matches. You can also set the throttle and heading of remote vessels.

Timer

Triggers a delayed staging or action group event. The staging event is executed on the vessel to which the timer is attached, therefore able to trigger a timed action even on an inactive vessel (e.g., a separated booster).

Valve

Drains any excess resources, except electricity. Attach it to the tank of a resource that you would like to drain. Provides nominal amount of thrust, useful to push external tank away from shuttle on seperation.

Altimeter

Capable of detecting when the craft hits a specified altitude, and if it's ascending, descending, or either, and then firing an action group or staging. Useful for auto-jettisoning fairings on ascent, or activating parachutes on landing.

Proximity Detector

Monitors other proximity detectors that are configured on the same 'channel' (20 total) and can fire actions on local and remote craft. As with altimeter, it is capable of firing on approach, departure, or both. Capable of automatic reset.

Changelog:

v0.1.0 Initial release v0.2.0 Trigger improvements

Credits and Acknowledgments

Thanks to swamp_ig and NathanKell for the KSPAPIExtension used in SmartParts Thanks to cybutek for the KSP Add-on Version Checker used in SmartParts

License

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Author: dtobi and Firov