Module Wiring Stories

Scenario

Engineer has just connected a new airlock module to a "low-tech" station, and wants to hook it up to a DCPU in the adjacent module.

Story

The engineer first enters the airlock and identifies that there are 2 doors that need to be connected from a DCPU in the adjacent module. In addition, the module needs 3 buttons to permit cycling the airlock from either side and from any state. The module does not currently have any buttons, but does have free "handy boxes" that various buttons and other parts can be installed into. For each "handy box" that will receive a switch, the engineer:

1. Places a "cable tracer" on the box's data port.
2. Identifies the matching port in the airlock's patch panel.
3. Patches that port to a port leading to the adjacent module.
4. Identifies the matching port in the adjacent module's patch panel.
5. Patches that port to a DCPU for control.
6. Removes the cable tracer on the box's data port, and installs a switch on the box.

The engineer then needs to connect the doors to the adjacent module's DCPU. This can be done in a similar manner to the individual handy box, though the engineer will start from the patch panel on the airlock directly, as all hatches are wired to the patch panel for the module they are a part of.

At this point, the airlock module's various components will be connected to the DCPU in the adjacent module.