Applied Energistics 2: Difference between revisions

 

*Quartz Fiber holds power, but not channels. One of its primary uses is to share power between a network and its subnetworks.

*Smart cables can hold up to 8 channels and power. In addition to this, they will visually show how many of the 8 channels are currently being used. This makes it very useful for debugging issues that will inevitably arise with any moderately complex network.

*Dense cables can hold up to 32 channels and power. Just like smart cables, they visually display how many channels are currently in use. The downside is that they cannot connect directly to most other devices except P2P Tunnels and other cables. This means that one of their main purposes is to carry an entire Controller face's worth of channels over long distances.