while mining_active: field = read_magnetic_sensor() if field > MAGNETIC_THRESHOLD: activate_magnet() wait(extract_time) deactivate_magnet() update_inventory() else: move_to_next_position() wait(scan_interval) This script simulates a magnetic miner moving along a 1D ore track.
if strength >= MAGNETIC_THRESHOLD: activate_magnet(ore) deactivate_magnet() INVENTORY.append(ore) print(f"📦 Inventory: INVENTORY") else: print("❌ Below threshold, skipping.") move_to_next() time.sleep(SCAN_INTERVAL)
| Context | Meaning | |---------|---------| | | Automates magnetic field detection, ore scanning, and extraction. | | Industrial automation (PLC / Python) | Controls an electromagnetic separator on a conveyor belt. | | Crypto mining analogy | A script that “magnetically” prioritizes high-value transactions. | | Educational simulation | Demonstrates magnetic separation of ferrous minerals. | magnet miner script
I’ll cover three common interpretations so you can adapt the guide to your exact use case. Depending on context, it could be:
// Place this in a Programmable Block, run once per tick List<IMyTerminalBlock> oreDetectors = new List<IMyTerminalBlock>(); GridTerminalSystem.GetBlocksOfType<IMyOreDetector>(oreDetectors); float threshold = 0.7f; IMyShipConnector magnet = GridTerminalSystem.GetBlockWithName("Magnet Collector") as IMyShipConnector; | | Crypto mining analogy | A script
def extract_ore(self): print("Magnet ON") time.sleep(self.extract_time) print("Magnet OFF") self.inventory.append(1)
import random import time MAGNETIC_THRESHOLD = 0.7 EXTRACT_TIME = 1.5 # seconds SCAN_INTERVAL = 0.5 ORE_VALUES = "iron": 0.9, "rock": 0.2, "nickel": 0.8, "cobalt": 0.85 INVENTORY = [] Depending on context, it could be: // Place
def move_to_next(): print("➡️ Moving to next position...") time.sleep(0.3)
def sense_magnetic_field(self): # Replace with real sensor read return 0.85 # dummy value
print(f"\n✅ Mining complete. Total collected: len(INVENTORY) items") if == " main ": main() 4. Adaptation for Space Engineers (C# script in programmable block) Space Engineers uses C# for in-game scripts. A magnet miner there would control a magnetic plate or collector :
def deactivate_magnet(): print("⛏️ Magnet deactivated. Ore collected.")