Created by Captain Alexandria Butler on Monday September 22nd, 2014 @ 12:13am

TR-590 Tricorder X

Standard tricorder

Succeeding the TR-580 Tricorder VII, the TR-590 Mark X tricorder featured nearly identical control interfaces. The entire unit, however, was streamlined and made much smaller, featuring a more angular design.

Functioning very much like the previous model of Starfleet tricorder, the Mark Xs were stored in most equipment lockers on board Federation starships.

The Mark X tricorder could upload data it acquired remotely to a Federation starship.

Discovered by the Maquis, the Mark X tricorder could be prevented from attaining credible readings when subjected to concentrated thoron particles.

The Mark X tricorder could still function after being underwater. It could also function in hostile environments such as temperatures of 500 Kelvin, the upper atmosphere of a planet, and planets suffering nuclear winter.

The upper component of the TR-590 was capable of interfacing with a Starfleet desktop monitor and projecting a recorded image from the tricorder onto the screen.

Medical tricorder

Introduced along with the Mark X standard tricorder, a medical tricorder variant was in use aboard Federation starships as early as 2373.

Generally identical to the standard tricorder, the medical featured a detachable hand scanner (as in previous models) that fit into the back of the unit. It was distinguished by blue ID indicator lights and a blue-glowing sensor surface.

The medical tricorder had duritanium casing, and measured 7.6 x 9.8 x 3.2 centimeters, and featured an alphanumeric display.

Wrist tricorder

A model of tricorder mounted in a arm/wrist brace was used in conjunction with holographic isolation suits.

TR-600 Tricorder XI

Introduced as late as 2379, yet another iteration of Starfleet tricorder departed from the distinct, flip-open style preceding it.

Distinguished by a slim, PADD-like appearance, the tricorder in use aboard such Starfleet vessels as the Enterprise-E in the late 2370s featured a large touchscreen interface. Silver in color, it was trimmed with black pads at the bottom and sides, with several buttons at the top. These buttons could be covered by a small hinged door, lined with indicator lights.

Among common data-gathering tasks, this version tricorder could be used to interface with starship systems including force field control.

The medical tricorder of the same make was identical.

TR-620 Tricorder XII

As the need for a more combative Tricorder emerged, simply the TR-600 was deemed too unreliable and prone to malfunction, a more rugged design was issued, harking back to the TR-590 and bellow.

The Tricorder has been enhanced with a portable holographic projector, enabling a larger usable area, allowing the Tricorder to be laid on a table and the entire desk would become an operational computer station.

Processing and storage capacity was also increased, through the use of an enhanced isolinear processing chip, allowing more detailed scans to be performed. Additionally the same regenerative Saurium krellide power cell as used in portable hand phasers has been employed to allow increased power generation and operational lifespan. Combined with the holographic projector, the Tricorder can be customized by officers to allow enhanced flexibility in the field. This may include combination with the holographic projection system to generate a hardened shield or other effects.