JiminSTLouis
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Or that might just show the path of the power to the circuitry. I can’t believe there wouldn’t be a way to shut it down while open.
The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!
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The Red "18" line is not a "function" block per se, but a path indicator (essentially identifying the power routing). So, unfortunately, that doesn't tell us whether there is a "master power switch" or not on the device.
If we're lucky, though, the Tricorder may be like the Communicator, in that - to be activated - you have open the device and hold down one of the "Buttons" (which, on the Tricorder, would be in #4 Block in the Hood) in order for that button to turn on the power and thus activate all of the functions. Thereafter, the magnets would serve the listed function - until the same button was again held down in order to turn the power off - also like the Communicator. That way, similar to the Communicator, you could display it in the Open position without a power drain.
The lack of specificity about alternatives to the magnets, along with a couple pictures we've seen so far, just had me concerned.
I was really hoping we'd get *more* information than they judiciously doled out to us this time around. But if this, and the next, Update (which they say will address "Making the things that will make the things" ie the "Cutting tools" etc) are any indication, it appears that - after whetting our appetites with information *dumps* in the first Updates - they're now going to stretch out what little information they feed us in the future - presumably in order to fill the MANY months it is apparently going to take to get the Tricorder into manufacturing, let alone distribution.
The only *truly* new information that we got here was:
The ARM processor is a Cortex-M7.
The screen is 320x240 LCD.
There will be "archive files and interesting pieces of pre-recorded information" in the memory [SDRAM and Flash].
Two magnets will control "wake up" and 'sleep' functions.
An Optical sensor will detect the difference between the eight different data discs when each is loaded next to it - the choice of which will determine which data and sensors can be used at a given moment.
That's not a lot.
If we're lucky, though, the Tricorder may be like the Communicator, in that - to be activated - you have open the device and hold down one of the "Buttons" (which, on the Tricorder, would be in #4 Block in the Hood) in order for that button to turn on the power and thus activate all of the functions. Thereafter, the magnets would serve the listed function - until the same button was again held down in order to turn the power off - also like the Communicator. That way, similar to the Communicator, you could display it in the Open position without a power drain.
The lack of specificity about alternatives to the magnets, along with a couple pictures we've seen so far, just had me concerned.
I was really hoping we'd get *more* information than they judiciously doled out to us this time around. But if this, and the next, Update (which they say will address "Making the things that will make the things" ie the "Cutting tools" etc) are any indication, it appears that - after whetting our appetites with information *dumps* in the first Updates - they're now going to stretch out what little information they feed us in the future - presumably in order to fill the MANY months it is apparently going to take to get the Tricorder into manufacturing, let alone distribution.
The only *truly* new information that we got here was:
The ARM processor is a Cortex-M7.
The screen is 320x240 LCD.
There will be "archive files and interesting pieces of pre-recorded information" in the memory [SDRAM and Flash].
Two magnets will control "wake up" and 'sleep' functions.
An Optical sensor will detect the difference between the eight different data discs when each is loaded next to it - the choice of which will determine which data and sensors can be used at a given moment.
That's not a lot.
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I imagine that we will see a sudden dropping of the value of the MR Tricorder, along with some collectors trying to offload them before that drop.
asalaw
Master Member
I would expect it would work like the comm, where one of the knobs powers it up/down for unpowered display.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
I had to sell my phaser a year and half ago when my director role was eliminated. Didn’t make nearly as much as I would have now!
antigravity
Well-Known Member
Contacting TWC for some advice on what might be the likeliest source of failure, they offered to first replace the charger. I wasn’t expecting much, but it actually brought them right back.
I wouldn’t have known it was worth pursuing without the assistance in this thread, so thank you very much. It’s awesome to have them back in working order!
Britcinescribe
Well-Known Member
Result!
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
The Wand Company has THE BEST customer service of any company I’ve dealt with.
asalaw
Master Member
Me too! When I first got my comm, the moire motor stopped working. They replaced the comm right away. Very impressive.
They are the “Mirror Universe ANOVOS”…
With that being said I think Nov/Dec is being VERY optimistic, probably 1 quarter of 2022
asalaw
Master Member
I wouldn't be a bit surprised. In other news, could this be a slot for media?
I would rather not have a slot where none should be.
Starbase101
Sr Member
Yeah, I'd have such a slot inside one of the compartments, probably the lower one.
wannab
Sr Member
Clearly?!
Maybe, if you can see the sea life in this print below you can "clearly" make out what is in that Wand render. lol
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