The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!

2vix said:
Well I didnt really find it because it can be seen in the tear-down video, but he doesnt mention it, so heres a better look:



This is behind the 3 buttons/lights. He didnt remove this one and I dont blame him. I think to get it out you would need to separate the aluminum front from the plastic housing, and Im sure there held together with some double-sided tape or adhesive. Too much work to remove it just to see the whole thing IMO
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Yeah … I agree, you’ve tore down as comfortably as your willing to go.

It sucks not being able to find the display module yet. Perhaps, one day….

The info gained from a pin2pin would help to know the assignment’s for software/firmware hacks (not my wheelhouse)

Of course this is your call….if you want to stop and start to reassemble that’s fine. You gave it the Ol reverse engineering try :) it’s much Appreciated! :)

You went further than the last two YouTube teardown guy’s….that’s gotta mean something.

We all learned along the way…perhaps not in our favor, but nevertheless……..Thank You! (y) (y)

It appears Wand wins for now….

What’s important is that your Tricorder works correctly right after the last screw is screwed…
 
2vix said:
Well I didnt really find it because it can be seen in the tear-down video, but he doesnt mention it, so heres a better look:



This is behind the 3 buttons/lights. He didnt remove this one and I dont blame him. I think to get it out you would need to separate the aluminum front from the plastic housing, and Im sure there held together with some double-sided tape or adhesive. Too much work to remove it just to see the whole thing IMO
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Below is my Epiphany……..blind ambition for an unattainable goal……it hit me like a wall of bricks.

Can you see the dilemma of why a physical hardware hack to tap into the tric display is futile?

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Let me know when you stop laughing…..

:mad: ( :lol: )
 
Well I thought about it all day yesterday, and even tho the software route seems dead, I still want my tricorder to play some Star Trek. I want to control the playback with my phaser, and have the audio output go to my communicator. I can think of a few different ways to do this, so today im going to figure out the how, decide on the what, and order everything ill need.
 
2vix said:
Well I thought about it all day yesterday, and even tho the software route seems dead, I still want my tricorder to play some Star Trek. I want to control the playback with my phaser, and have the audio output go to my communicator. I can think of a few different ways to do this, so today im going to figure out the how, decide on the what, and order everything ill need.
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That’s the spirit! Baby steps (y)
 
2vix said:
Well I thought about it all day yesterday, and even tho the software route seems dead, I still want my tricorder to play some Star Trek. I want to control the playback with my phaser, and have the audio output go to my communicator. I can think of a few different ways to do this, so today im going to figure out the how, decide on the what, and order everything ill need.
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Good Luck….. (y)

As for me?…….



It’s OK to laugh…

(Laughing at one’s self, is a way to be humbled)

;) :)
 
2vix said:
Well I thought about it all day yesterday, and even tho the software route seems dead, I still want my tricorder to play some Star Trek. I want to control the playback with my phaser, and have the audio output go to my communicator. I can think of a few different ways to do this, so today im going to figure out the how, decide on the what, and order everything ill need.
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Any luck running the firmware on an emulator? (If, purely hypothetically, someone like you just happened to have a copy lying around to test…) ;)
 
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