Mark Eleven Tricorder



Starfleet's Mark XI Tricorder was introduced sometime before 2379. It did largly did away with the antiquated button and toggle controls replacing these with a large touchscreen resulting in the tricorder resembled a PADD more than previous tricorders. Like previous versions, such as the TR-590, the Mark XI could be used to interface with starship systems such as forcefield controls and has all of the previous versions scanning capabilities plus additional capabilities.

The Maquis discovered a flaw with the TR-590 has been addressed with this model of tricorder and a high enough concentration of thoron particles exist in a localized area no longer prevents obtaining credible readings.

Unlike previous models of tricorders the standard and medical editions are the same tricorder. The enhanced medical scanners of the Mark XI are built directly into the unit instead of being located in a hand scanner.