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A [[Console]] is a kind of [[electronic]] control station or interface aboard a [[ship]].
 
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* It allows communication or access between the [[ship's computer]] and various bits of [[machinery]] throughout the vessel. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Eric Lyon-Taylor]] & [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
 
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* Please also see the related article [[Control Console]].
 
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* It is a type of [[Computer]] and [[Ship Equipment]].
 
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
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A console is an electronic device that allows the user to interface with a function or piece of equipment/machinery aboard the ship and monitor or control it. These functions or pieces of machinery are grouped together into similar groups for ease of use by trained crew members.  For example, the Astrogation Console may have access to the Computer, Jump Drives and Power Plant all of which come into play when determining a Jump.  Meanwhile the Pilots Console will have access to the Maneuver Drive, Power Plant and Sensors. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Eric Lyon-Taylor]] }}
 
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* An individual Console can oversee and interact with any number of Control Panels but must share out its Skill Asset amongst them when left to its own devices. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Eric Lyon-Taylor]] }} 
 
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* Control Consoles are the typical set-up for consoles and is required for the pilot position, but you can also find Operating Consoles which are slightly less sophisticated and cheaper and finally Workstations which are the least sophisticated and cheapest set-ups. Space is a big factor in Consoles and Workstations with more being better and minimizing mishaps through regular use. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Eric Lyon-Taylor]] }} 
 
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* Typically, each console is manned by 1 crew member, but it is possible to have 1 crew member oversee 3 consoles with the console itself keeping an eye on basic functions through its skill asset while the crew member deals with an issue on another console. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Eric Lyon-Taylor]] }}
 
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=== Image Repository ===
 
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=== Typical Console Functions & Permissions ===
 
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The following table represents a selection of typical consoles and which functions they perform, and which [[crew]] they allow to access to the [[program]]s and subsystems: {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Eric Lyon-Taylor]] & [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
 
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!colspan="4"| Typical Console Functions & Permissions
 
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! [[Crew]]sophont
 
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! Role
 
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! [[Program]]s / Access
 
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! Remarks
 
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| [[Pilot]] / [[Captain]]
 
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| Command
 
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| [[Maneuver Drive]], [[Power Plant]], [[Sensor]]s, [[etc.]]
 
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| No information yet available.
 
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| [[Astrogator]]
 
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| Astrogation
 
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| [[Ship's Computer]], [[Jump Drive]], [[etc.]]
 
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| [[Engineer]]
 
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| Engineering
 
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| [[Power Plant]], [[Maneuver Drive]], [[Jump Drive]], [[Life Support]], [[etc.]]
 
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| [[Gunner]]
 
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| [[Naval Weapon|Weapon]]s
 
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| [[Weapon]]s, [[Sensor]]s, [[Defense]]s, [[etc.]]
 
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| [[Cargo Master]]
 
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| [[Freight]]
 
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| Cargo Bay Doors, [[Cargo Bay]]s, [[Cargo]], [[etc.]]
 
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| [[Marine]]
 
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| Security
 
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| [[Hatch]]es, [[Sensor|Interior Sensor]]s, [[Armoury]], [[etc.]]
 
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| [[Doctor]]
 
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| Medical
 
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| [[Clinic]], [[Med Scanner]]s, [[etc.]]
 
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| [[Steward]]
 
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| Hospitality
 
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| [[Passenger]]s, [[Stateroom]]s, [[Airlock]]s, [[etc.]]
 
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=== Computer Control Standards ===
 
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''[[Computer Control]]s:'' In almost all cases where the [[ship's computer]] can control a given ship function ([[gravity]], doors, etc.), orders fed in at the central [[bridge]] computer take precedence over those fed in at local controls. Only if the computer is inoperative will a [[computer override]] be ineffective.{{Page cite|name= Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 |page= 6 |article= Book 2 |version= Classic Traveller}} Some [[ship]]s have been known to be built with a different system set-up, but this arrangement is commonplace on most [[vessel]]s within [[Charted Space]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
 
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
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Consoles are touch screen interfaces with analogue keyboards as backup and in the case of a Pilots Console may have a physical joystick and throttle lever.  Higher Tech Level Consoles will have voice control features and may even have some limited AI response system. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Eric Lyon-Taylor]] }} 
 
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A console base C+S is equal to the ship's [[Tech Level]]. This is shared out between its various functions. So, a typical pilot's Consoles on a [[TL-9]] Ship could allocate 3 to each Power Plant, Maneuver Drive and Sensor functions when not directly controlled by the pilot. Although it would probably be better as 5 for Sensors, 3 for Maneuver Drive and 1 for the Power Plant during easy/routine operations. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Eric Lyon-Taylor]] }}
 
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=== Expected Console Development Sequence ===
 
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MACRO LEVEL:
 
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* [[TBD]] → [[TBD]] → [[TBD]]
 
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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{{Intermediate}}
 
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{{Detail}}
 
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{{Sources
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= TBD}}
 
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|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
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|S3= Author & Contributor: [[Eric Lyon-Taylor]]
 
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|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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[[Category: Electronics]]
 
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{{LEN|Computer|Ship Equipment}}
 

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