The Actual Processors For The Pack
The Actual Processors For The Pack
The actual processors for the pack are kept in the hand held unit, more commonly known as the laser. The laser is attached to the pack via a eight conductor Cat-5 cable that connects to the front PCB.
Inside the laser shell is the PCB with sensors and lights, a speaker to indicate the status of the pack, a trigger, and an LCD to display the status of the pack to the player. Although now sold and repaired as one piece, the IR unit and the PCB are two separate pieces.
The IR unit is what emits the visible laser your eye sees and the invisible IR beam which “tags” the opponent’s packs. The IR unit is a metallic cylinder roughly one inch in diameter and one inch long.
LQX is the name for the main game computer which maintains mission time remaining, registers code names, activates games, runs the Member’s Terminal, and runs the score monitor. LQX is run on Windows 3.11 and communicates with the packs via a wireless high speed data unit.