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Security scanners were surveillance devices used in bases, prisons, factories, mines, laboratories, and other secure facilities to detect infiltrators or invaders.
Description[]
Security scanners were standard issue security devices used almost everywhere in the galaxy. They were ubiquitous, found in civilian structures such as stores and private homes, as well as governmental and military facilities including spaceports and prisons. The scanners ranged in complexity; from the inexpensive visual scanners all the way up to complex and advanced holorecorders.[1]
Nearly all security scanners, except for the most inexpensive models, recorded images and audio and stored them on mediums such as datacards. The units incorporated motion sensor tracking programs that allowed the security scanners to follow an individual's movements. All of the information gathered by the security scanner was relayed into a central guard station. Automated functions could alert personnel to security concerns, and the scanners provided targeting data for automated blasters in military facilities.[1]
The scanners varied in size; smaller units could be made to fit inside a comlink or stylus although their video and audio quality was poor. Transmitters would relay their recordings to a connected recorder, using scramblers to disguise the signal. Larger units offered better clarity and range but were conspicuously visible.[1]
Security scanners could be equipped with a variety of systems, including magnification lenses to record activity kilometers away, and optics capable of seeing in the infrared and ultraviolet spectrums.[1]
Security scanners ranged from the simple 17C to the military-grade 57C holocam, both manufactured by Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc.[1]
History[]
Various types of security scanners were in use by the time of the Galactic Civil War. The basic two-dimensional camera was in use since at least the Jedi Civil War and for millennia after, a testament to its reliability. Other types of security scanners included motion sensors, infrared sensors, weapon detectors, and holographic recorders. These devices were usually small and unobtrusive, capable of being installed virtually anywhere. Some of the more sophisticated holocams could record video and audio data. Other scanners included precision scanners designed to rapidly turn, track, and zoom in on a target; ultraviolet and infrared security scanners for low-light environments; and long-range exterior scanners. Some scanners, albeit with a limited range, could be concealed in other devices such as comlinks and datapads. Some of the smallest scanners, with only audio-recording capabilities, could record conversations and movement in a certain area.
This type of equipment was used by the Imperial scanning crew that inspected the Millennium Falcon.
Security scanners could be linked to hidden R-TechApp Man Traps integrated into security systems. The scanners could remotely activate the traps when an intruder was detected.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Citadel"- Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: A New Hope novelization (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- X-Wing: Iron Fist
- X-Wing: Solo Command
- X-Wing: The Krytos Trap
- X-Wing: The Krytos Trap unabridged audiobook
Sources[]
- "Cracken's Rebel Field Guide: Scanners" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 4
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- Flashpoint! Brak Sector
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
