Devices and their names¶
Everything that connects to Starfarer has a name, and so does each device you add. People and the AI use those names: "the Kitchen Satellite", "play it on the Wallscreen".
| What it is | How it's added | |
|---|---|---|
| Starbase | The main PC that runs Starfarer: the AI, memory, everything | Installing |
| Viewscreen | The Bridge in a browser: a PC, phone or tablet. Nothing installed; it's whoever signs in | Open Starbase's address |
| Satellite | A speaker and mic in a room (a Raspberry Pi, a mini PC, a spare laptop) | The Satellite program, paired in the Shuttlebay |
| Shuttle | A Satellite with a screen: a TV or monitor that shows the AI | The same program, "it has a screen" |
| Starship | Your own PC or laptop: hold a key to talk, a corner window, and the AI's hands there | The same program, as a Starship |
| Probe | A small ESP32 or take-along device | Later |
| Beacon | Things that aren't for talking: motion sensors, lights, switches | Later, through Modules or your own microcontroller code |
Satellite
Shuttle
Starship
Viewscreen
Rules that go with the names¶
- Every paired device has a name, asked for when it's installed, and no two are alike. Change it in the Shuttlebay.
- The AI knows the devices by name: which one someone is talking through, and, when asked about devices, the shared ones and the person's own, with their room and whether they're online.
- Personal or shared. A device can belong to one person (it's always them talking) or be shared in a room (voice ID decides who's talking).
- Guests are per device. On a shared Satellite or Shuttle, a voice the AI doesn't know gets the Computer persona (family-safe); turn that off per device. A Starship is always its owner's.
- Rooms matter. Timers ring in the room they were set in, pages go to rooms, and using a device tells Starbase where you are (a Mobile Starship, a laptop that goes with you, doesn't).
- Devices can leave the house, if the Captain lets each one out: see Outside the home.