Technology
The GDO and IDC
The password to come home
- Full name
- Garage Door Opener, Identification Code
- Used by
- SG teams, then Atlantis
- Function
- Opening the iris
The GDO is a small transmitter worn on the wrist. It sends the base a personal code, the IDC, which opens the iris so you can come home instead of hitting it.
Overview
Each team has its own code. When a wormhole opens towards Earth, the control room waits for the signal before opening the iris. Without a valid code, the iris stays shut.
Worth knowing
A stolen code could let the enemy in. That is why the SGC changes the codes as soon as a team is captured.
Themes
irissgcsecurity
