Captured from settlement data point networks.

Embedded systems typically require specific firmware for their operation. There is a black market for modifications to the base firmware, often for performance tuning or other reasons.

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Modified Embedded Firmware is an Encoded Material introduced in v2.1.

Known Sources

Surface Installation (Medium and High Security)
Mission reward

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Manufactured Materials

	Basic Conductors Chemical Storage Units Compact Composites Crystal Shards Grid Resistors Guardian Power Cell Guardian Wreckage Components Heat Conduction Wiring Mechanical Scrap Salvaged Alloys Tempered Alloys Worn Shield Emitters
	Chemical Processors Conductive Components Galvanising Alloys Guardian Power Conduit Guardian Technology Component Heat Dispersion Plate Heat Resistant Ceramics Hybrid Capacitors Mechanical Equipment Shield Emitters Thargoid Carapace
	Bio-Mechanical Conduits Chemical Distillery Conductive Ceramics Electrochemical Arrays Focus Crystals Guardian Sentinel Weapon Parts Heat Exchangers High Density Composites Mechanical Components Phase Alloys Precipitated Alloys Propulsion Elements Shielding Sensors Thargoid Energy Cell Weapon Parts Wreckage Components
	Chemical Manipulators Compound Shielding Conductive Polymers Configurable Components Heat Vanes Polymer Capacitors Proprietary Composites Proto Light Alloys Refined Focus Crystals Thermic Alloys Thargoid Technological Components
	Biotech Conductors Core Dynamics Composites Exquisite Focus Crystals Imperial Shielding Improvised Components Military Grade Alloys Military Supercapacitors Pharmaceutical Isolators Proto Heat Radiators Proto Radiolic Alloys Sensor Fragment Thargoid Organic Circuitry
Sources	Signal Sources Ship Salvage Mission Reward
Uses	Engineers Synthesis Technology Brokers

Encoded Materials

	Anomalous Bulk Scan Data Atypical Disrupted Wake Echoes Distorted Shield Cycle Recordings Exceptional Scrambled Emission Data Pattern Gamma Obelisk Data Specialised Legacy Firmware Unusual Encrypted Files
	Anomalous FSD Telemetry Inconsistent Shield Soak Analysis Irregular Emission Data Modified Consumer Firmware Pattern Beta Obelisk Data Tagged Encryption Codes Unidentified Scan Archives Thargoid Structural Data
	Classified Scan Databanks Cracked Industrial Firmware Open Symmetric Keys Pattern Alpha Obelisk Data Ship Flight Data Ship Systems Data Strange Wake Solutions Unexpected Emission Data Thargoid Material Composition Data Thargoid Ship Signature Untypical Shield Scans
	Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis Atypical Encryption Archives Decoded Emission Data Divergent Scan Data Eccentric Hyperspace Trajectories Pattern Delta Obelisk Data Pattern Epsilon Obelisk Data Security Firmware Patch Thargoid Residue Data Thargoid Wake Data
	Abnormal Compact Emissions Data Adaptive Encryptors Capture Classified Scan Fragment Datamined Wake Exceptions Guardian Module Blueprint Fragment Guardian Vessel Blueprint Fragment Guardian Weapon Blueprint Fragment Modified Embedded Firmware Peculiar Shield Frequency Data
Sources	Wakes Ships Satellites Private Data Beacons Data Points Mission Rewards Ancient Ruins Guardian Structures
Uses	Engineers Technology Brokers

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