In order to take advantage of the powerful opportunities the Fusion Brain allows, you will need a few things. First and foremost, a Fusion Brain.

There are 5 available packages we sell the Fusion Brain in, as well as various bundles that we offer with increased discounts at various times. The first and most popular of these packages is the Fusion Brain that includes a 2 metre USB cable, 1 metre DC power cable, and the Fusion Brain. The next two packages come with either the 2 metre USB cable or the 1 metre DC power cable as well as the Fusion Brain. The fourth barebones package is just the Fusion Brain. No cables are included with this version, and it is the least expensive of the 4. The fifth option is available only as we find defective boards. Boards with burnt out or missing LEDs (lights), or non-working ports are offered at an extremely discounted price and carry no warranty and ship with no cables.

The Fusion Brain is PC dependant. This means it will not function without being connected to a compatible computer. A compatible computer is any Intel® Pentium® based machine with at least 700Mhz of processing power running Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows® Vista and one free USB 2.0 port. The Fusion Brain may run on slower machines, but it has not been tested. Also the Fusion Control Centre software does not run on x64 machines, but the Fusion Brain will install drivers that work. Therefore we do not offer support for x64 based systems even though it is possible to create a program that will run with the Fusion Brain.

The Fusion Control Centre software is currently called Fusion Control Centre Uber MDX Edition. This version requires Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c as well as Microsoft® .NET 2.0 Framework to be installed prior to running the program. If you download the installer from the "Software" page (found by using the tabs on the top of every page), it will automatically install these 2 dependencies for you.

The Fusion Brain version 3 does not like non-Intel based USB controllers. We have tested on Intel 82801 USB controller chips, which is the standard in many machines including most Dells, Toshibas, Acers, HP's, Compaqs, and most other major brand names. Also most major brand motherboards use this chipset. To find out if your computer uses the Intel 82801 controller, Right click My Computer (XP) or Computer (Vista) and select properties. From there click on Device Manager found in the Hardware tab of the My Computer properties (XP) or on the left navigation pane of Computer (Vista). In Device Manager near the bottom is "Universal Serial Bus Controllers" or simply "USB Controllers". Click once to expand. Near the top of this new list should be a device with the words "Universal Host Controller" in its name. For the Intel 82801GB, it reads "Intel(R) 82801GB USB Universal Host Controller" which is known to work. The 2 letters after "82801" are not important, as all models tested have worked. If you do not see "82801" in your device list, please email us using the "Contact Us" tab at the top of all pages before ordering.