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The Fusion Brain Version 4 has 16 digital on/off outputs and 13 analogue sensor inputs. The free Fusion Control Centre software from the software section interacts with the board to create the possibility of animated outputs, and graphical input displays. Requires unregulated or regulated 12vDC supply - can be connected straight to car battery, or to regulated 12v source. Can withstand power fluctations from 9v to 15v on the input.
Sensors can be connected to any one of the 13 analogue inputs for readings varying from Temperature to Distance to the amount of Light present.
Relays or LEDs can be connected directly to any of the board's 16 digital outputs header pins allowing for easy installation. Additionally, all 16 outputs are PWM capable. With 500mA of output capacity, each output can drive LEDs or small motors at varying brightness/speeds with from the PWM. With the addition of a MOSFET driver such as the Fairchild FQP50N06, much larger motors can be driven. The FQP50N06, for example, can drive up to 50 amp loads.
The Fusion Brain is the best priced, and most feature packed piece of hardware in its category. Use it for home automation, or carPC control, and it seamlessly integrates the computer with the outside world.
Product ships alone unless otherwise selected. For a DC power plug (2.1mm centre positive) please add $2. For a DC Plug as well as a 6 foot (2 meter) USB cable, please add $5. Just select the options from the drop down box and the total will automatically update.
Some possibilities for the Fusion Brain:
Home Automation
The Fusion Brain can easily control anything that plugs in or has a switch/button making home automation simpler than ever |
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Automatic Lighting: Control lighting anywhere in your house with the press of a button. Push a button on your HTPC's remote, and turn off the lights for a dramatic movie night without even getting up. |
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Remotely Activate Appliances: From your office at work, or any web enabled device, preheat, turn off, turn on, warm cycle your oven so dinner is ready for you when you get home! |
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Energy Efficient: Paired with the Fusion Ultrasonic Sensor, you can easily make the lights in your room completely automatic to save energy making them turn on only when you are in the room. |
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Burglar Prevention: Stop fiddling with those annoying automatic timers and let your computer control it! If you are going on vacation, you can set lights to go on and off multiple times a day with various times as well to deter burglars. |
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Remote Unlocking of Your House: If you have ever needed to unlock the door or open the garage door for someone but are either at work or on vacation, use your internet enabled device and remotely let them in. |
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Automatic Programmable Thermostat: Save energy costs by using a fully programmable, remote controllable, automatic thermostat via the computer. Set zones and different temperatures at various times of the day. |
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Parking Sensor: No more hanging ugly tennis balls from the ceiling to guage how far to park in the garage. With the Fusion Ultrasonic Sensor it is easy to make a parking warning system. |
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Automatically Turn on Lights at Nightfall: Imagine a house where when the sun goes down, the lights come on without you lifting a finger. This is a reality with the Fusion Brain and Fusion Photo Sensor. |
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Truly Intelligent Outdoor Lighting: Motion sensor lighter has become fully intelligent. Turn on the outside lights when you open the garage door to safely back out, or even as simple as motion sensing for multiple existing lights. |
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Energy Efficient Pool Filter: Save energy by setting your pool filter to run only at specified times saving hundreds of dollars in energy bills over time. |
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Intelligent Crock Pot Cooking: No more guesstimating when dinner will be done, or overcooking meals because you cannot rush home to start or stop at the correct time. Let the Fusion Brain control your dinner and enjoy perfection every time. |
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Pre-Heat Hot Tub: Get your hot tub ready for relaxing after a hard day of work from anywhere anytime. |
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CarPC Control
The most advanced USB I/O board can easily control anything in your car from preventing anti-thump to controlling your nitrous tanks |
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Automatic HVAC: Setup automatic climate control in any vehicle to mimic that found in more expensive luxury cars. |
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Ultrasonic Range Sensor: Use inaudible sound waves to determine the distance your car is to other objects. Can be used as a parking sensors, curb sensors, blind spot sensors, and more. |
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3-Axis Accelerometer: Monitor and record acceleration data on all 3 axii (x/y/z). Designed for the hobbiest to the most serious of racing experts to monitor the G forces on their car. |
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IR Distance Sensor: Precise short distance short field of view sensors are perfect for monitoring distances accurately. Use on air ride suspensions to accurately monitor the exact height of each wheel or anything else. |
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Current Sensor: Monitor the exact amperage used by any device (up to 50 Amps). Curious to see how efficient your amp is, or safety warnings to prevent fuse blowouts before they happen. |
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100% Anti-Thump Prevention: No more annoying and damaging speaker thump when you use the Fusion Brain! It will not allow the amp to turn on until after the sound drivers are loaded making for a 100% anti-thump solution. |
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Automatic Headlight Control: Automatically adjust highbeams with oncomming traffic, or automatically have your headlights turn on when the sun goes down. The options are limitless. |
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Auto LCD Gamma Control : Have your LCD dim when it gets dark outside so that you arent blinded by an overly bright LCD screen. |
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Physical Rotary Dial: If you miss a physical dial to control your or just want something to compliment the touchscreen, it could not be easier to add it to your CarPC. |
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Touchscreen FriendlySoftware: Big buttons and light CPU load make for the perfect CarPC application to be used with touchscreens as well as lowend Via embedded motherboards. |
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