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Additional Features
The following should be included with your standard MF3 Pro.
The MF3 supports several additional features to make it easier to incorporate the effects
into your own custom projects.
Please note that although these modifications are officially supported, you may void your
MF3 warranty should you decide to proceed with any of these effects as there is a potential
to damage the internal electronics if they are not followed carefully.
Whilst the following guides will detail each step to make the process as easy as possible, we
still advise that you only attempt these modifications if you believe you have sufficient
technical knowledge.
Proceed at your own risk
!
Wired Remote Control Operation
The MicroFogger can be triggered via its USB port to permit automated control or to
activate the MF3 over long distances (further than the radio Remote-Control operational
distance).
This can be done by simply connecting the two data pins (pins 3 and 4) of the micro USB
port together. To access these pins, you can strip the end off a data transferring micro USB
cable and then plug it into the MicroFogger. WE can provide short cables to use for this
purpose as an optional extra.
Typically, when exposed, these wires will be green and white, but the colour can depend on
the exact type of cable used.
For triggering it is normally the
white
and
green
wires that are used. You can now solder
these wires to a relay or switch of your choice
but take care not to let the red and black
wires touch!
If you only see two wires after stripping the USB cable, that means that it is a power-only
USB cable rather than a data+power one so it
won’t work
as a signal cannot be sent through
it.
In more advanced projects, you can connect the relay to a micro-controller such as a
Raspberry Pi or an Arduino to allow for precise timing or environment-dependent triggering
when paired with additional sensors.
Please note that the 10 second continuous use cut-off is still in place even when the MF3 is
activated through the USB port.
Warning!
Incorrect wiring or accidental contact between any wires other than the data
ones can lead to irreversible damage to the MF3 which will not be covered by the warranty.
