Patent ID: 8180463

Claim:
An apparatus for a motor vehicle for at least partial integration and control and monitoring the motor vehicle's electrical system that utilizes includes an ignition and electrical devices that use either analog or digital electrical signals, said apparatus comprises: a. a motherboard mounted inside a motor vehicle that uses either analog or digital electrical signals; b. a microcontroller with memory connected to said motherboard; c. a control area network connector mounted on said motherboard and connected to said microcontroller; d. at least one input connector mounted on said motherboard and connected to said microcontroller; e. at least one output electrical connector mounted on said motherboard and connected to said microcontroller; f. at least one analog connector mounted on said motherboard and connected to said microcontroller; g. an analog signal conditioner connected to said analog connector and connected to said microcontroller; h. at least one digital connector mounted on said motherboard and connected to said microcontroller; i. a power supply input connector mounted on said motherboard and connected to said microcontroller; j. a load control logic connected to said motherboard and connected to said microcontroller; k. a load control output connected to load control logic; l. a plurality of solid state switch relays mounted on said motherboard and connected to said load control logic; m. a power supply connected to said motherboard; n. a software program used to convert analog and digital signals from said analog and digital connectors, respectively, into digital signals that can be utilized by said microcontroller, said software program monitors signals received from the motor vehicle's electrical circuits and electric devices delivered to said analog connector and said digital connectors and automatically disconnects an electrical circuit or device when the value of the signal is received is above or below a predetermined value, said software program also able to monitor and control the motor vehicle's electrical circuits and devices after the motor vehicle's ignition as been turned off and then prioritize their importance and selectively control said solid state relays to act as a supplemental power source to provide electrical power to selected electrical circuits and devices thereby enabling them to operate; o. a circuit programming connector mounted on said motherboard and connected to said microcontroller to enable said microcontroller to be selectively programmed; p. a physical layer interface mounted on said motherboard and connected to said microcontroller; and q. a crystal oscillator.