As far as I can tell (and if at any point I'm wrong 2k1Toaster or greenman100 can correct me):
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BiGGy 
Im sorry if this has been brought up before but I dont have the time to sift read 10 forum pages. Should i have emailed this?
Imho, your questions may help others (like FAQ building)...but
only if other people
take the time to read them.
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BiGGy Sensor input from stock sensors or after market?
Either. Even detailed shop-manual schematics don't show what sensor's inputs and outputs should be. Most sensors output a voltage (resulting from voltage dropped across itself to ground), some are more of a variable current source, some output Pulse Width Modulated signals (I couldn't believe it but they exist- Air Quality sensors in Saabs do this). Some operate with 5V inputs some operate with 12V inputs. There are many kinds, and you will need some stong fundamental knowledge of electronics to fully utilize this. This is why phidgets sell their own sensors, I believe.
It would be nice for you and others if the Fusion team whipped up some example schematics, showing how connections should be made (i.e. Show how you would connect to a thermistor, Pressure detector, Accelerometer, Discrete output stuff, etc.) using a simple block diagram for the internals of the card, and more detailed on the output.
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BiGGy Does it link to ODB to control things like power windows and climate control?
Climate control maybe, automatic controls would be hard, and in no way would I replace A/C controls with this card. While this card is impressive, it doesn't work while computer is off...
OBD is serial communication, there are other components for reading OBD info into the computer. But based on that information, as obttained by ODB interface hardware, you could control many things with this card.
Maybe they could put something in the software that would make it easy to take outputs from OBD2 in the computer and affect Fusion Brains output accordingly
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BiGGy How hard is this to integrate regards to rewiring looms and having to study detailed electrical workshop manuals while at the same time getting a university degree in multimetering.
on a scale of 1 - 10, 3.07143241.
'Hard' is relative, right? For the average person, Id say it can be very useful, but as you try to control more complicated circuits, it will become more difficult. But that's ok because electronics is fun!
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BiGGy All in all is this a simple task of connecting an odb loom and configuring software or is there more to it?
No for the first part, Yes for the second part.
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BiGGy Can you explain these external relay boards a bit more, when are they needed?
The discrete (On/Off) outputs from the card are outputs of electroncs that can only pass a couple hundred milliamps through them, in order to power loads larger than a small relay, you would have to use the output to turn on a small relay which connect the load to a power supply (like the battery), isolating the load's current from the card.
They chose to keep the relays seperate, to keep the module's size small. I don't think they have the relay boards ready though.