Spine Boards

Inside Octofungi's body are two "spine" boards. These got their names by simulating functions of the human spine. One of the boards, the sensor spine board, transfers signals from the leg sensors to the brain. This function is an analogue to the sensor neurons found in the animal kingdom. The other spine board is the driver board. This board translated the brain's low voltage signals into the higher voltage signals that the muscle wire needs to operate. This is accomplished with a bank of simple MOSFET switches. The driver spine board simulates the motor neurons in a human body.

Spinal boards of Octofungi's brain

For more information about the electronics of Octofungi, see electronics.

 

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