Neither the software nor a USB connection is required. AMPINEL operates completely autonomously.
Without the software there are three alarm actions that can not be processed:
- Windows popup message
- Closing apps with high GPU load
- Shut down computer
In your case AMPINEL would escalate the alarm levels until the graphics card is shut down by switchting of the sense lines or the power supply.
If we assume a "normal" problem like a larger imbalance occurs, you will get an acoustic alarm before the shut down happens. Otherwise the card will be shut down immediately without prior warning.