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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLANS (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jan. 01, 2022	Oct. 15, 2021	Nov. 23, 2020	May 22, 2019	Jan. 23, 2019
Compensation expense	$ 4,421,634	$ 1,028,522
Recognized compensation costs	716,618
Unrecognized compensation costs	$ 8,850,989
Period for recognition	3 years 11 months 4 days	4 years
Warrant issued to common stock	26,293
Stock option grants, total		9,145,745
Stock option grants,vest		1,505,000
Intrinsic value	$ 14,265,304
Exercise stock option grants	26,887
Warrant issued to common stock	384,359
Unearned stock option grants	11,550,745
2021 Equity Incentive Plan
Average exercise price	$ 1.618
Number of common stock authorized shares				20,000,000
Number of common stock shares increase			22,000,000		9,750,000
Unearned stock option grants	9,704,620
2011 Stock Incentive Plan
Number of common stock authorized shares	20,792,370
2011 Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum
Number of common stock shares increase						3,000,000	2,500,000
2011 Incentive Plan [Member] | Minimum
Number of common stock shares increase						2,500,000	2,200,000
Stock Option | Nineteen Employees And Consultants [Member]
Period for recognition	4 years
Average exercise price	$ 1.726
Stock options granted	3,336,000
Stock Option | Two Consultants
Average exercise price	$ 1.359
Stock options granted	20,625
Stock Option | An Employee [Member]
Average exercise price	$ 3.30
Stock options granted	20,792,370
Stock Option [Member] | Eight Employee And Consultant [Member]
Average exercise price	$ 2.057
Stock options granted	1,132,457
Stock Option [Member] | Seventeen Employees And Consultants [Member]
Stock option grants, total		10,650,745
Average exercise price	$ 1.766
Stock option grants expire		5 years
Stock Option [Member] | Two Officers [Member]
Period for recognition		5 years
Fair value of these options		$ 1,116,146
Warrant issued to common stock		3,997,870
Particle, Inc.
Compensation expense		$ 197,553
Ronald P. Erickson [Member]
Period for recognition	4 years
Warrant issued to common stock	1,000,000
Exercise price	$ 2.09
Phillip A. Bosua [Member]
Period for recognition	4 years
Warrant issued to common stock	1,300,000
Exercise price	$ 2.09
Peter Conley [Member]
Period for recognition	4 years
Warrant issued to common stock	1,000,000
Exercise price	$ 1.48

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