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Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2021 | Feb. 26, 2021 | Nov. 05, 2020 | Oct. 20, 2020 | Apr. 30, 2020 | Apr. 24, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |
Omni Metrix [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,000 | $ 21,000
Loan balance under loan and security agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149,000 | $ 136,000
Available to borrowed amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 191,000 |
Omni Metrix [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument expiration date | Feb. 28, 2021 | Feb. 28, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Omni Metrix [Member] | Loan and Security Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of all eligible invoices |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |
Maximum financing of account receivable formula-based agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |
Debt interest rate description |  |  |  |  |  |  | The greater of 6% and prime plus 1.5% per year. |  |
Percentage of monthly service charge |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.75% |  |
Debt effective interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |
Minimum loan balance |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |  |
Monthly service charge and interest outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |  |
Paycheck Protection Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from loan |  |  |  |  | $ 419,800 | $ 41,600 |  |  |
Paycheck Protection Program [Member] | Omnimetrix LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument forgiveness amount |  |  | $ 419,800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest |  |  | $ 2,162 |  |  |  |  |  |
Paycheck Protection Program [Member] | Acorn Energy, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from loan |  |  |  | $ 41,600 |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest |  |  |  | $ 206 |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of loan date |  |  |  | Oct. 22, 2020 |  |  |  |  |

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