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Note Payable (Details Narrative) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	19 Months Ended	26 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2018	Jun. 10, 2014	Jun. 10, 2014	Nov. 25, 2013	Jun. 20, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 10, 2014	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 15, 2016	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 17, 2015	Jun. 26, 2017
Class of warrant or right, exercise price of warrants or rights														$ 1.65
Hercules Warrant [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount, total		$ 476,261	$ 476,261						$ 476,261
Horizon Credit Agreement [Member]
Precentage of outstanding principle balance, description										an amount equal to 1-3%
Interest expense, debt, total							$ 248,270			$ 259,064
Amortization of debt issuance costs							$ 97,458			$ 101,695
Horizon Credit Agreement [Member] | Horizon Warrants [Member]
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by each warrant or right							190,114			190,114		190,114
Class of warrant or right, exercise price of warrants or rights							$ 2.63			$ 2.63		$ 2.63
Debt instrument, unamortized discount, total							$ 507,116			$ 507,116		$ 507,116
Percentage for original debt, amount										4.00%
Debt issuance costs, gross							$ 400,000			$ 400,000		$ 400,000
Horizon Credit Agreement [Member] | LIBOR plus [Member]
Line of credit, interest rate							7.625%			7.625%		7.625%
Horizon Credit Agreement [Member] | Horizon [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount, total							$ 100,000			$ 100,000		$ 100,000
Debt issuance costs, gross							782,116			782,116		782,116
Debt issuance costs, net, total							$ 175,000			175,000		$ 175,000
Hercules Credit Agreement [Member]
Interest expense, debt, total										56,386
Amortization of debt issuance costs										$ 35,370
Hercules Credit Agreement [Member] | Hercules Warrant [Member]
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by each warrant or right				6,963
Class of warrant or right, exercise price of warrants or rights				$ 50.26
Debt issuance costs, gross		$ 350,000	350,000						350,000
Warrant date				Nov. 25, 2018
Hercules Credit Agreement [Member] | Prime Rate [Member]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate											11.50%	11.75%	11.25%
Hercules Credit Agreement [Member] | Hercules [Member]
Proceeds from lines of credit, total									$ 10,000,000
Debt instrument, unamortized discount, total						$ 230,000
Debt issuance costs, net, total						122,378
EGEN Inc [Member]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross					$ 3,000,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Hercules Credit Agreement [Member]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross			$ 3,000,000
Second Tranche [Member] | Hercules Credit Agreement [Member]
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by each warrant or right		6,963	6,963						6,963
Percentage for original debt, amount		3.50%
Original debt, amount		$ 5,000,000
Loan Agreement [Member] | Horizon Technology Finance Corporation [Member]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000
Loan Agreement [Member] | Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. [Member]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						20,000,000
Horizon Credit Agreement [Member]
Proceeds from lines of credit, total	$ 10,000,000
Hercules Credit Agreement [Member] | First Tranche [Member]
Proceeds from lines of credit, total						5,000,000
Repayments of lines of credit						$ 4,000,000
Hercules Credit Agreement [Member] | Second Tranche [Member]
Proceeds from lines of credit, total			$ 5,000,000

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