CIM Reference Guide

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Table 3-10. CIM_Sensor Properties
Class Name: CIM_Sensor
Parent Class: CIM_LogicalDevice
Property Description Data Type
SensorType The type of the sensor, for example, voltage or
temperature sensor.
Values for the SensorType property are as follows:
0 Unknown
1 Other
2 Temperature sensors measure the environmental temperature.
3 Voltage sensors measure electrical voltage.
4 Current sensors measure current readings.
5 Tachometers measure speed/revolutions of a device. For example,
a fan device can have an associated tachometer that measures
its speed.
6 Batteries maintain the time and date and save the system’s BIOS
configuration when switched off.
uint16
OtherSensorType
Description
The type of sensor when the SensorType property is set to Other. String
PossibleStates Enumerates the string outputs of the sensor. For example, a
NumericSensor can report states based on threshold readings.
String
CurrentState Indicates the current state of the sensor. This value is always one
of the Possible States.
String
PollingInterval Indicates the polling interval, in nanoseconds, that the sensor
hardware or instrumentation uses to determine the current state
of the sensor.
uint64