CIM Reference Guide

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CIM_Sensor
The CIM_Sensor class described in Table 3-7 contains hardware devices
capable of measuring the characteristics of some physical property, for
example, the temperature or voltage characteristics of a computer system.
Table 3-7. CIM_Sensor Properties
Class Name: CIM_Sensor
Parent Class: CIM_LogicalDevice
Property Description Data Type
SensorType Indicates the type of the sensor, for example, voltage
or temperature sensor.
Values for the SensorType property are:
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 the system is turned off.
uint16
OtherSensorType
Description
Indicates the type of sensor when the SensorType
property is set to Other.
string
CIM_ManagedSystemElement
CIM_LogicalElement
CIM_LogicalDevice
CIM_Sensor
CIM_NumericSensor
CIM_CurrentSensor