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1# dbus-sensors
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3dbus-sensors is a collection of sensor applications that provide the
4xyz.openbmc_project.Sensor collection of interfaces. They read sensor values
5from hwmon, d-bus, or direct driver access to provide readings. Some advance
6non-sensor features such as fan presence, pwm control, and automatic cpu
7detection (x86) are also supported.
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9## key features
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11- runtime re-configurable from d-bus (entity-manager or the like)
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13- isolated: each sensor type is isolated into its own daemon, so a bug in one
14  sensor is unlikely to affect another, and single sensor modifications are
15  possible
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17- async single-threaded: uses sdbusplus/asio bindings
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19- multiple data inputs: hwmon, d-bus, direct driver access
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