# Sensors

Availability: Linux

Glances can display the sensors information using `psutil`, `hddtemp` and `batinfo`: - motherboard and CPU temperatures - hard disk temperature - battery capacity

Limit values and sensors alias names can be defined in the configuration file under the `[sensors]` section.

Limit can be defined for a specific sensor, a type of sensor or defineby the system thresholds (default behavor).

    [sensors]
    # Sensors core thresholds (in Celsius...)
    # Note: By default values are grabbed from the system (if values are available)
    # Core temperature thresholds in °C
    # Default values if not defined: 45/52/60
    temperature_core_careful=45
    temperature_core_warning=65
    temperature_core_critical=80
    # Temperatures threshold in °C for hddtemp
    # Default values if not defined: 45/52/60
    #temperature_hdd_careful=45
    #temperature_hdd_warning=52
    #temperature_hdd_critical=60
    # Battery threshold in %
    # Default values if not defined: 70/80/90
    #battery_careful=70
    #battery_warning=80
    #battery_critical=90
    # Fan speed threshold in RPM
    #fan_speed_careful=100
    # Overwrite thresholds for a specific sensor
    #temperature_core_Ambient_careful=40
    #temperature_core_Ambient_warning=60
    #temperature_core_Ambient_critical=85
    #temperature_core_Ambient_log=True
    #temperature_core_Ambient_critical_action=echo "{{time}} {{label}} temperature {{value}}{{unit}} higher than {{critical}}{{unit}}" > /tmp/temperature.alert
    # Sensors alias
    #alias=core 0:CPU Core 0,core 1:CPU Core 1