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Sensors

MOS supports hardware and system sensors that can be displayed on the Dashboard. Sensors allow you to monitor values such as temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, or custom metrics collected from the system.

This page explains how to view, configure, and display sensors in MOS.

📍 Accessing Sensors​

Navigate to:

Settings → Hardware → Sensors

This view shows all detected and configured sensors.

Settings Sensors

🖥️ Sensors Overview​

The Sensors page displays a table with the following columns:

  • # – Internal sensor index
  • Name – Display name of the sensor
  • Type – Sensor category (e.g. temperature, voltage)
  • Subtype – Optional classification
  • Manufacturer – Hardware manufacturer
  • Model – Device or chip model
  • Value – Current sensor reading
  • Unit – Measurement unit (e.g. °C, V)

If no sensors are configured yet, the table will be empty.

Example:

Sensors

⚙️ View Customization​

You can customize which columns are visible in the sensor table.

  • Click the three-dot menu in the bottom-right corner

  • Select Edit View

  • Enable or disable columns as needed

  • Click Save

Sensors Edit View

➕ Creating a Sensor​

To create a new sensor:

  • Open Settings → Hardware → Sensors

  • Click the three-dot menu

  • Select Create Sensor

This opens the sensor creation dialog.

Create Sensor

🧩 Create Sensor Fields​

Required Fields​

  • Name

    Human-readable sensor name shown in the UI

  • Type

    Sensor type (e.g. Temperature, Voltage, Fan)

  • Source

    Raw sensor input source detected by the system

  • Unit

    Measurement unit (e.g. °C, V, RPM)

Optional Fields​

  • Subtype

    Additional classification

  • Multiplier / Divisor

    Used to scale raw values

  • Manufacturer

    Hardware vendor

  • Model

    Sensor or chip model

Create Sensor

🔎 Unmapped Sensors​

On the right side of the Create Sensor dialog, MOS displays Unmapped Sensors.

These are raw sensor values detected on the system but not yet configured. They are typically provided as structured data (e.g. temperatures per CPU core).

You can use this data to select the correct source when creating a sensor.

Unmapped Sensors

📊 Displaying Sensors on the Dashboard​

Once sensors are created, they can be displayed on the Dashboard.

  • Sensors automatically become available as Dashboard widgets

  • Values update in real time

  • Useful for monitoring system health at a glance

Typical dashboard use cases:

  • CPU temperature monitoring

  • Disk temperature tracking

  • Voltage or power readings

  • Custom system metrics

Sensors Dashboard

⚙️ Opening the Visibility Settings​

  1. Open the Dashboard
  2. Click the Dashboard Settings / Filter icon
  3. Select Visibility

This opens the visibility configuration dialog.

Sensors Visibility

⚠️ Notes & Best Practices​

  • Sensor availability depends on hardware and drivers

  • Not all systems expose the same sensor data

  • Use meaningful names for dashboard readability

  • Verify units and scaling (multiplier/divisor) carefully

✅ Summary​

  • Sensors provide real-time hardware and system metrics

  • Sensors are managed via Settings → Hardware → Sensors

  • Custom sensors can be created from unmapped system data

  • Configured sensors can be displayed on the Dashboard

Parts of this documentation were created with the assistance of AI tools. All AI-generated content has undergone review, but it may still contain inaccuracies, omissions, or outdated information.