On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 12:03 -0400, Guillermo de las Nieves wrote: > Good afternoon! > > > I'm getting started with lm-snesors, trtying to do my thesis about > energy consumption in network adapters (LAN, WIFI...). > > > I'm looking for some guidance, since when I execute the command > sensors I obtain: > > > gnieves@pupa:~$ sensors > it8718-isa-0290 > Adapter: ISA adapter > in0: +1.22 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) > in1: +1.79 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) > in2: +3.30 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) > in3: +2.93 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) > in4: +0.19 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) > in5: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) ALARM > in6: +1.25 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) > in7: +3.01 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.08 V) > Vbat: +4.08 V > fan1: 1634 RPM (min = 0 RPM) > fan2: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM) > fan3: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM) > temp1: -55.0ÂC (low = +127.0ÂC, high = +127.0ÂC) sensor = > thermistor > temp2: +38.0ÂC (low = +127.0ÂC, high = +127.0ÂC) sensor = > thermal diode > temp3: -1.0ÂC (low = +127.0ÂC, high = +127.0ÂC) sensor = > thermistor > cpu0_vid: +1.288 V > > > > I got some idea about what each inX means, but still not sure about > it. And I know that this is not calibrated. > My questions are, where can I found what exactly means each inX, is > this useful to check the energy consumption on the network device and > finally, how can i calibrate this? > inX reflects voltages, so it won't help you to determine energy consumption. Standard PCs don't usually support power or current measurements. Also, above information is not specific to a network adapter, but to your system's mainboard. I don't know of any PC network adapters with current/voltage sensor support. Guenter _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
