# Sensors

Device > Configure > Sensors

The Sensors dialog box provides information about the sensors present on the device.

The following information is displayed:

- Sensor (entPhysicalDescr)
- Sensor Type (entSensorType)
- Sensor Scale (entSensorScale)
- Sensor Precision (entSensorPrecision)
- Sensor Value (entSensorValue)
- Sensor Status (entSensorStatus)
- Sensor Measured (entSensorValueTimeStamp)
- Update Rate (entSensorValueUpdateRate)

The following list specifies buttons in this dialog box, as well as their function:

- Click OK to continue.

- Click Apply to save the changes in the dialog box.

- Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

- Click Refresh to update the contents of the dialog box.

- Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box.

- Click Help to access online help.

Sensor (entPhysicalDescr)

Description or name of sensor.

Sensor Type (entSensorType)

Type of data reported by the entSensorValue. This variable is set by the agent at start-up and the value does not change during operation.

Sensor Scale (entSensorScale)

Exponent to apply to sensor values reported by entSensorValue. This variable is set by the agent at start-up and the value does not change during operation.

Sensor Precision (entSensorPrecision)

Number of decimal places of precision in fixed-point sensor values reported by entSensorValue. This variable is set to 0 when entSensorType is not a fixed-point type: voltsAC(1), voltsDC(2), amperes(3), watts(4), hertz(5), celsius(6), or cmm(9).

Sensor Value (entSensorValue)

Recent measurement seen by the sensor.To correctly display or interpret this variable's value, you must also know entSensorType, entSensorScale, and entSensorPrecision. entSensorValue can be compared with the threshold values given in entSensorThresholdTable without any semantic knowledge.

Sensor Status (entSensorStatus)

Present operational status of the sensor.

Sensor Measured (entSensorValueTimeStamp)

Timestamp of the value reported by entSensorValue.

Update Rate (entSensorValueUpdateRate)

Type of data reported by the entSensorValue. This variable is set by the agent at start-up and the value does not change during operation.