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How do I interpret the sensor names from apple-smc?

Here is the output from the `sensors` command on my Late 2012 MacMini 6,2 running Linux. I am unable to find out what each code means. What parameter do each of these code represent?



I would like to set configuration parameters in a utility caled `macfanctld`. According to the manpage of macfanctld, I can exclude sensors by their number. I am assuming that sensor 1 is TA0P, sensor 2 is TA0p and so on. Am I wrong? The man page also mentions that the individual parameters can be fine tuned, but does not mention how. How I can assign less weight to a particular sensor?



applesmc-isa-0300

Adapter: ISA adapter

Exhaust : 2002 RPM (min = 2000 RPM)

TA0P: +36.5°C

TA0p: +36.5°C

TA1P: +37.5°C

TA1p: +37.5°C

TC0C: +42.0°C

TC0D: +43.5°C

TC0E: +43.8°C

TC0F: +44.8°C

TC0G: +99.0°C

TC0J: +1.0°C

TC0P: +40.2°C

TC0c: +42.0°C

TC0d: +43.5°C

TC0p: +40.2°C

TC1C: +42.0°C

TC1c: +42.0°C

TC2C: +42.0°C

TC2c: +42.0°C

TC3C: +42.0°C

TC3c: +42.0°C

TCGC: +41.0°C

TCGc: +41.0°C

TCPG: +103.0°C

TCSC: +42.0°C

coretemp-isa-0000

Adapter: ISA adapter

Physical id 0: +52.0°C (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)

Core 0: +45.0°C (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)

Core 1: +51.0°C (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)

Core 2: +40.0°C (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)

Core 3: +45.0°C (high = +87.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)

Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), Late 2012 MacMini6,2 16GB i7-3720QM

Posted on Feb 24, 2013 9:21 AM

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Posted on Feb 24, 2013 2:09 PM

TA0P: +36.5°C AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE

TA0p: +36.5°C

TA1P: +37.5°C AMBIENT1_TEMPERATURE

TA1p: +37.5°C

TC0C: +42.0°C CPU_DIE_CORE_TEMPERATURE Digital

TC0D: +43.5°C CPU_DIODE_TEMPERATURE Analog

TC0E: +43.8°C

TC0F: +44.8°C

TC0G: +99.0°C

TC0J: +1.0°C

TC0P: +40.2°C CPU_PROXIMITY_TEMPERATURE

TC0c: +42.0°C

TC0d: +43.5°C

TC0p: +40.2°C

TC1C: +42.0°C

TC1c: +42.0°C

TC2C: +42.0°C

TC2c: +42.0°C

TC3C: +42.0°C

TC3c: +42.0°C

TCGC: +41.0°C CPU_PECI_CORE_TEMPERATURE

TCGc: +41.0°C PECI_GFX_TEMPERATURE

TCPG: +103.0°C

TCSC: +42.0°C PECI_SA_TEMPERATURE

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Feb 24, 2013 2:09 PM in response to lordloh

TA0P: +36.5°C AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE

TA0p: +36.5°C

TA1P: +37.5°C AMBIENT1_TEMPERATURE

TA1p: +37.5°C

TC0C: +42.0°C CPU_DIE_CORE_TEMPERATURE Digital

TC0D: +43.5°C CPU_DIODE_TEMPERATURE Analog

TC0E: +43.8°C

TC0F: +44.8°C

TC0G: +99.0°C

TC0J: +1.0°C

TC0P: +40.2°C CPU_PROXIMITY_TEMPERATURE

TC0c: +42.0°C

TC0d: +43.5°C

TC0p: +40.2°C

TC1C: +42.0°C

TC1c: +42.0°C

TC2C: +42.0°C

TC2c: +42.0°C

TC3C: +42.0°C

TC3c: +42.0°C

TCGC: +41.0°C CPU_PECI_CORE_TEMPERATURE

TCGc: +41.0°C PECI_GFX_TEMPERATURE

TCPG: +103.0°C

TCSC: +42.0°C PECI_SA_TEMPERATURE

How do I interpret the sensor names from apple-smc?

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