Allow setting sensor as fan (=RPM)

[z3ntu]

My laptop has the following sensor (gotten from sensors):

asus-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
cpu_fan:     2800 RPM
temp1:        +70.0°C

but the plasmoid can only show temperature and cries because its 2800°C

[kotelnik]

This widget was intended to show just temperatures. Working in RPM will need some work, maybe I do that some time :).

[igorsantos07]

I'm on this one as well. I'll add here some suggested improvements to get it done:

• [ ] allow custom unit, or hide unit for a given sensor (bonus: identify it's a fan and do it automatically)
• [ ] allow for limit values with more than 2 chars (I can't set the warning to 3000 for instance)

I also have a GPU sensor that gives me Volts instead of temperature. I didn't understand that until I saw that sensors command the OP presented, thus this is one more case for the custom unit suggestion, and:

• [ ] allow for decimal cases (so I can see 0.6V instead of the rounded 1V)

$ sensors
nouveau-pci-0300
Adapter: PCI adapter
GPU core:     +0.60 V  (min =  +0.60 V, max =  +1.20 V)

dell_smm-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
Processor Fan: 2822 RPM
[...]

[acutbal]

I also think that would be very nice and useful if the widget could read the fan speed and display it as well. That could make this widget a universal measuring tool.

Regards!! :smile:

[dwardor]

Well I wanted it too so I did it... as a new applet heavily inspired/copied from thermal monitor https://github.com/dwardor/plasma-applet-fanspeed-monitor Below is a screenshot of a panel mixing thermalMonitor widgets (with some patches) and fanspeedMonitor widgets