LM Sensor supporting standard Intel MB

rickard · Thu May 19, 2005 8:10 pm

It have been nice if MT can put in a SW pack like the Routerboard.npk
a moterboard.npk :-) whit the support of LM sensors for the CPU temp
and Volt.

changeip · Thu May 19, 2005 8:40 pm

I would LOVE this (and have asked before).

Sam

rickard · Thu May 19, 2005 8:54 pm

Im thinking of Running WM Ware and MT and a small linus kernel with that LM sensor pack.

stephenpatrick · Thu May 19, 2005 10:01 pm

Yes please ...
I too have asked for before.

CPU + System, Temperatures, fan speeds, voltage rails.
All very important for "sign of health" of a router, particularly outdoors.

I hope this is on the MT work-list ... after RC3 perhaps .....

sgocken · Fri May 20, 2005 4:58 pm

It has been there. At least since rc2 and I thought i saw it there before.

/system routerboard health print

stephenpatrick · Fri May 20, 2005 5:06 pm

on a non-routerboard motherboard?
Sure you get the voltage values "suspiciously perfect" i.e. 3.3V says exactly 3.3V - which is not what the BIOS says when you go to system health - I think these must be "default" values.

Anyone else comment on this?

sgocken · Fri May 20, 2005 5:25 pm

Yes this is on a routerboard. I missed the fact that this was about non-routerboards.

I don't get perfect results. This is from 2.9rc2

[admin@MikroTik] system routerboard health> print
core: 2.05
3.3v: 3.28
5v: 4.97
12v: 12.06
lm87-temp: 31.4
cpu-temp: 27.9
board-temp: 25
state: enabled
state-after-reboot: enabled
[admin@MikroTik] system routerboard health> /system routerboard health print
core: 2.05
3.3v: 3.27
5v: 4.97
12v: 12.06
lm87-temp: 40
cpu-temp: 38
board-temp: 34.3
state: enabled
state-after-reboot: enabled

stephenpatrick · Fri May 20, 2005 6:20 pm

That's exactly what we want to see on non-routerboards!

wildbill442 · Fri May 20, 2005 8:07 pm

I second!

randyloveless · Sat May 21, 2005 1:47 am

so this will work on non-routerboard MB's

Randy

[ASM] · Mon May 23, 2005 4:14 pm

I've asked for this also... but no reply from MT :( please.. we need this... In the summer the temperature is 40 degrees Celsius, and in winter is -20 degrees... I have to know that the board doesn't get too hot (or cold)

hitek146 · Fri May 27, 2005 1:56 am

I need this also. Has Mikrotik responded to anyone that has asked for this? Even an answer if they are considering it or not????

stephenpatrick · Fri May 27, 2005 2:36 am

No, not to my knowledge ... it's been requested for months now.
Some more "customer demand" and I'm sure they will

IMHO I don't think there's any competitive advantage for them NOT having it on non-MT motherboards, as people use them for a reason - i.e. they need ~1GHz CPU speed. Ironically, those high speed systems are exactly when we DO need temp readouts as they produce more heat, which needs to be managed.

Regards

randyloveless · Fri May 27, 2005 3:04 am

is it possible to get atleast the core temp even with a external sensor of some sort. using com port?

Randy

stealthwave · Fri May 27, 2005 3:43 am

For non MT mobo. You my look for mobo's that support this. I just finish building a new pc and used an Abit mobo and it came with the software to monitor everything even change clock speeds from window base screens and not through the bios set-up. I am looking at building a main router pc and using it for the mobo just so in can monitor it easier and run MT's RouterOS with a Cyclades dual T1 card. This will be taking this place of them over priced Cisco routers.

hitek146 · Fri May 27, 2005 6:05 am

I am looking at building a main router pc and using it for the mobo just so in can monitor it easier and run MT's RouterOS with a Cyclades dual T1 card. This will be taking this place of them over priced Cisco routers.

The motherboards that we are using also work with Windows software to monitor the hardware, but unless you are running Windows on that motherboard, the software is useless. No matter what desktop PC motherboard you have, if you are running RouterOS on it, you will not be able to monitor the hardware until the Mikrotik software has added support. I like Mikrotik routers 10 times better than our Cisco routers, but I can buy a used 2500 model Cisco router and an external CSU/DSU for under $100 combined that would terminate a T1 or two without even breaking a sweat, and I could buy a used 2600 model with built-in T1 WICs for several hundred dollars more. Considering the cost of a PCI T1 card and the RouterOS license, plus the cost of miscellaneous parts, a used Cisco router is a better deal. Also worth mentioning is the fact that unless you use an Intel or SuperMicro(etc.) motherboard, you will not likely have the hardware reliability that you would find in the Cisco. Now if a T1 PCI card could be had for $75, then we would be talking, but the prices of the cards I have seen are rediculous....

Hitek

randyloveless · Fri May 27, 2005 8:05 am

hitech

if you look around on the post someone is selling t1 cards for around 150 or so i think

Randy

stephenpatrick · Fri May 27, 2005 10:44 am

Recalling a previous thread, the issue isn't whether the mobo can monitor the values (they all can), it's writing a driver.
The poster stated that under Linux this had been sorted a long time back, with support for all sorts of diverse mobos.
So AFAIK it's just a matter of MT prioritising putting it into the OS.

Regards

randyloveless · Fri May 27, 2005 10:47 am

stephen

do you think MT will add this . do they have a suggestion box .

stephenpatrick · Fri May 27, 2005 10:49 am

Keep adding people to the thread - I think they read it ...

Fri May 27, 2005 11:15 am

of course we read it all, what did you think

?

we will work on this after all majour work will be finished and 2.9 will be done.

stephenpatrick · Fri May 27, 2005 1:47 pm

Cheers Normis, that's great to hear -

Keep up the good work.