My new Accessible Sensor Readout app for Windows
What do you do when apps like 'FanControl' or 'MSI Afterburner' are inaccessible?Well if you're a really smart person and can program, you create an accessible version for yourself.
If you're not, and you're like me, you spend a lot of time with Codex (in my case) getting one built.
I've tested this on two machines and it worked very well and I'm pleased with how it came out. I have done as much rigorous testing as I can manage here, so I hope it will work for you, should you care to test it yourself.
Some blurb about it and also where to get it:
Sensor Readout is a Windows utility for reading hardware sensors and controlling supported fans with a keyboard-first, screen-reader-friendly interface.
It shows high-level categories on the left, readings grouped by device in a tree view on the right, and common commands in a standard menu bar.
What It Does
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• Reads temperatures, fan RPM, storage health, storage capacity, and selected hardware counters.
• Shows a Performance category for CPU usage, memory usage, and storage read/write activity.
• Uses bundled LibreHardwareMonitor libraries for sensor access.
• Uses the PawnIO driver for low-level motherboard sensors and fan controls where hardware support is available.
• Lets you label fan headers with friendly names.
• Hides stopped or unpopulated motherboard fan headers by default.
• Applies manual fan percentages to one selected fan or to all visible fans.
• Returns one fan or all fans to automatic/default control.
• Saves TXT or HTML sensor reports.
• Supports configurable automatic refresh.
• Uses a per-computer configuration file, such as Desktop.json, Laptop.json, or Family-PC.json, so the same folder can be shared from Dropbox or a USB stick without machines overwriting each other's settings.
Github: github.com/OnjLouis/accessible-sensor-readout
