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 .. _sensor-channel:

 Sensor Channels
 ###############

 :dfn:`Channels`, enumerated in :c:enum:`sensor_channel`, are quantities that
 a sensor device can measure.

 Sensors may have multiple channels, either to represent different axes of
 the same physical property (e.g. acceleration); or because they can measure
 different properties altogether (ambient temperature, pressure and
 humidity). Sensors may have multiple channels of the same measurement type to
 enable measuring many readings of perhaps temperature, light intensity, amperage,
 voltage, or capacitance for example.

 A channel is specified in Zephyr using a :c:struct:`sensor_chan_spec` which is a
 pair containing both the channel type (:c:enum:`sensor_channel`) and channel index.
 At times only :c:enum:`sensor_channel` is used but this should be considered
 historical since the introduction of :c:struct:`sensor_chan_spec` for Zephyr 3.7.
	.. _sensor-channel:

	Sensor Channels
	###############

	:dfn:`Channels`, enumerated in :c:enum:`sensor_channel`, are quantities that
	a sensor device can measure.

	Sensors may have multiple channels, either to represent different axes of
	the same physical property (e.g. acceleration); or because they can measure
	different properties altogether (ambient temperature, pressure and
	humidity). Sensors may have multiple channels of the same measurement type to
	enable measuring many readings of perhaps temperature, light intensity, amperage,
	voltage, or capacitance for example.

	A channel is specified in Zephyr using a :c:struct:`sensor_chan_spec` which is a
	pair containing both the channel type (:c:enum:`sensor_channel`) and channel index.
	At times only :c:enum:`sensor_channel` is used but this should be considered
	historical since the introduction of :c:struct:`sensor_chan_spec` for Zephyr 3.7.