sˈɪstəm mˈɑːnɪɾɚɹɪŋ sˈɔftwɛɹ lˈaɪk spˈiːd fˈæn ˌɔn wˈɪndoʊz, ˌɛlˈɛm sˈɛnsɚz ˌɔn lˈɪnʌks, ɛnvstˈæt ˌɔn nˈɛt bˌiːˌɛsdˈiː, ænd sˈɪsktəl ˌeɪtʃdˈʌbəljˌuː.sˈɛnsɚz ˌɔn ˈoʊpən bˌiːˌɛsdˈiː ænd dɹˈæɡən flˈaɪ kæn ˈɪntɚfˌeɪs wɪð ðiːz tʃˈɪps tə ɹˈiːleɪ ðɪs ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl sˈɛnsɚɹ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən tə ðə jˈuːzɚ.
System monitoring software like SpeedFan on Windows, lm_sensors on Linux, envstat on NetBSD, and sysctl hw.sensors on OpenBSD and DragonFly can interface with these chips to relay this environmental sensor information to the user.