Octoprint + Prusa ... what are temp A and W?

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I have the Octoprint integration set up for my Prusa printers (MKS3+, XL, Mini+). It’s working well, and I have graphs for the nozzle and bed temperatures set up.

There are two more temperature attributes: octoprint_actual_a_temp and octoprint_actual_w_temp

W seems completely unused (target temp Unknown, actual temp 0 C), but A has an actual temperature that is changing over time, though the target temp is 0 C.

I’ve tried looking in the source for the integration and briefly at Octoprint, but haven’t found any reference to these temperatures. Does anyone know what these are?

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These correspond to additional temperature sensors or tools that OctoPrint is exposing via its API. Here’s what we know about them:

octoprint_actual_a_temp = probably a real passive sensor (e.g., chamber temp).
octoprint_actual_w_temp = unused or ghost sensor.

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Thanks, I was wondering if A was some kind of “ambient” temperature, because when the printer is not printing it’s pretty close to the temperature of the room it’s in. There’s no enclosure around the printer.

Is there somewhere I could have found those descriptions? A doc I missed or comments in the source?

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Its not on the docs it depend on the printer if you say the a temp is giving tou room temperature i guess you have a prusa as a temp on prusa is ambient temp