Manual of ''Quanto Flx System'' Package

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Content

• Before you use them
  • Install & Configure your System Monitoring Software
  • Additional Configuration Files
    • Overview
    • Parameters & Variables

Item	Item	Item	Item
Generic System Monitoring Skins	CPU Processors	Recycle Bin	Screen Brightness
Top Process	Volume

Before you use them

Most of the features of these skins rely on third-party system monitoring software to provide information. If such software is not installed on your device, or has not been configured, you will only be able to use limited functionality.

You will need to set up your system monitoring software and skin configurations accordingly for your device.

Currently, AIDA64 and HWiNFO are supported.

Install & Configure your System Monitoring Software

If your device does not have a system monitoring software installed, please click the link below to download it:

• AIDA64

The advantage of AIDA64 is that its configuration is relatively simple. However, it should be noted that AIDA64 is a paid software with a trial period of 30 days.

• HWiNFO

HWiNFO is free software, and its authors work closely with the Rainmeter community to keep it as free as possible. Although Quanto Flx does not require its Pro version to be installed on your device, I personally recommend that you at least purchase a copy to show your appreciation.

Important

If you are using a 64-bit system, please download the 64-bit version instead of the 32-bit version.

For AIDA64 Users

For AIDA64 Users

1. Open AIDA64, cilck "File" at menu and select "Preferences".

2. Down "Hardware Monitoring" category at the left menu, select "External Applications" page, check "Enable writing sensor values to Registry" at right. Check the required entries in the list.

3. Confirm all the dialog, and refresh these skins. Ensure that AIDA64 is running in the background.

For HWiNFO Users

For HWiNFO Users

1. When you launch it for the first time, check "Sensors-only", then click "Start".

2. You will open Sensors Status. Click "Configure Sensors" below.

3. Click "Main Settings", and set up as shown below.

4. Click "OK" to go back to Sensor Settings, then select "HWiNFO Gadget" at the top, and check "Enable reporting to Gadget" below.

5. Enable the required entries in the list. If you need to make an entry available:

   1. Click this entry in the window.

   2. Check "Report value in Gadget".

   3. Once you've made all the entries you need available, you'll need to look at the list from the beginning and record the index of the enabled entries. This will facilitate subsequent setups.

6. When you're done, click OK and let HWiNFO keep running in the background.

Additional Configuration Files

Overview

Some skins require additional settings in addition to their own skin settings in order to obtain information from system monitoring software.

You can view them by clicking the "Browse Files" button next to "Edit Additional Configurations" option in the Package's "Settings" page, or by opening the skin settings for these skins and selecting "Edit Additional Configuration".

For an entry, there are four variables that can be set:

IN refers to the internal name.

Variable Name	Description	Possible Value
SMLs.(IN).Show	It determines whether this entry is displayed in the skin.	0 - Hide 1 - Show
SMLs.(IN).RSKN	It determines which value in the registry this entry reads.	AIDA64 - The full name of the value HWiNFO - Index displayed in HWiNFO, just numbers
SMLs.(IN).Sbtt	It determines which keywords will be replaced in the displayed text. Regular expressions are supported.	Format: "pattern1":"replacement1","pattern2":"replacement2" Rainmeter Manual
SMLs.(IN).Sufx	It determines its suffix and usually its unit.	Its unit

It can be seen that these skins read the information of system monitoring software through the Registry. Once you have followed the instructions above, you should be able to find the values under the following keys:

For 32-bit systems, 64 below needs to be replaced with 32.

Software	Key
AIDA64	Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FinalWire\AIDA64\SensorValues
HWiNFO	Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HWiNFO64\VSB

For AIDA64 Users

In AIDA64, an entry in the registry is divided into two values:

A represents the abbreviation of the hardware type in AIDA64, and T represents the type of this value, including:

Type	Description	Possible Unit
F	Fan Speed	RPM / %
P	low-power	W
S	System	(Depends on the situation)
T	Temperature	°C / °F
V	Voltage	V

Value	Description
Label.(T)(A)	The label of this sensor.
Value.(T)(A)	The raw value reported by this sensor.

For HWiNFO Users

In HWiNFO, an entry in the registry is divided into five values:

I represents the index of this sensor in HWiNFO.

Value	Description
Color(I)	This refers to the color of the entries displayed in Windows 7 Gadgets. This has nothing to do with Quanto Flx.
Label(I)	The label of this sensor.
Sensor(I)	The hardware name corresponding to this sensor.
Value(I)	The value reported by this sensor. It comes with units, but Quanto Flx uses raw values, so this has nothing to do with Quanto Flx.
ValueRaw(I)	The raw value reported by this sensor.

Parameters & Variables

Your device may not have all of the below parameters, or some of the parameters may use different names. Please configure as many of them as possible according to your device. If you want to hide some parameters because they do not exist, please set SMLs.(IN).Show variable as 0.

For HWiNFO users, please try to find the following entries ALL AT ONCE, because in HWiNFO, the index of the sensors may change as the order changes, making the previously set index list unusable.

IN refers to the internal name. * refers to the coatings, which represents any number or letters.

Item	Item	Item	Item
Battery	Cooling Fans	CPU	CPU Processors
GPU	Physical Drives	RAM	Video Memory

Battery

Find these in your system monitoring software:

Internal Name	Friendly Name	Possible Unit	Possible Name in AIDA64	Possible Name in HWiNFO
CurrentCharge	Current Charge	Wh	???	🕒 Remaining Capacity [Battery]
MaxCharge	Max Charge	Wh	???	???
WearLevel	Wear Level	%	🔋 Battery Wear Level [💻 System] Value.SBATTWEARLVL	🕒 Wear Level [Battery]
Voltage	Voltage	V	🔋 Battery [⚡ Voltage Values] Value.VBATT	⚡ Battery Voltage [Battery]
ChargeRate	Charge Rate	W / %	🔋 Battery Charge Rate [⚡ Power Values] Value.PBATTCHR	???

Cooling Fans

Find these in your system monitoring software:

Internal Name	Friendly Name	Possible Unit	Possible Name in AIDA64	Possible Name in HWiNFO
CoolingFanSpeed	Cooling Fan Speed	RPM / %	🖥️ Chassis #* [⚙️ Fan Speed] Value.FCHA*	???
MaxCoolingFanSpeed	Maximum Cooling Fan Speed	RPM	???	???

Then, you need to pay attention to how this entry expresses the fan speed so you can set the Expression variable:

Value	Description
0	Percentage, in "%" as its unit
1	Specific value, fixed maximum value, in "RPM" as its unit
2	Specific value, dynamic maximum value, in "RPM" as its unit

If you set Expression to 1, you also need to set MaxValue (in RPM).

You can customize the title of this skin by modifying CustomName variable.

CPU

Find these in your system monitoring software:

Internal Name	Friendly Name	Possible Unit	Possible Name in AIDA64	Possible Name in HWiNFO
CPUClock	CPU Clock	MHz	⚙️ CPU Clock [💻 System] Value.SCPUCLK	🕒 Core Clocks [CPU]
Temperature	Temperature	°C / °F	⚙️ CPU Package [🌡️ Temperatures] Value.TCPUPKG	🌡️ Core Max [CPU: DTS] 🌡️ CPU(Tdie) [???] 🌡️ CPU (Tctl/Tdie) [???]
CoolingFanSpeed	Cooling Fan Speed	RPM	⚙️ CPU [⚙️ Fan Speed] Value.FCPU	???
Voltage	Voltage	V	⚙️ CPU [⚡ Voltage Values] Value.VCPU	⚡ Core VIDs [CPU]
Power	Power	W	⚙️ CPU Package [⚡ Power Values] Value.PCPUPKG	⚡ CPU Package Power [CPU: Enhanced]

CPU Processors

Find these in your system monitoring software:

Internal Name	Friendly Name	Possible Unit	Possible Name in AIDA64	Possible Name in HWiNFO
Temperature	Temperature	°C / °F	⚙️ CPU Core #* [🌡️ Temperatures] Value.TCC-*-*	🌡️ *-core * [CPU: DTS]
CPUClock	CPU Clock	MHz	⚙️ CPU Core #* Clock [💻 System] Value.SCC-*-*	🕒 *-core * Clocks [CPU]

These system monitoring software monitors physical CPU cores, not logical CPU cores. Most computers today are hyperthreaded, which means that one physical CPU core can run two threads, and therefore, will be seen as two logical CPU cores in Windows. Some newer CPUs have hybrid CPU cores, which will be distinguished as hyperthreaded performance cores (P-core) and low-power efficiency cores (E-core) in these system monitoring software. In this skin, one physical core is seen as two logical cores.

GPU

Find these in your system monitoring software:

Internal Name	Friendly Name	Possible Unit	Possible Name in AIDA64	Possible Name in HWiNFO
Utilization	Utilization	%	⌛ GPU* Utilization [💻 System] Value.SGPU*UTI	🕒 GPU Core Load [GPU]
Temperature	Temperature	°C / °F	💻 GPU* [🌡️ Temperatures] Value.TGPU*	🌡️ GPU Temperature [GPU]
Clock	Clock	MHz	❎ GPU* Clock [💻 System] Value.SGPU*CLK	🕒 GPU Clock [GPU]
CoolingFanSpeed	Cooling Fan Speed	RPM	💻 GPU* [⚙️ Fan Speed] Value.FGPU*	???
Voltage	Voltage	V	💻 GPU* [⚡ Voltage Values] Value.VGPU*	⚡ GPU Core Voltage [GPU]
Power	Power	W	💻 GPU* [⚡ Power Values] Value.PGPU*	⚡ GPU Power [GPU]

Physical Drives

Find these in your system monitoring software:

Internal Name	Friendly Name	Possible Unit	Possible Name in AIDA64	Possible Name in HWiNFO
Name	Name	-	💽 (The Hardware Name of Hard Disk) [🌡️ Temperatures] Label.THDD*	(Not required)
Temperature	Temperature	°C / °F	💽 (The Hardware Name of Hard Disk) [🌡️ Temperatures] Value.THDD*	🌡️ Drive Temperature [S.M.A.R.T.]
Voltage	Voltage	V	💽 (The Hardware Name of Hard Disk) [⚡ Voltage Values] Value.VHDD*	???
RemainingLife	Remaining Life	%	???	🕒 Drive Remaing Life [S.M.A.R.T.]

Then, you need to determine which logical hard disks this physical hard disk corresponds to. Set the Partition.* variable to 1 to indicate that this logical hard disk belongs to this physical hard disk, otherwise set it to 0.

Logical hard disk refers to the partition of physical hard disk by Windows, such as C:, D:, etc.

RAM

Find these in your system monitoring software:

Internal Name	Friendly Name	Possible Unit	Possible Name in AIDA64	Possible Name in HWiNFO
Clock	Clock	MHz	⚙️ Memory Clock [💻 System] Value.SMEMCLK	🕒 Memory Clock [Memory Timings]
Speed	Speed	-	⚙️ Memory Speed [💻 System] Value.SMEMSPEED	???
Timings	Timings	-	⚙️ Memory Timings [💻 System] Value.SMEMTIM	???

Video Memory

Find these in your system monitoring software:

Internal Name	Friendly Name	Possible Unit	Possible Name in AIDA64	Possible Name in HWiNFO
FreeVideoMemory	Free Video Memory	(Determined by Unit variable)	⚙️ Free Video Memory [💻 System] Value.SFREEVMEM	🕒 GPU Memory Available [GPU]
UsedVideoMemory	Used Video Memory	(Determined by Unit variable)	⚙️ Used Video Memory [💻 System] Value.SUSEDVMEM	🕒 GPU Memory Allocated [GPU]
TotalVideoMemory	Total Video Memory	(Determined by Unit variable)	???	???

Then, you need to determine how the total video memory is calculated using the OperationMethod variable:

Value	Description
0	Total Video Memory is already known
1	Free Video Memory + Used Video Memory

Generic System Monitoring Skins

"Generic System Monitoring Skins" is a collective name for the following 11 skins:

Item	Item	Item	Item
Battery	Cooling Fans (8)	Customizable Skins (16)	CPU
Drives (26)	GPU (8)	Network	Physical Drives (8)
RAM	System	Video Memory

Usage

Click the icon to perform a specific action, such as opening the Task Manager.

Skin	Action After Clicking the Icon
Battery	Open "Power Options"
CPU	Open "Task Manager"
Drives	Open this drive via Explorer
Network	Open "Network and Sharing Center"
System	Open "System" in Settings or Control Panel

Skin Settings

Common Options	Availability
Gradient Background	🟢
Combination	🟢
Opacity	🟢

CPU

Variable Name	Friendly Option Name	Type	Possible Values	Default	Description
SkinIndex	Index of CPU	Integer	[0,7]	0	Normally, you don't need to modify it unless the skin is abnormal.
UsageMon	Data from Resource Monitor	Integer	0/1	1	For Windows 8 or newer system users, enabling this feature can improve the accuracy of this skin for CPU usage. This feature is not available in Windows 7.

Network

Variable Name	Friendly Option Name	Type	Possible Values	Default	Description
WiFiIntfID	ID of Wireless Interface Adapter	Integer	[0,15]	0	Normally, you don't need to modify it unless the skin is abnormal.
HideIP	Hide my IP Address	Integer	0/1	1	-
ShowPing	Show "Ping"	Integer	0/1	1	-
PingAddress	Ping to...	String	A website	www.bing.com	-

"Skin Settings" Configuration File (Advanced)

Generally, you don't need to understand this section unless you want to create a system monitor yourself.

Click to view content

Basic Information

Variable Name	Friendly Name	Possible Values	Description
Pn.Im	Icon	The path of a local image	This icon must be a square, monochrome icon.
Pn.Im.Tltt	"Tool Tip Text" of the icon	Any text	Leave blank if not required.
Pn.Im.Enab	Enable actions after clicking the icon	0 - Disable 1 - Enable	-
Pn.Im.LMUA	The action that is taken when the icon is clicked	Rainmeter Bangs Command, enclosed with []	If you want to open a directory or application, you need to fill in: ["(Path)"].
Pn.Tt	Title	Any text	It cannot be blank.
Pn.PrgBCalc	The formula for the source of the progress bar	Formula	It must have a maximum value of 100 and a minimum value of 0. If not needed, write 0 or 100.
Pn.Dsply1x1	The value displayed by the skin in 1x1 & 2x2 styles	Any text	It is recommended to fill in [Ms.PrgBCalc:0].

Information of the Skin in 4x1 Style

The variable names in this part consist of Pn.Dsply4x1.(Position).(Suffix).

Position	Friendly Name
00	Left Top
10	Left Bottom
01	Right Top
11	Right Bottom

Suffix	Friendly Name	Possible Values	Description
Sw	Show up or not	0 - Hide 1 - Show	-
Tx	Displayed text content	Any text	%1 - Display the current value of the Measure defined in P1 %2 - Display the current value of the Measure defined in P2 #Pn.Tt# - Title of the skin #Tm.1_used# - Equivalent to "%1 used", P1 is required to define #Tm.1_available# - Equivalent to "%1 available", P1 is required to define
P1	Measure Name #1	The name of a valid Measure	When filling in the Measure name, there is no need to enclose it with [].
P2	Measure Name #2	The name of a valid Measure	When filling in the Measure name, there is no need to enclose it with [].
AS	Automatically scales the Measure values or not	See in Rainmeter Manual	This is equivalent to the AutoScale option in the String meter.

Information of the Skin in Detailed Style

The variable names in this part consist of Pn.DsplyDtd.(Position).(Suffix).

"Position" indicates the row position of this entry in the skin. When you specify that a row is hidden, the row will be collapsed and covered by the items below it.

The explanation about "Suffix" is the same as above.

Line Chart Information

First, you need to determine the quantity of line charts to display by setting the Pn.DplHisto.Qtt variable. It must be 1 or 2, even if the skin don't need to have a style with line chart.

The variable names in this part consist of Pn.DplHisto.(Position).(Suffix).

"Position" means first or second.

Suffix	Friendly Name	Possible Values	Description
Ms	Measure Name	The name of a valid Measure	This Measure must be able to provide a numeric value. When filling in the Measure name, there is no need to enclose it with [].
AS	Automatically scales the Measure values or not	0/1, See in Rainmeter Manual	It is recommended to set it to 1 only when this Measure does not specify a maximum or minimum value.
Tx.Tt	Title displayed in the lower left of the line chart	Any text	%1 and %2 are not available.
Tx.Tx	Text displayed in the upper right of the line chart	Any text	%1 - Display the current value of the Measure defined in P1 %2 - Display the current value of the Measure defined in P2 #Pn.Tt# - Title of the skin #Tm.1_used# - Equivalent to "%1 used", P1 is required to define #Tm.1_available# - Equivalent to "%1 available", P1 is required to define
P1	Measure Name #1	The name of a valid Measure	When filling in the Measure name, there is no need to enclose it with [].
P2	Measure Name #2	The name of a valid Measure	When filling in the Measure name, there is no need to enclose it with [].
Tx.AS	Automatically scales the Measure values or not	See in Rainmeter Manual	This is equivalent to the AutoScale option in the String meter.

Additional variables and custom Measures

If needed, you can add variables in the [Variables] section.

Customized system monitoring skins often require the addition of custom Measures. Please add Measures as appropriate.

Here are some sample Measures:

[Ms.CPU.Percent]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=UsageMonitor
Category=Processor Information
Counter=% Processor Utility
Name="0,_Total"
DynamicVariables=1

[Ms.CPU.Percent_Suffix]
Measure=String
String=[Ms.CPU.Percent:1]%
DynamicVariables=1

[Ms.Registry.Identifier]
Measure=Registry
RegHKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
RegKey=HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0
RegValue=Identifier
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="\(R\)":"","\(TM\)":"","\(tm\)":"","Intel ":"","\d+th Gen ":"","CPU ":""," @.*":"","AMD ":"","Threadripper PRO ":"TRP ","Threadripper ":"TR "," \w+-Core.*":""," \d+-Core.*":""," with.*":""," w/.*":""," Microsoft.*Edition":"","\s{2,}":" ","\s$":""
UpdateDivider=-1

[Ms.Registry.Temperature]
Measure=Registry
RegHKey=HKEY_CURRENT_USER
RegKey=Software\FinalWire\AIDA[#Is64bit_[#Is64bit]]\SensorValues
RegValue=Value.TCPU
DynamicVariables=1

CPU Processors

Displays the current CPU usage for each processor.

Skin Settings

Common Options	Availability
Gradient Background	🟢
Combination	🟢
Opacity	🟢

Variable Name	Friendly Option Name	Type	Possible Values	Default	Description
SkinIndex	Index of CPU	Integer	[0,7]	0	Normally, you don't need to modify it unless the skin is abnormal.
UsageMon	Data from Resource Monitor	Integer	0/1	1	For Windows 8 or newer system users, enabling this feature can improve the accuracy of this skin for CPU usage. This feature is not available in Windows 7.
Temp.Show	Show "Temperature"	Integer	0/1	1	-
Clock.Show	Show "Clock"	Integer	0/1	1	-
Histo.Show	Show Line Charts	Integer	0/1	1	-

Recycle Bin

Same as the "Recycle Bin" icon on the desktop.

Usage

Click to open the Recycle Bin. Drag a file into this skin to move it to the Recycle Bin.

Only available in "Customizable Size" style: Drag in the lower right corner to resize.

Extra Context Menu

Option	Description
Empty the Recycle Bin	Empty the Recycle Bin.

Skin Settings

Common Options	Availability
Gradient Background	🟢
Combination	🟢
Opacity	🟢

Variable Name	Friendly Option Name	Type	Possible Values	Default	Description
SPW	Width	Integer	[2,16]	4	The custom width of this skin in "Customizable Size" style.
SPH	Height	Integer	[2,16]	2	The custom height of this skin in "Customizable Size" style.
QuickResize	Enable "Quick Resizing"	Integer	0/1	1	If turned off, will be hidden in "Customizable Size" style.
CstmIm_0	Custom Icon (Empty)	String	The path of a local image	#Pk@#Image\RecycleBin_0.png	This option is only effective when "Icon style" is "Custom".
CstmIm_1	Custom Icon (Full)	String	The path of a local image	#Pk@#Image\RecycleBin_1.png	This option is only effective when "Icon style" is "Custom".

Screen Brightness

Option to adjust the brightness of the screen.

Usage

This skin is only available if your screen is able to adjust the brightness through the system.

Drag the slider or scroll the mouse wheel to adjust the screen brightness.

Top Process

Displays the processes that use the highest resources.

Skin Settings

Common Options	Availability
Gradient Background	🟢
Combination	🟢
Opacity	🟢

Variable Name	Friendly Option Name	Type	Possible Values	Default	Description
Quantity	Quantity	Integer	[1,6]	6	Defines the capacity of this skin. This will determine the size of it.

Volume

Options to adjust the global volume or the volume of each app.

Usage

Drag the slider or scroll the mouse wheel to adjust the volume.

Only available in "Customizable Size" style: Drag in the lower right corner to resize.

Skin Settings

Common Options	Availability
Gradient Background	🟢
Combination	🟢
Opacity	🟢

Variable Name	Friendly Option Name	Type	Possible Values	Default	Description
Quantity	Quantity	Integer	[0,6]	6	Defines the capacity of this skin. This will determine the size of it.
AutoQ	Dynamic Quantity	Integer	0/1	0	If enabled, this skin will change its size based on the quantity of active applications. This feature will always override the existing set quantity.