Amazon Monitron is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For capabilities similar to Amazon Monitron, see our [blog post](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/maintain-access-and-consider-alternatives-for-amazon-monitron).

# Sensors
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Sensors collect the data from your equipment, then Amazon Monitron uses that data to detect developing abnormalities. Where you mount a sensor (the *position*) is extremely important for collecting and analyzing data. 

To get a more detailed picture of your asset's health, you might need to collect data from multiple positions on your asset. You can place sensors on up to 20 positions on each asset. Each sensor position can be assigned a different machine class. If you have complex machinery with more than one potential point of failure, we recommend that you collect data from multiple positions.

**Topics**
+ [Positioning a sensor](as-where-sensors.md)
+ [Mounting a sensor](as-how-sensors.md)
+ [Adding a sensor position](adding-position.md)
+ [Pairing a sensor to an asset](as-add-sensors.md)
+ [Renaming a sensor position](as-edit-sensorposition.md)
+ [Editing machine class](edit-sensor-position.md)
+ [Deleting a sensor](as-delete-sensor.md)
+ [Deleting a sensor position](as-delete-sensorposition.md)
+ [Understanding sensor details](as-view-sensor-details.md)
+ [Identifying sensor position](identify-sensor-position.md)
+ [Ex-rated sensors](ex-rated-sensors.md)