# Device Vitals using a Core

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/device-vitals-using-a-core/47051>\
**Category:** Cloud\
**Created:** [January 16, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/device-vitals-using-a-core/47051 "2019-01-16T19:50:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![VideoLiam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/videoliam/32/10331_2.png) [@VideoLiam](https://community.particle.io/u/VideoLiam)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/device-vitals-using-a-core/47051/1 "2019-01-16T19:50:35Z")

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Hi,

Been doing some experimenting on a core lately. So part of my experimenting required I upgrade my device to Device OS 1.0.0.

All seemed to be going to plan, and I have confirmed the device is running 1.0.0, using a USB terminal (Putty) and the ‘v’ command.

One of the reasons for doing this was to pay attention the device vitals, but whilst I can get a photon to spit back data on vitals, a core is not actually reporting anything.

The docs suggest it should be functioning, so my question is ‘Should they be working on a core?’

Has any other people got Device Vitals on a core running Device OS 1.0.0?

Liam

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**Author:** ![ScruffR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/scruffr/32/6952_2.png) [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/device-vitals-using-a-core/47051/2 "2019-01-16T21:03:04Z")

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The device vitals do consume some extra memory space which just isn’t available on the Core - unless you want to only blink some LEDs 😉

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**Author:** ![VideoLiam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/videoliam/32/10331_2.png) [@VideoLiam](https://community.particle.io/u/VideoLiam)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/device-vitals-using-a-core/47051/3 "2019-01-16T21:30:39Z")

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Ok,

Interesting. But huge thanks for confirming what I had suspected. Lets me get on with the rest of the experiment with out adding extra worry. I can live without the Device Vitals for the core.

Thanks

Liam

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**Author:** ![MisterNetwork](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/misternetwork/32/2880_2.png) [@MisterNetwork](https://community.particle.io/u/MisterNetwork)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/device-vitals-using-a-core/47051/4 "2019-07-04T19:39:32Z")

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Might I suggest perhaps a note on the console for core devices that indicates that Last Vitals won’t display so others won’t have to spend a bunch of time upgrading only to find it didn’t enable them?  
It would be greatly appreciated.