Operation—Measuring Temperature The core functionality of the DS18B20 is its direct-to-digital temperature sensor. The resolution of the tempera-ture sensor is user-configurable to 9, 10, 11, or 12 bits, corresponding to increments of 0.5°C, 0.25°C, 0.125°C, and 0.0625°C, respectively. The default resolution at power-up is 12-bit.