diff --git a/sensor/src/core/temperature.rs b/sensor/src/core/temperature.rs
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index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/sensor/src/core/temperature/dynamic.rs b/sensor/src/core/temperature/dynamic.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c720d8
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+++ b/sensor/src/core/temperature/dynamic.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+
+use crate::core::temperature::{Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Temperature, TemperatureUnit};
+
+// A temperatures with a unknown unit at compile time
+//
+// Can be either `Kelvin`, `Celsius` or `Fahrenheit`
+//
+// Try to use `Kelvin`, `Celsius` or `Fahrenheit` instead whenever possible.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum DynamicTemperature {
+    Kelvin(Kelvin),
+    Celsius(Celsius),
+    Fahrenheit(Fahrenheit),
+}
+
+impl From<Kelvin> for DynamicTemperature {
+    fn from(value: Kelvin) -> Self {
+        Self::Kelvin(value)
+    }
+}
+impl From<Celsius> for DynamicTemperature {
+    fn from(value: Celsius) -> Self {
+        Self::Celsius(value)
+    }
+}
+impl From<Fahrenheit> for DynamicTemperature {
+    fn from(value: Fahrenheit) -> Self {
+        Self::Fahrenheit(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Unit> PartialEq<Temperature<Unit>> for DynamicTemperature
+where
+    Unit: TemperatureUnit,
+{
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Temperature<Unit>) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::Kelvin(temperature) => temperature.eq(other),
+            Self::Celsius(temperature) => temperature.eq(other),
+            Self::Fahrenheit(temperature) => temperature.eq(other),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Unit> PartialEq<DynamicTemperature> for Temperature<Unit>
+where
+    Unit: TemperatureUnit,
+{
+    fn eq(&self, other: &DynamicTemperature) -> bool {
+        other == self
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq for DynamicTemperature {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::Kelvin(temperature) => temperature.eq(other),
+            Self::Celsius(temperature) => temperature.eq(other),
+            Self::Fahrenheit(temperature) => temperature.eq(other),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Unit> PartialOrd<Temperature<Unit>> for DynamicTemperature
+where
+    Unit: TemperatureUnit,
+{
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Temperature<Unit>) -> Option<std::cmp::Ordering> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Kelvin(temperature) => temperature.partial_cmp(other),
+            Self::Celsius(temperature) => temperature.partial_cmp(other),
+            Self::Fahrenheit(temperature) => temperature.partial_cmp(other),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Unit> PartialOrd<DynamicTemperature> for Temperature<Unit>
+where
+    Unit: TemperatureUnit,
+{
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &DynamicTemperature) -> Option<std::cmp::Ordering> {
+        other.partial_cmp(self).map(Ordering::reverse)
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialOrd for DynamicTemperature {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Kelvin(temperature) => temperature.partial_cmp(other),
+            Self::Celsius(temperature) => temperature.partial_cmp(other),
+            Self::Fahrenheit(temperature) => temperature.partial_cmp(other),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl DynamicTemperature {
+    pub fn kelvin(value: f32) -> Self {
+        Self::Kelvin(Temperature::new(value))
+    }
+
+    pub fn celsius(value: f32) -> Self {
+        Self::Celsius(Temperature::new(value))
+    }
+
+    pub fn fahrenheit(value: f32) -> Self {
+        Self::Fahrenheit(Temperature::new(value))
+    }
+
+    pub fn convert<Unit: TemperatureUnit>(self) -> Temperature<Unit> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Kelvin(val) => val.convert(),
+            Self::Celsius(val) => val.convert(),
+            Self::Fahrenheit(val) => val.convert(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    // TODO: implement test cases
+}
diff --git a/sensor/src/core/temperature/dynamic_range.rs b/sensor/src/core/temperature/dynamic_range.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..527e347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sensor/src/core/temperature/dynamic_range.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+use std::ops::Range;
+
+use crate::core::temperature::{Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Temperature, TemperatureUnit};
+
+// A range of temperatures with a unknown unit at compile time
+//
+// Can be either `Kelvin`, `Celsius` or `Fahrenheit`
+//
+// Try to use `Range<Kelvin>`, `Range<Celsius>` or `Range<Fahrenheit>` instead whenever possible.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum DynamicRange {
+    Kelvin(Range<Kelvin>),
+    Celsius(Range<Celsius>),
+    Fahrenheit(Range<Fahrenheit>),
+}
+impl From<Range<Kelvin>> for DynamicRange {
+    fn from(value: Range<Kelvin>) -> Self {
+        Self::Kelvin(value)
+    }
+}
+impl From<Range<Celsius>> for DynamicRange {
+    fn from(value: Range<Celsius>) -> Self {
+        Self::Celsius(value)
+    }
+}
+impl From<Range<Fahrenheit>> for DynamicRange {
+    fn from(value: Range<Fahrenheit>) -> Self {
+        Self::Fahrenheit(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl DynamicRange {
+    pub fn kelvin(value: Range<f32>) -> Self {
+        Self::Kelvin(Range {
+            start: Temperature::new(value.start),
+            end: Temperature::new(value.end),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn celsius(value: Range<f32>) -> Self {
+        Self::Celsius(Range {
+            start: Temperature::new(value.start),
+            end: Temperature::new(value.end),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn fahrenheit(value: Range<f32>) -> Self {
+        Self::Fahrenheit(Range {
+            start: Temperature::new(value.start),
+            end: Temperature::new(value.end),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn convert<Unit: TemperatureUnit>(self) -> Range<Temperature<Unit>> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Kelvin(val) => Range {
+                start: val.start.convert(),
+                end: val.end.convert(),
+            },
+            Self::Celsius(val) => Range {
+                start: val.start.convert(),
+                end: val.end.convert(),
+            },
+            Self::Fahrenheit(val) => Range {
+                start: val.start.convert(),
+                end: val.end.convert(),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    // TODO: implement test cases
+}
diff --git a/sensor/src/core/temperature/mod.rs b/sensor/src/core/temperature/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f42165
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sensor/src/core/temperature/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+mod dynamic;
+pub use dynamic::*;
+
+pub mod unit;
+pub use unit::TemperatureUnit;
+pub type Celsius = Temperature<unit::Celsius>;
+pub type Kelvin = Temperature<unit::Kelvin>;
+pub type Fahrenheit = Temperature<unit::Fahrenheit>;
+
+pub mod dynamic_range;
+pub use dynamic_range::*;
+
+use std::{cmp::Ordering, marker::PhantomData};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Temperature<Unit: TemperatureUnit>(f32, PhantomData<Unit>);
+
+impl<Unit: TemperatureUnit> Clone for Temperature<Unit> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        *self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Unit: TemperatureUnit> Copy for Temperature<Unit> {}
+
+impl<Unit1, Unit2> PartialEq<Temperature<Unit2>> for Temperature<Unit1>
+where
+    Unit1: TemperatureUnit,
+    Unit2: TemperatureUnit,
+{
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Temperature<Unit2>) -> bool {
+        // avoid precision loss, although partialeq on floats is probably a pretty bad idea anyways
+        if const { Unit2::SCALING_FACTOR > Unit1::SCALING_FACTOR } {
+            other.convert::<Unit1>().0 == self.0
+        } else {
+            self.convert::<Unit2>().0 == other.0
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Unit1, Unit2> PartialOrd<Temperature<Unit2>> for Temperature<Unit1>
+where
+    Unit1: TemperatureUnit,
+    Unit2: TemperatureUnit,
+{
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Temperature<Unit2>) -> Option<std::cmp::Ordering> {
+        // avoid precision loss
+        if const { Unit2::SCALING_FACTOR > Unit1::SCALING_FACTOR } {
+            other
+                .convert::<Unit1>()
+                .0
+                .partial_cmp(&self.0)
+                .map(Ordering::reverse)
+        } else {
+            self.convert::<Unit2>().0.partial_cmp(&other.0)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Unit> Temperature<Unit>
+where
+    Unit: TemperatureUnit,
+{
+    pub fn new(value: f32) -> Self {
+        Self(value, PhantomData)
+    }
+
+    pub fn convert<TargetUnit: TemperatureUnit>(self) -> Temperature<TargetUnit> {
+        // this is essentially a f(g^-1(x)) composition in normal form. The factors get calculated at compile time, eliminating overhead.
+        let result = self.0 * const { TargetUnit::SCALING_FACTOR / Unit::SCALING_FACTOR }
+            + const {
+                TargetUnit::ZERO_OFFSET
+                    - Unit::ZERO_OFFSET * (TargetUnit::SCALING_FACTOR / Unit::SCALING_FACTOR)
+            };
+
+        Temperature(result, PhantomData)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    // TODO: implement test cases
+}
diff --git a/sensor/src/core/temperature/unit.rs b/sensor/src/core/temperature/unit.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0a7d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sensor/src/core/temperature/unit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/// A temperature unit, defined by its zero offset and scaling factor relative to the absolute temperature (Kelvin).
+pub trait TemperatureUnit {
+    const ZERO_OFFSET: f32;
+    const SCALING_FACTOR: f32;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Kelvin;
+impl TemperatureUnit for Kelvin {
+    const ZERO_OFFSET: f32 = 0.0;
+    const SCALING_FACTOR: f32 = 1.0;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Celsius;
+impl TemperatureUnit for Celsius {
+    const ZERO_OFFSET: f32 = -273.15;
+    const SCALING_FACTOR: f32 = 1.0;
+}
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Fahrenheit;
+impl TemperatureUnit for Fahrenheit {
+    const ZERO_OFFSET: f32 = -459.67;
+    const SCALING_FACTOR: f32 = 1.8;
+}
diff --git a/sensor/src/lib.rs b/sensor/src/lib.rs
index 39c7708..c5cef94 100644
--- a/sensor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sensor/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod core;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod ezo;
 pub mod i2c_bus;