HsM devices include sensors that measure physical properties, the firmware on the device will turn the sensor values into comprehensible device-metrics that express the current status of the device. E.g. the measurement done by a distance sensor in a paper towel dispenser is transformed into a fill-state metric that expresses how much paper is left in the dispenser, in this case Full, Low or Empty.
The firmware of HsM devices also exposes device-settings that define how the device operates. E.g. many device-types expose a setting that defines if a dispenser shall regularly flash its LED to signal that it is operating properly.
On a technical level metrics and settings are subsumed as resources. The values assigned to metrics and values assigned to settings are consequently subsumed as resource-data.
If the context in which the terms device-metrics or device-settings are used is clear simply refer to them as metrics and settings.
