diff --git a/components/src/main/java/com/opensourcewithslu/components/controllers/ThermistorController.java b/components/src/main/java/com/opensourcewithslu/components/controllers/ThermistorController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ba06f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/src/main/java/com/opensourcewithslu/components/controllers/ThermistorController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.opensourcewithslu.components.controllers;
+
+import com.opensourcewithslu.inputdevices.ThermistorHelper;
+import com.pi4j.io.gpio.digital.DigitalInput;
+import com.pi4j.io.gpio.digital.DigitalOutput;
+import io.micronaut.http.annotation.Controller;
+import io.micronaut.http.annotation.Get;
+import jakarta.inject.Named;
+
+@Controller("/thermistor")
+public class ThermistorController {
+
+    private final ThermistorHelper thermistorHelper;
+    //maybe use multipin
+    public ThermistorController(@Named("thermistor-input") DigitalInput sensorInput, @Named("thermistor-output") DigitalOutput sensorOutput){
+        this.thermistorHelper = new ThermistorHelper(sensorInput, sensorOutput);
+    }
+
+    @Get("/value")
+    public int getThermistorValue(){
+        return thermistorHelper.getThermistorValue();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/components/src/main/resources/application.yml b/components/src/main/resources/application.yml
index dcb1951a..2da3d58d 100644
--- a/components/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/components/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ pi4j:
       pull: PULL_DOWN
       debounce: 3000
       provider: pigpio-digital-input
+    thermistor-input:
+      name: Thermistor Input
+      address: 18
+      provider: pigpio-digital-input
   ### DIGITAL OUTPUTS
   digital-output:
     # tag::digitalOutput[]
@@ -102,6 +106,12 @@ pi4j:
       shutdown: LOW
       initial: HIGH
       provider: pigpio-digital-output
+    thermistor-output:
+      name: Thermistor Output
+      address: 27
+      shutdown: LOW
+      initial: HIGH
+      provider: pigpio-digital-output
   # tag::multiInput[]
   multi-digital-input:                     # <.>
     rotary-encoder:                        # <.>
diff --git a/micronautpi4j-utils/src/docs/asciidoc/components/inputComponents/thermistor.adoc b/micronautpi4j-utils/src/docs/asciidoc/components/inputComponents/thermistor.adoc
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+++ b/micronautpi4j-utils/src/docs/asciidoc/components/inputComponents/thermistor.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+==== Rotary Encoder
+[.text-right]
+https://github.com/oss-slu/Pi4Micronaut/edit/develop/micronautpi4j-utils/src/docs/asciidoc/components/inputComponents/thermistor.adoc[Improve this doc]
+
+===== Overview
+...
+
+===== Components
+...
+
+===== Assembly Instructions
+...
+
+===== Circuit Diagram
+...
+
+===== Functionality
+...
+
+===== Testing
+...
+
+===== Troubleshooting
+...
+
+===== YAML Pin Order
+...
+
+===== Constructors
+...
+
+===== Methods
+...
+
+===== An Example Controller
+...
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diff --git a/micronautpi4j-utils/src/main/java/com/opensourcewithslu/inputdevices/ThermistorHelper.java b/micronautpi4j-utils/src/main/java/com/opensourcewithslu/inputdevices/ThermistorHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..825fa7e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/micronautpi4j-utils/src/main/java/com/opensourcewithslu/inputdevices/ThermistorHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.opensourcewithslu.inputdevices;
+
+import com.pi4j.io.gpio.digital.DigitalInput;
+import com.pi4j.io.gpio.digital.DigitalOutput;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class ThermistorHelper {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ThermistorHelper.class);
+    private String helperName;
+    private int globalValue;
+
+    public ThermistorHelper(DigitalInput sensorInput, DigitalOutput sensorOutput){
+        //maybe use multipin
+    }
+
+    public int getThermistorValue() {
+        return 1;
+    }
+}