
Sensor API - Win32 apps | Microsoft Learn
Sep 19, 2025 · The Windows Sensor and Location platform provides a standard way for device manufacturers to expose sensor devices to software developers and consumers, while providing …
Sensor API Programming Guide - Win32 apps | Microsoft Learn
Sep 21, 2025 · This section provides information, including example code, about how to use the Sensor API features. For background information about the various programming interfaces, see About the …
Overview of the Windows sensor and location platform
Sep 19, 2025 · The Windows 7 operating system provides built-in support for sensor devices. This includes support for location sensors, such as GPS devices. As part of this support, the Windows …
Testing With SensorExplorer - Windows drivers | Microsoft Learn
Jun 12, 2025 · The sensor data is read using the UWP Sensors API. View: Used for viewing sensor data and properties. In this mode, the app displays a data visualization from various sensors such as …
Sensor Device Driver Design Guide - Windows drivers
May 20, 2025 · The sensor DDI uses specific UMDF and WPD data types and interfaces. It also defines sensor-specific WPD commands and parameters when needed. To help make it easier to write a …
Sensors - Windows apps | Microsoft Learn
May 26, 2026 · Sensors let your app know the relationship between a device and the physical world around it. Sensors can tell your app the direction, orientation, and movement of the device.
Test Your Universal Sensor Driver - Windows drivers
Jul 2, 2024 · This topic provides suggestions for how to test your universal sensor driver.
Sensor Types - Windows drivers | Microsoft Learn
Aug 1, 2024 · Universal Sensor Type GUIDs This section provides information about sensor type GUIDs that are associated with each type of sensor. Sensor types represent specific kinds of sensors. Each …
Common Sensor Properties - Windows drivers | Microsoft Learn
Aug 16, 2024 · A sensor driver that supports data batching must report the following common sensor properties: PKEY_Sensor_FifoReservedSize_Samples PKEY_Sensor_FifoMaxSize_Samples …
Sensor Categories - Windows drivers | Microsoft Learn
Aug 1, 2024 · Sensor categories represent broad classes of sensor devices. Categories provide a way to group sensors that are likely to provide similar types of information, or are otherwise related in …
Retrieving Sensor Data Values - Win32 apps | Microsoft Learn
Sep 21, 2025 · This topic describes how to retrieve data from a sensor, synchronously and asynchronously.