Sensor Examples for Windows 7

In Windows 7, there was a great opportunity to create context-sensitive applications, which can be found in more detail in a blog about the development of context-sensitive applications . Let me remind you that in order for your application to receive information from external sensors, you will need a small sensor driver that will serve as a layer between the Sensor & Location Platform, which appeared in Windows 7, and Hardware itself.

Recently, the WDK team (Windows Driver Kit) wrote a small instruction that describes how to create a simple driver that supports 4 sensors: a compass, an accelerometer, an echo locator, and a motion sensor.

Instructions and code examples can be downloaded on the MSDN page .

In addition to the source codes of the drivers, you will find files for embedded sensor firmware and an application with which you can test the sensors.