In the last blog post we investigated the fundamental characteristics of a sensor driver (properties and data fields) and how the Sensor Class Extension interacts with them. Here we will expand the basic driver template to include raising events and managing...

The Windows Driver Kit (WDK) is a great place to get started when writing your first sensor driver. In this post we will take a look at the Sensor Driver Skeleton Sample , which provides a basic sensor driver template. A future post will investigate the...

So you just got yourself a new laptop. Congratulations! Did you notice that it has an Ambient Light Sensor (ALS)? With Windows 7, we’re seeing more and more laptops coming to market with built in ALS. How does Windows 7 take advantage of this sensor?...

Accelerometers, motion-sensors, distance-sensors, and compasses. What do these sensors have in common? They compose the Introduction to Sensors Kit that the Parallax Corporation sells for $79.99. Purchase this kit , a programmable microcontroller like...