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SENSOR_CATEGORY_OTHER

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The SENSOR_CATEGORY_OTHER category contains sensors that support the Custom class in the HID Class driver.

SENSOR_TYPE_CUSTOM

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Custom sensor that supports the Custom class in the HID Class driver.

Platform-Defined Data Fields

Platform-defined property keys for this category are based on SENSOR_DATA_TYPE_CUSTOM_GUID:

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This category includes the following platform-defined data fields.

Data field name and PID Description
SENSOR_DATA_TYPE_CUSTOM_USAGE
(PID = 5)
VT_UI4
A HID usage which can be used to distinguish multiple, custom sensors.
SENSOR_DATA_TYPE_CUSTOM_BOOLEAN_ARRAY
(PID = 6)
VT_UI4
An array of Boolean values for a given custom sensor.
SENSOR_DATA_TYPE_CUSTOM_VALUE1
(PID = 7)
VT_UI4||VT_R4
One of six available values for a given custom sensor.
SENSOR_DATA_TYPE_CUSTOM_VALUE2
(PID = 8)
VT_UI4||VT_R4
One of six available values for a given custom sensor.
SENSOR_DATA_TYPE_CUSTOM_VALUE3
(PID = 9)
VT_UI4||VT_R4
One of six available values for a given custom sensor.
SENSOR_DATA_TYPE_CUSTOM_VALUE4
(PID = 10)
VT_UI4||VT_R4
One of six available values for a given custom sensor.
SENSOR_DATA_TYPE_CUSTOM_VALUE5
(PID = 11)
VT_UI4||VT_R4
One of six available values for a given custom sensor.
SENSOR_DATA_TYPE_CUSTOM_VALUE6
(PID = 12)
VT_UI4||VT_R4
One of six available values for a given custom sensor.

Remarks

A sensor that supports the Generic class in the HID class driver will map to one of the other defined categories (biometric, electrical, environmental, and so on).

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
 Windows 8 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
 None supported
Header
Sensors.h