Microsoft.Devices.Sensors Namespace

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

This namespace provides APIs to access the accelerometer and other sensors on the phone.

Capabilities

If you use this API in your app, you must specify the following capabilities in the app manifest. Otherwise, your app might not work correctly or it might exit unexpectedly.

For more info, see App capabilities and hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8.

Classes

	Class	Description
	Accelerometer	Provides Windows Phone applications access to the device’s accelerometer sensor.
	AccelerometerFailedException	The exception that may be thrown during a call to Start()()() or Stop()()(). The Message field describes the reason for the exception and the ErrorId field contains the error code from the underlying native code implementation of the accelerometer framework.
	AccelerometerReadingEventArgs	Provides data for ReadingChanged events.
	CalibrationEventArgs	Provides data for Calibrate and events.
	Compass	Provides Windows Phone applications access to the device’s compass sensor.
	Gyroscope	Provides Windows Phone applications access to the device’s gyroscope sensor.
	Motion	Provides Windows Phone applications information about the device’s orientation and motion.
	SensorBase<(Of <(TSensorReading>)>)	The base class for all Windows Phone sensor classes.
	SensorFailedException	Represents the exception that is thrown when a sensor operation fails.
	SensorReadingEventArgs<(Of <(T>)>)	Provides data for CurrentValueChanged events.

Structures

	Structure	Description
	AccelerometerReading	Contains the acceleration and timestamp for an accelerometer reading, indicating the magnitude and direction of forces applied to the device.
	AttitudeReading	Contains information about the orientation of the device in space.
	CompassReading	Contains information about the magnetic field detected by the device’s compass sensor, which can be used to determine the orientation of the device relative to the Earth’s magnetic field.
	GyroscopeReading	Contains information about the rotation acceleration of the device.
	MotionReading	Contains information about the orientation and movement of the device.

Interfaces

	Interface	Description
	ISensorReading	The interface that is implemented by all sensor reading classes.

Enumerations

	Enumeration	Description
	SensorState	An enumeration of values for expressing the current state of the accelerometer. The state of a sensor can be obtained using its State property.