Gyroscope and accelerometer data from Windows?

Question

The Microsoft Surface Pro has a gyroscope and accelerometer, Windows 8, and the full .NET framework.

Most articles I find that talk about the motion API point to the Windows Phone 8 API.

What .NET Framework namespaces and classes should I be using to get gyroscope and accelerometer data from?

Answer 1

I just worked based off the documentation - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/windows.devices.sensors

using Windows.Devices.Sensors;

private Accelerometer _accelerometer;

private void DoStuffWithAccel()
{
   _accelerometer = Accelerometer.GetDefault();
   if (_accelerometer != null)
   {
      AccelerometerReading reading = _accelerometer.GetCurrentReading();
      if (reading != null)
      double xreading = reading.AccelerationX;
      ... etc.
   }
}

Haven't tested it, but it should work for any Windows Store App - If you're trying to make it run as a console/windows forms app, you need to change the targetplatform by:

1. Right Click your project -> Unload Project
2. Follow the rest of this https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/using-winrt-apis-from-desktop-applications