Motion Class

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11/23/2015

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

Provides Windows Phone applications information about the device’s orientation and motion.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
Microsoft.Devices.Sensors..::.SensorBase<(Of <(MotionReading>)>)
Microsoft.Devices.Sensors..::.Motion

Namespace: Microsoft.Devices.Sensors
Assembly: Microsoft.Devices.Sensors (in Microsoft.Devices.Sensors.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

Syntax

Public NotInheritable Class Motion _
    Inherits SensorBase(Of MotionReading)

public sealed class Motion : SensorBase<MotionReading>

<Motion .../>

The Motion type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Motion	Initializes a new instance of the Motion class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	CurrentValue	Gets an object that implements ISensorReading that contains the current value of the sensor. This object will be one of the following types, depending on which sensor is being referenced: AccelerometerReading, CompassReading, GyroscopeReading, MotionReading. (Inherited from SensorBase<(Of <(TSensorReading>)>).)
	IsDataValid	Gets the validity of the sensor’s data. (Inherited from SensorBase<(Of <(TSensorReading>)>).)
	IsSupported	Gets or sets whether the device on which the application is running supports the sensors required by the Motion class.
	TimeBetweenUpdates	Gets or sets the preferred time between CurrentValueChanged events. (Inherited from SensorBase<(Of <(TSensorReading>)>).)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Dispose	Releases the managed and unmanaged resources used by the sensor. (Inherited from SensorBase<(Of <(TSensorReading>)>).)
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from SensorBase<(Of <(TSensorReading>)>).)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Start	Starts acquisition of data from the sensor. (Inherited from SensorBase<(Of <(TSensorReading>)>).)
	Stop	Stops acquisition of data from the sensor. (Inherited from SensorBase<(Of <(TSensorReading>)>).)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	Calibrate	Occurs when the operating detects that the compass needs calibration.
	CurrentValueChanged	Occurs when new data arrives from the sensor. (Inherited from SensorBase<(Of <(TSensorReading>)>).)

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Remarks

Windows Phone supports multiple sensors that provide information about the device’s orientation and location, including Compass, Gyroscope, and Accelerometer. There are physical limitations that can make it difficult to determine the actual orientation and motion of a device from the raw data from these sensors. For example, readings from the accelerometer include the force of gravity applied to the device in addition to the force resulting from the motion of the device. The gyroscope sensor measures rotational velocity, not position, and so it is subject to drift. Also, there are complex geometrical calculations that are needed to translate the raw data from these sensors into the true orientation of the device. The Motion class handles the low-level sensor calculation and allows applications to easily obtain the device’s attitude (yaw, pitch, and roll), rotational acceleration, and linear acceleration both due to gravity and user movement. For typical applications that use this type of data, such as augmented reality applications, we recommend using the Motion class. If you want to use sensor data in an atypical manner or want to implement your own motion and orientation calculations, you can use the individual sensor classes to obtain raw data from each sensor.

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.

ID_CAP_SENSORS

Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone OS 7.1

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

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1

Platforms

Windows Phone

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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