Orientation sensor sample

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Shows how to use the Windows.Devices.Sensors.OrientationSensor API.

Note: This sample is part of a large collection of UWP feature samples. You can download this sample as a standalone ZIP file from docs.microsoft.com, or you can download the entire collection as a single ZIP file, but be sure to unzip everything to access shared dependencies. For more info on working with the ZIP file, the samples collection, and GitHub, see Get the UWP samples from GitHub. For more samples, see the Samples portal on the Windows Dev Center.

This sample allows the user to view the rotation matrix and Quaternion values that reflect the current device orientation. After choosing the sensor reporting type and optimization goal, you can choose one of these scenarios:

  • Orientation sensor data events
  • Poll orientation sensor readings
  • Sensor calibration

Orientation sensor data events

When you click the Enable button for the Data Events option, the app begins streaming sensor readings in real time.

Poll orientation sensor readings

When you click the Enable button for the Polling option, the app will retrieve the current sensor readings.

Sensor calibration

Allows the user to simulate sensor accuracy and demonstrates usage of the calibration bar.

Reference

Windows.Devices.Sensors namespace

System requirements

  • Windows 10 build 14393

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