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Purpose
You can use the Software Device API to create a PnP device from an app. The API lets you enumerate the device as a child of any existing parent device. The API also lets you register device interfaces against the enumerated devices and set properties for the devices and interfaces.
In this section
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Software Device API Programming Guide |
This guide contains info on how to use the Software Device API to enumerate PnP devices. |
| Software Device API Reference |
This reference describes Software Device API functions that a client app calls and a callback function that a client app implements and Software Device API structures. |
Developer audience
The Software Device API is designed for use by developers who want to publish device functionality in the PnP "directory" or to load a device driver.