Point of Service basics
This section contains topics that are common across all Point of Service device categories.
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Capability declaration | Learn how to add the pointOfService capability to your application manifest. This capability is required for use of Windows.Devices.PointOfService namespace. |
| Enumerating devices | Define a device selector for querying devices available to the system and use this selector to enumerate Point of Service devices. |
| PointOfService device objects | Learn how to create a PointOfService device object that will give you access to read-only properties of the peripheral and claim the peripheral for exclusive use in a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) application. |
| PointofService device claim and enable model | Use the Point of Service device claim and enable APIs to claim devices and enable them for I/O operations. |
| Sharing peripherals with others | Share network or Bluetooth connected peripherals with other computers in an environment where multiple PCs rely on shared peripherals rather than dedicated peripherals attached to each computer. |
| PointOfService end-to-end | This is an end to end example of how to interact with PointOfService peripherals utilizing the examples above. |
See also
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Application distribution | Learn about the options for distributing your app to enterprise customers. |
| Application lifecycle | Learn about the life cycle of a UWP application and what happens when Windows launches, suspends, and resumes your app. |
| Application resources | Learn how to author, package, and consume your app's string, image, and file resources. |
| Data binding | Learn how to use data binding to display data in your app's UI. |
| Device enumeration | Learn use advanced enumeration techniques to find your peripherals. |
| Version adaptive applications | Lean how to design your app so that it runs on multiple versions of Windows 10. |