Communicating with peripheral devices (XAML)
[This article is for Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8.x developers writing Windows Runtime apps. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation]
Purpose
Your Windows Store app can communicate with a wide range of peripheral devices. Learn how your app can scan content from a scanner, print to a 3D printer, and use device protocol APIs to communicate with USB, HID, Bluetooth GATT, and Bluetooth RFCOMM devices.
In this section
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Support 3D printing to a 3D printer in your app built for Windows 8.1. |
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Learn here how to scan content from your Windows Store app using C# or C++, by using a flatbed, feeder, or auto-configured scan source. |
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Windows Runtime in Windows 8.1 provides a new namespace: Windows.Devices.Usb. By using the namespace, you can write a Windows Store app that talks to a custom USB device. "Custom" in this context means, a peripheral device for which Microsoft does not provide an in-box class driver. |
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Windows Runtime in Windows 8.1 provides several new Bluetooth namespaces:
Using these namespaces, developers can write a Windows Store app that talks to Bluetooth devices. |
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The Windows.Devices.HumanInterfaceDevice API lets your Windows Runtime app access devices that support the Human Interface Device (HID) protocol. |