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This study explores the communication sequence from a sensor interfaced application to a Windows-based sensor device driver. It examines the Windows Operating System (OS) architecture and the crucial role drivers play in facilitating communication between applications and hardware devices. The study highlights the importance of the Microsoft Sensor Class Extension in supporting and registering the sensor devices within the Windows OS and the use of the Windows API (WinAPI) to connect user mode applications with kernel mode drivers. The study has showcased the steps taken for the initialization and configuration of sensor User Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) and sensor Kernel Mode Driver Framework (KMDF), followed by an analysis of the sequence of communication flow between a sensor interfaced calling application, sensor UMDF and sensor KMDF. The results illustrate the standard structure of driver debug logs captured during the installation and setup phases, demonstrating how applications communicate using input/output request packets (IRPs) via the well-known Win32 API DeviceIoControl and I/O Control Codes (IOCTLs). This study highlights the complexities of software–hardware interactions and provides valuable guidance for developers on managing sensor driver communications.

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Windows Sensor Driver Communication: An Analysis of Sensor Data Transmission to Sensor Interface Applications

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    2026年

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  • N. Prabakaran,
  • Aditi Verma,
  • S. Arun Kumar,
  • M. Shanmugaraj,
  • P. Rajasekaran

摘要

This study explores the communication sequence from a sensor interfaced application to a Windows-based sensor device driver. It examines the Windows Operating System (OS) architecture and the crucial role drivers play in facilitating communication between applications and hardware devices. The study highlights the importance of the Microsoft Sensor Class Extension in supporting and registering the sensor devices within the Windows OS and the use of the Windows API (WinAPI) to connect user mode applications with kernel mode drivers. The study has showcased the steps taken for the initialization and configuration of sensor User Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) and sensor Kernel Mode Driver Framework (KMDF), followed by an analysis of the sequence of communication flow between a sensor interfaced calling application, sensor UMDF and sensor KMDF. The results illustrate the standard structure of driver debug logs captured during the installation and setup phases, demonstrating how applications communicate using input/output request packets (IRPs) via the well-known Win32 API DeviceIoControl and I/O Control Codes (IOCTLs). This study highlights the complexities of software–hardware interactions and provides valuable guidance for developers on managing sensor driver communications.