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MICROSOFT and Arduino are in a new partnership, with Windows 10 declared the world’s first Arduino certified OS.
The Arduino Certified version of Windows 10 will enable designers, engineers and enthusiasts to easily create smart objects that combine the hardware-driving capability of Arduino with the software capabilities of Windows.
For example, engineers can now use Arduino to power the motor controls on a security camera, in order to allow tilting and turning, then use Universal Windows Platform (UWP) to create a user interface, connect the camera to the cloud, process the image for motion detection and add facial/voice recognition.
The Arduino community can now also benefit from access to Windows Remote Arduino and Windows Virtual Shields for Arduino technologies, which have both been released as open source libraries.
With Windows Remote Arduino developers can (wirelessly) access the capabilities of Windows 10 devices as if they were physically attached to an Arduino Shield and leveraging Arduino functions directly from Universal Windows Application.
This enables developers to extend their Universal Windows Platform Application with Arduino commands (that execute on a wirelessly connected Arduino device). People working with Arduino can now leverage the power of Windows 10 devices including features such as image processing, speech recognition, website parsing, cameras and advanced audio pipelines.
With Windows Virtual Shields for Arduino, users can seamlessly tap into the power of their Windows 10 devices through wireless protocols. Engineers will be able to design projects with features found in Windows-based smartphones for example, including GPS, Web connectivity/parsing, touch display, speech technologies and more.