Abstract: Capacitive sensor testing techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a plurality of conductive pads of a test apparatus are caused to transition to a grounded state. The plurality of conductive pads is disposed proximal to one or more capacitive sensors of a device. An output is examined that describes a response of the one or more capacitive sensors of the device to the transition to the grounded state by the plurality of conductive pads to test operation of the one or more capacitive sensors of the device.

Abstract: Various embodiments enable a host controller, through its Protocol Adaption Layer (PAL) driver, to efficiently manage power consumption by employing “sleep mode” and “active mode” power settings. In some embodiments, the PAL driver may employ sleep mode settings to transition the host controller from an idle state to an energy conserving sleep state. In further embodiments, the PAL driver may use active mode settings to govern communications between the host controller and various devices, such as WUSB devices and others, thereby conserving power.

Abstract: The system and methods described herein relate to automatically installing a correct software version onto a computer from a software distribution medium that stores multiple installable versions of the same software product (i.e., a multi-version software distribution medium). A double INF file architecture on the multi-version software distribution medium relieves a user of the burden of directing an installation program (e.g., a hardware/software installation Wizard) to a specific location within the medium to complete the installation of the correct software version. The user need only direct the installation program to the distribution medium. The double INF file architecture ensures an automatic installation of the correct software version without the need for understanding how to navigate the medium.