public async void Connect()
{
 
    IReadOnlyList<deviceinformation> deviceInfoCollection = null;
 
    deviceInfoCollection = await DeviceInformation.FindAllAsync(
        RfcommDeviceService.GetDeviceSelector(RfcommServiceId.SerialPort)
    );
 
    DeviceInformation deviceInfo = deviceInfoCollection.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Name.Contains("EV3"));
 
    RfcommDeviceService rfcommService;
    rfcommService = await RfcommDeviceService.FromIdAsync(deviceInfo.Id);
 
    if (rfcommService == null)
    {
        // Message and open control settings for pairing bluetooth device here.
        return;
    }
 
    // Create a socket and connect to the target. 
    socket = new StreamSocket();
 
    await socket.ConnectAsync(
                rfcommService.ConnectionHostName,
                rfcommService.ConnectionServiceName,
                SocketProtectionLevel.BluetoothEncryptionAllowNullAuthentication);
 
    // Create data writer and reader to communicate with the device.
    dataWriter = new DataWriter(socket.OutputStream);
    dataReader = new DataReader(socket.InputStream);
 
}

public async void Connect()
{
 
    PeerFinder.AlternateIdentities["Bluetooth:PAIRED"] = "";
    IReadOnlyList<PeerInformation> devices = null;
 
    try
    {
        // Could fail if there is no device paired.
        devices = await PeerFinder.FindAllPeersAsync();
    }
    catch
    {
    }
 
    if (devices == null || devices.Count == 0)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("No Bluetooth devices are paired, please pair your Lego Mindstorms EV3.");
        await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri("ms-settings-bluetooth:"));
        return;
    }
 
    PeerInformation peerInfo = devices.FirstOrDefault(c => c.DisplayName.Contains("EV3"));
    if (peerInfo == null)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("No paired Lego Mindstorms EV3 was found, please pair your Mindstorms.");
        await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri("ms-settings-bluetooth:"));
        return;
    }
 
    // Create a socket and connect to the target. 
    socket = new StreamSocket();
    await s.ConnectAsync(peerInfo.HostName, peerInfo.ServiceName);
 
    // Create data writer and reader to communicate with the device.
    dataWriter = new DataWriter(socket.OutputStream);
    dataReader = new DataReader(socket.InputStream);
 
}

// Command length.
int length = 13;
// Needs two more bytes for defining the length. 
byte[] data = new byte[length+2]; 
 
// Byte 0 – 1: Command size.
// Minor byte of length.
data[0]  = (byte)(length & 0x00ff);
// Major byte of length - if not longer than 254 it's zero.
data[1]  = (byte)((length & 0xff00) >> 2);
 
// Byte 2 – 3: Message counter (seems not be needed so far).
data[2] = (byte)0x00;
data[3] = (byte)0x00;

// Byte 4: Command type and if it´s sending a reply.
data[4] = (byte)CommandType.DIRECT_COMMAND_NO_REPLY;
 
// Byte 5 - n: Dependent on command type.
// Byte 5 - 6: Number of global (for optional response) and local variables. Variables are compressed:
// 
//   Byte 6    Byte 5
//  76543210  76543210
//  --------  --------
//  llllllgg  gggggggg
 
int globalVariablesCount = 0;
int localVariablesCount = 0;
data[5] = (byte)(globalVariablesCount & 0xFF);
data[6] = (byte)((localVariablesCount << 2) | (globalVariablesCount >> 8));
 
// Byte 7: Byte code for a command followed by its parameters.
data[7]  = (byte)Command.OutputSpeed;
 
// The first parameter describes the daisy chain layer if you use connected bricks.
data[8]  = (byte)DaisyChainLayer.EV3;
 
// The next parameter for this command describes the output channels as a bit field.
data[9]  = (byte)(OutputPort.B | OutputPort.C);
 
// And the last parameter is for the speed. Because EV3 supports different types of values, the type has to be set first followed by its value.
data[10] = (byte)ParameterFormat.LONG | (byte) LongParameterFollowFormat.ONE_BYTE;
data[11] = speed;
 
// After setting the speed, the motors have to be started now.
data[12] = (byte)Command.OutputStart;
// The first parameter again describes the daisy chain layer if you use connected bricks.
data[13] = (byte)DaisyChainLayer.EV3;
// The next parameter for this command agein describes the output channels as a bit field.
data[14] = (byte)(OutputPort.B | OutputPort.C);

dataWriter.WriteBytes(data);
await dataWriter.StoreAsync();

// Get the raw response and read the first two bytes
byte[] response = new byte[2];
await dataReader.LoadAsync(2);
dataReader.ReadBytes(response);
 
// Get the response length out of the first two bytes
expectedlength = (ushort)(0x0000 | response[0] | (response[1] << 2));
 
// Read the full response and the payload
byte[] payload = new byte[expectedlength];
await dataReader.LoadAsync(expectedlength);
dataReader.ReadBytes(payload);