Max7219 8×8 LED matrix example
The MAX7219/MAX7221 are compact, serial input/output common-cathode display drivers that interface microprocessors (µPs) to 7-segment numeric LED displays of up to 8 digits, bar-graph...
QRE1113 IR reflectance sensor and ESP8266 example
The QRE1113 features an easy-to-use analog output, which will vary depending on the amount of IR light reflected back to the sensor. The QRE1113...
Using a STTS22H temperature sensor with an ESP8266
In this article we look at a temperature sensor, the STTS22H sensor from ST and connect it to an ESP8266 board
Sensor Information
The STTS22H is...
ESP8266 and HDC1080 humidity and temperature sensor
The HDC1080 is a digital humidity sensor with integrated temperature sensor that provides excellent measurement accuracy at very low power. The HDC1080 operates over...
Wemos Mini and LPS25H piezoresistive pressure sensor example
In this article we look at a pressure sensor - this time its the LPS25H and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini
The...
CCS811 digital gas sensor and ESP8266 example
CCS811 is a low-power digital gas sensor solution, which integrates a gas sensor solution for detecting low levels of VOCs typically found indoors, with...
Wemos and reed switch example
The reed switch is an electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field. It consists of a pair of contacts on ferrous metal reeds...
VEML6040 color sensor and ESP8266
VEML6040 color sensor senses red, green, blue, and white light and incorporates photodiodes, amplifiers, and analog / digital circuits into a single chip using...
The Wemos PIR shield
A new wemos shield and this time its based on a passive infrared sensor
An overview of a PIR
A passive infrared sensor (PIR sensor) is...
Wemos Infrared receiver example
In this example we look at how to connect an IR Reciever. Generally, they require Vcc(5v) but I found this to work well with 3v3, GND...
ESP8266 and Si7021 temperature sensor example
The Si7021 I2C Humidity and Temperature Sensor is a monolithic CMOS IC integrating humidity and temperature sensor elements, ...
ESP8266 and Stepper motor example
In this example we will show a basic stepper motor example, we use a driver board that can be bought on many sites which...
Using a BMP384 pressure sensor with an ESP8266
In this article we look at a temperature and pressure sensor, the BMP384 pressure sensor from Bosch Sensortec, and connect it to an ESP8266...
Using a 74HC595 shift register with the Wemos
Sometimes in your projects you simply do not have enough I/O lines available, take for example a lot of the multiple LED examples, these...
MLX90615 infrared thermometer and ESP8266 example
The MLX90615 is a miniature infrared thermometer for non-contact temperature measurements. Both the IR sensitive thermopile detector chip and the signal conditioning ASIC are...
DPS310 barometric pressure sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE
In this article we look at a DPS310 barometric pressure sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini
First lets look at the...