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...

ESP8266 and Ambient light Shield example

This was another new shield for the Wemos called the Ambient light Shield , this time its based around the BH1750FVI digital Ambient Light Sensor Lets...

ESP8266 and RFID-RC522 module example

In this example we will connect an RFID-RC522 module and connect to a Wemos Mini The microcontroller and card reader uses SPI for communication ....

Wemos Mini and LIS3MDL magnetic field sensor example

In this article we look at another sensor - this time its the LIS3MDL which is a 3-axis MEMS magnetic field sensor, digital output,...

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 SHT40 layout

SHT40 Temperature & Humidity Sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE

In this article we look at a SHT40 Temperature & Humidity Sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini First lets look at...

PCF8575 I/O expander and ESP8266 examples

This 16-bit I/O expander for the two-line bidirectional bus (I2C) is designed for 2.5-V to 5.5-V VCC operation. The PCF8575 device provides general-purpose remote I/O...
ESP8266 and TSL2591 layout

TSL2591 light-to-digital converter and ESP8266 example

In this article we look at another light-to-digital converter - this time its the TSL2591 and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini First...

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...
ESP8266 and TLV493D layout

TLV493D magnetic sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE

In this article we look at a TLV493D magnetic sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini First lets look at the sensor The...

A look at SHA-1 and ESP8266

Description In cryptography, SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a cryptographic hash function which takes an input and produces a 160-bit (20-byte) hash value known...

Wemos and SHT31

SHT31 is the next generation of Sensirion’s temperature and humidity sensors. It builds on a new CMOSens® sensor chip that is at the heart of...

IR Line tracking sensor example

This is another example using a sensor from the 37 sensor kit, this time we use the one called the KY-033 Hunt sensor module,...

ESP8266 and SHt30 shield example

This time we look at the SHT30 shield from Wemos. Now there are other versions of this board as well, this is the official...

Wemos MCP9808 digital temperature sensor example

ESP8266 and MCP9808 digital temperature sensor example The MCP9808 digital temperature sensor converts temperatures between -20°C and +100°C to a digital word with ±0.5°C (max.)...

Wemos and PCF8563 RTC example

The PCF8563 is a CMOS Real-Time Clock (RTC) and calendar optimized for low power consumption. A programmable clock output, interrupt output, and voltage-low detector...