MPL3115A2 pressure sensor and ESP8266
The MPL3115A2 is a compact, piezoresistive, absolute pressure sensor with an I2C digital interface. MPL3115A2 has a wide operating range of 20 kPa to...
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...
The Wemos IR controller shield
In this small article we take a look at the IR controller shield, this is a shield which can act as an IR receiver...
ESP8266 displaying a QR code on an OLED display
In this example we will display a QR code on an OLED display with an ESP8266, in this case a Wemos mini. This will...
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...
ESp8266 and force sensitive resistor example
A force-sensing resistor is a material whose resistance changes when a force or pressure is applied.
Force-sensing resistors consist of a conductive polymer, which changes...
TSL2561 Luminosity Sensor example
The TSL2560 and TSL2561 are second-generation ambient light sensor devices. Each contains two integrating analog-to-digital converters (ADC) that integrate currents from two photodiodes. Integration...
Wemos Mini and a TTP223 Capacitive Touch Sensor
In this example we will connect a TTP223 Capacitive Touch Sensor to our Wemos Mini. The TTP223 is a touch pad detector IC which offers 1...
Wemos Mini and PIR sensor example
In this example we connect a PIR module to a Wemos Mini. A passive infrared sensor (PIR sensor) is an electronic sensor that measures infrared...
DHT11 sensor data to Thingspeak using a Wemos D1
In this example we will connect a DHT11 sensor to our Wemos D1, we will then send the temperature and humidity values to thingspeak.
DHT11...
Wemos mini and US-026 Ultrasonic Detector example
In this article we look an ultrasonic module that works well with a Wemos Mini in that it will work with 3.3v.
The US-026 is...
A look at various ESP specific APIs
Description
Some ESP-specific APIs related to deep sleep, RTC and flash memories are available in the ESP object. These may be useful, we have already...
ADS1115 analog-to-digital converter and ESP8266
The ADS1115 device is a precision, low-power, 16-bit, I2C-compatible, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) offered in an ultra-small, leadless, X2QFN-10 package, and a VSSOP-10 package. The...
Connecting a basic Touch sensor
This example shows how to interface a basic touch sensor to our Wemos Mini (esp8266), this sensor came as part of a kit of...
Wemos and LDR example
In this example we connect a photoresistor to an Arduino, the value read from the photoresistor corresponds to the amount of light present. The...
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...