Using a KX132 or KX134 Triple Axis Accelerometer with an ESP8266
In this article we look at 2 very similar Triple-axis Magnetometer that I recently purchased, the KX132 and KX134 Triple Axis Accelerometers, we will...
Wemos mini MATRIX LED Shield example
A new shield for the Wemos Mini came my way recently, this is called the MATRIX LED Shield - You can find out more...
Read and write to the eeprom on the ESP8266
Description
The ESP8266 has 512 bytes of internal EEPROM, this could be useful if you need to store some settings, such as an IP address...
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...
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...
ESP8266 RGB LED examples in Micropython
In this example we look at some WS2812B RGB LEDs example in Micropython for an ESP8266. Once again we use uPyCraft and again we...
ESP8266 and a BH1745NUC Luminance and Colour Sensor
In this article we look at a BH1745NUC Luminance and Colour Sensor and connect it to a Wemos Mini
First of all lets take a...
Wemos mini and OLED shield bitcoin ticker
In this example we will display the price in USD of 1 bitcoin, the data is taken from coindesk's API and displayed on an...
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 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...
ESP8266 and BMP388 barometric pressure sensor
In this article we look at another sensor - it is a BMP388 by Bosch Sensortec, so lets crack on and try this out...
ESP8266 and BMP280 sensor example
BMP280 is an absolute barometric pressure sensor especially designed for mobile applications. The sensor module is housed in an extremely compact package. Its small...
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...
Wemos and 4051 LED example
The HCF4051 device is a monolithic integrated circuit fabricated in MOS (metal oxide semiconductor) technology available in SO-16 and PDIP-16 packages.
The HCF4051 analog multiplexer/demultiplexer...
ESP8266 and HMC5983 magnetometer example
The Honeywell HMC5983 is a temperature compensated three-axis integrated circuit magnetometer. This surface-mount, multi-chip module is designed for low-field magnetic sensing for applications such...
ESP8266 and GY-21P module example
This module combines a BMP280 sensor and an SI7021 sensor. The on-board BMP280+SI7021 sensor measures atmospheric pressure from 30kPa to 110kPa as well as...