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 SHT30 shield I2C code example
This example uses the same Wemos SHt30 shield or one of the variants on the internet but tis time we don't use a library,...
Wemos and Max6675 example
In this example we take a look at the MAX6675 Cold-Junction-Compensated K-Thermocouple-to-Digital Converter
The MAX6675 performs cold-junction compensation and digitizes the signal from a type-K thermocouple....
ESP8266 and LSM6DS3 accelerometer and gyroscope example
The LSM6DS3 is a system-in-package featuring a 3D digital accelerometer and a 3D digital gyroscope performing at 1.25 mA (up to 1.6 kHz ODR)...
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...
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 Mini ADXL345 example
The ADXL345 is a small, thin, low power, 3-axis accelerometer with high resolution (13-bit) measurement at up to ±16g. Digital output data is formatted...
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...
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...
Sampling analog data
Sampling sata is particularly useful for analog sensors such as an LDR or a thermistor. Another good example is one of the MQ gas...
TMP102 digital sensor and ESP8266 example
In this article we look at the TMP102 digital sensor and we will connect it up to an ESP8266
The TMP102 device is a digital...
ESP8266 and BMA400 acceleration sensor example
In this article we look at another acceleration sensor - this time its the BMA400
Lets take a look at the sensor and its features
Description
The...
SHT20 temperature and humidity sensor and ESP8266
The SHT2x series consists of a low-cost version with the SHT20 humidity sensor. the SHT2x provides calibrated, linearized sensor signals in digital, I2C format....
Wemos and LM35 temperature sensor
In this example we will connect an LM35 temperature sensor to our Arduino
The LM35 series are precision integrated-circuit temperature sensors, whose output voltage is...
Interfacing an AD keypad module to your Wemos
I purchased this module as part of a microcontroller kit, its an interesting little module as it has 16 buttons but with only 1 I/O...
MQ3 Gas Sensor example
The MQ3 Gas Sensor module is useful for gas leakage detection (in home and industry). It is suitable for detecting Alcohol, Benzine, CH4, Hexane, LPG,...