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...

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 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 L3G4200D layout

L3G4200D three-axis gyroscope and ESP8266 example

In this example we connect a L3G4200D three-axis gyroscope module to a Wemos Mini - you can of course use any ESP8266 based board...

VEML6070 ultraviolet light sensor and ESP8266

In this example we look at an VEML6070 UV sensor and connect it to an Arduino UNO VEML6070 is an advanced ultraviolet (UV) light sensor...

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 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...

Wemos Mini and I2C LCD example

Sometimes a nice big LCD is useful for your projects, in this example we will interface to an I2C LCD using our ESP32. Now...

ESP8266 and TCS34725 Color Sensor

The TCS3472 device provides a digital return of red, green, blue (RGB), and clear light sensing values. An IR blocking filter, integrated on-chip and...

ESP8266 and vibration sensor module

In this example we connect a vibration motor module to an ESP8266. This is the type of motor that you could find in a...

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...

ESP8266 and CJMCU-1010 capacitive touch module example

In this example we look at the CJMCU-1010 module - this is based on the AT42QT101x The AT42QT101x Single Key capacitive touch controller family provides an easy...

Wemos mini bmp180 sensor example

This bmp180 from Bosch is the best low-cost sensing solution for measuring barometric pressure and temperature. The sensor is soldered onto a PCB with...

Wemos and Soil Moisture Sensor example

In this article, we are going to interface a Soil moisture sensor with an ESP8266. This sensor measures the volumetric content of water inside...

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...

Wemos Mini and L3GD20 sensor

The L3GD20 is a low-power three-axis angular rate sensor. This is the module I bought for reference More information can be found at http://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/mems-and-sensors/gyroscopes/l3gd20.html about the...