Using a MMC5603 Triple-axis Magnetometer sensor with an ESP8266

In this article we look at a Triple-axis Magnetometer, the MMC5603 and connect it to an ESP8266 board - a Wemos D1 Mini pro...

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 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...

ESP8266 and OLED Micropython example

In this example we show an example written in Micropython using the uPycraft IDE. This time we will be trying out the Wemos OLED...

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...

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 Barometric Pressure Shield example

In this article we look at a relatively new shield for the Wemos/Lolin products - this is a Barometric Pressure shield based on a HP303B. Here...

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)...

ESP8266 and MLX90393 magnetic field sensor example

The MLX90393 magnetic field sensor can be reprogrammed to different modes and with different settings at run-time. The sensor offers a 16-bit output proportional...

Wemos buzzer shield example

In this example we look at another Wemos mini shield, this time its the buzzer_shield which as its name suggests is a basic buzzer....

TMP175 digital temperature sensor and ESP8266 example

Another sensor or module to cross our path, this time we will look at the TMP175 digital temperature sensors We will connect one of these up...

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...
esp8266 and LPS22HB

ESP8266 and LPS22HB absolute pressure sensor example

In this article we look at another absolute pressure sensor - this time its the LPS22HB Once again lets look at this sensor from the...

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...

VEML6075 ultraviolet (UV) light sensor and ESP266

The VEML6075 senses UVA and UVB light and incorporates photodiode, amplifiers, and analog / digital circuits into a single chip using a CMOS process....

ESP8266 and BMI160 sensor example

The BMI160 is a small, low power, low noise 16-bit inertial measurement unit designed for use in mobile applications like augmented reality or indoor...