Wemos Mini and HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor
The HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor uses sonar to determine distance to an object like bats or dolphins do. Ultrasonic ranging module HC-SR04 provides 2cm - 400cm...
VEML6040 color sensor and ESP8266
VEML6040 color sensor senses red, green, blue, and white light and incorporates photodiodes, amplifiers, and analog / digital circuits into a single chip using...
Wemos and PCF8591 example
The PCF8591 is a monolithically integrated, and a separate power supply, low-power, 8-bit CMOS data acquisition devices. The PCF8591 has the four analog inputs,...
Wemos and MAX44009 ambient light sensor example
The MAX44009 ambient light sensor features an I²C digital output that is ideal for a number of portable applications such as smartphones, notebooks, and...
BME680 environment sensor and ESP8266 example
In this article we will connect a BME680 sensor to an ESP8266 - as usual we will use a Wemos Mini
BME680 is an integrated...
Wemos MCP9808 digital temperature sensor example
ESP8266 and MCP9808 digital temperature sensor example
The MCP9808 digital temperature sensor converts temperatures between -20°C and +100°C to a digital word with ±0.5°C (max.)...
ESP8266 and Stepper motor example
In this example we will show a basic stepper motor example, we use a driver board that can be bought on many sites which...
Wemos and LIS2DH three-axis linear accelerometer example
The LIS2DH is an ultra low-power high performance three-axis linear accelerometer belonging to the “femto” family, with digital I2C/SPI serial interface standard output.
The LIS2DH...
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 and SHT11 example
The SHT1x digital humidity sensor is a reflow solderable sensor. The SHT1x series consists of a low-cost version with the SHT10 humidity sensor, a...
Wemos Mini and a PCF8574
The PCF8574 is an 8 bits I/O port expander that uses the I2C protocol. Using this IC, you can use only the SDA and...
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 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 RGB led example
In this example we will connect an RGB led to our Wemos MIni, lets look at RGB leds first
RGB LEDs consist of one red,...
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...
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....