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...

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...

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...

ESP8266 and BMA250 acceleration sensor example

The BMA250E is an advanced, ultra-small, triaxial, low-g acceleration sensor with digital interfaces, aiming for low-power consumer electronics applications. Featuring 10 bit digital resolution,...

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...

ESP8266 and Si7021 temperature sensor example

The  Si7021  I2C Humidity  and  Temperature  Sensor  is  a  monolithic  CMOS  IC integrating   humidity   and   temperature   sensor   elements,  ...

A basic NodeMCU and Simba OS example

Ok, I had heard of Simba OS but hadn't managed to try it, as quoted "2Simba is an RTOS and build framework. It aims...

ESP8266 and SHt30 shield example

This time we look at the SHT30 shield from Wemos. Now there are other versions of this board as well, this is the official...

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...

Wemos and MAG3110 magnetometer

Freescale’s MAG3110 is a small, low-power, digital 3-axis magnetometer. The device can be used in conjunction with a 3-axis accelerometer to realize an orientation...

ESP8266 and L9110 fan module example

In this example we connect an ESp8266  to a dual L9110 fan module. This is a commonly found, basic low cost module which consists...

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...

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...
ESP8266 and VCNL4010 layout

VCNL4010 light sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE

In this article we look at another acceleration sensor - this time its the VCNL4010 and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini First...

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...

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,...