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...

Wemos OLED shield example

In this example we look at another terrific little low cost shield for the Wemos mini, this time its the OLED shield. Lets look...
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 mini and US-026 Ultrasonic Detector example

In this article we look an ultrasonic module that works well with a Wemos Mini in that it will work with 3.3v. The US-026 is...

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...

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...

Wemos and TMP36 example

The TMP35, TMP36, and TMP37 are low voltage, precision centigrade temperature sensors. They provide a voltage output that is linearly proportional to the Celsius...

Wemos and LDR example

In this example we connect a photoresistor to an Arduino, the value read from the photoresistor corresponds to the amount of light present. The...

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 TSL2591 layout

TSL2591 light-to-digital converter and ESP8266 example

In this article we look at another light-to-digital converter - this time its the TSL2591 and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini First...

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 AHT20 layout

AHT20 Temperature & Humidity Sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE

In this article we look at a AHT20 Temperature & Humidity Sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini First lets look at...

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...

Wemos and reed switch example

The reed switch is an electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field. It consists of a pair of contacts on ferrous metal reeds...

ESP8266 and Ambient light Shield example

This was another new shield for the Wemos called the Ambient light Shield , this time its based around the BH1750FVI digital Ambient Light Sensor Lets...

Wemos mini DS18B20 temperature sensor example

The DS18B20 is a  temperature sensor that can be used in various simple projects.  This part uses the 1 wire (I2C) bus and you can...