ESp8266 and force sensitive resistor example
A force-sensing resistor is a material whose resistance changes when a force or pressure is applied.
Force-sensing resistors consist of a conductive polymer, which changes...
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...
Si1145 sensor and ESP8266 example
Another sensor reaches the desk, this time it is a Si1145 sensor, we will connect it to an ESP8266 and test it out
The Si1145/46/47...
Sampling analog data
Sampling sata is particularly useful for analog sensors such as an LDR or a thermistor. Another good example is one of the MQ gas...
MLX90615 infrared thermometer and ESP8266 example
The MLX90615 is a miniature infrared thermometer for non-contact temperature measurements. Both the IR sensitive thermopile detector chip and the signal conditioning ASIC are...
RPI-1031 tilt sensor and Wemos Mini example
In this article we look at a tilt sensor - this time its the RPI-1031 and we will connect it to a Wemos
The RPI-1031...
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...
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...
DHT11 sensor data to Thingspeak using a Wemos D1
In this example we will connect a DHT11 sensor to our Wemos D1, we will then send the temperature and humidity values to thingspeak.
DHT11...
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 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...
Using a LTR-303 Ambient Light sensor with an ESP8266
In this article we look at an Ambient Light sensor, the LTR-303 and connect it to an ESP8266 board - a Wemos D1 Mini...
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...
Wemos Mini WS2812b example
The WS2812 family is a intelligent control LED light source that the control circuit and RGB chip are integrated in a package of 5050...
VEML7700 lux sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE
In this article we look at a ambient light digital 16-bit resolution sensor - this time its an VEML7700. As per usual we will...
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...