ESP8266 and MPU6500 6-axis Motion Tracking device

The MPU-6500 is the company’s second-generation 6-axis Motion Tracking device for smartphones, tablets, wearable sensors, and other consumer markets. The MPU-6500, delivered in a 3...

Wemos Mini and LIS3MDL magnetic field sensor example

In this article we look at another sensor - this time its the LIS3MDL which is a 3-axis MEMS magnetic field sensor, digital output,...
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 and 4051 LED example

The HCF4051 device is a monolithic integrated circuit fabricated in MOS (metal oxide semiconductor) technology available in SO-16 and PDIP-16 packages. The HCF4051 analog multiplexer/demultiplexer...

ESP8266 and a BH1745NUC Luminance and Colour Sensor

In this article we look at a BH1745NUC Luminance and Colour Sensor and connect it to a Wemos Mini First of all lets take a...

Wemos and DHT11 example in Micropython

In this example we look at a DHT11 example in Micropython for an ESP8266. Once again we use uPyCraft and again we use Wemos...

APDS-9930 ambient light and proximity sensor example

The APDS-9930 provides digital ambient light sensing (ALS), IR LED and a complete proximity detection system in a single 8 pin package. The proximity...

IR Line tracking sensor example

This is another example using a sensor from the 37 sensor kit, this time we use the one called the KY-033 Hunt sensor module,...

Using a STTS22H temperature sensor with an ESP8266

In this article we look at a temperature sensor, the STTS22H sensor from ST and connect it to an ESP8266 board Sensor Information The STTS22H is...

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...

QRE1113 IR reflectance sensor and ESP8266 example

The QRE1113 features an easy-to-use analog output, which will vary depending on the amount of IR light reflected back to the sensor. The QRE1113...

Wemos webserver example

In this example we will create a basic webserver example using our Wemos, it will connect to your Wifi network and then you will...

Wemos and L9110 Fan module example

In this example we connect an Arduino to a L9110 fan module. The L9110 is anASIC device control and drive motor design two-channel push-pull power...

Max7219 8×8 LED matrix example

The MAX7219/MAX7221 are compact, serial input/output common-cathode display drivers that interface microprocessors (µPs) to 7-segment numeric LED displays of up to 8 digits, bar-graph...

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 HMC5883L example

The Honeywell HMC5883L is a surface-mount, multi-chip module designed for low-field magnetic sensing with a digital interface for applications such as lowcost compassing and...