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...

Wemos and a MQ-135 sensor

MQ-135 gas sensor is a hazardous gas detection apparatus for the family, the environment, suitable for ammonia, aromatic compounds, sulfur, benzene vapor, smoke and other...

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...

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...

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...

CCS811 digital gas sensor and ESP8266 example

CCS811 is a low-power digital gas sensor solution, which integrates a gas sensor solution for detecting low levels of VOCs typically found indoors, with...

TM1637 7 segment display example

A common display module that you can buy on the internet contain the Tm1638 driver chip, I was interested in this one which is the...

Wemos Mini and a TTP223 Capacitive Touch Sensor

In this example we will connect a TTP223 Capacitive Touch Sensor to our Wemos Mini. The TTP223 is a touch pad detector IC which offers 1...

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,...

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...

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...

Wemos Mini Ws2812B example

In this example we connect a Wemos Ws2812B RGB shield to a Wemos mini, we will then loop through red, green and blue colors   The...
esp8266 and LPS22HB

ESP8266 and LPS22HB absolute pressure sensor example

In this article we look at another absolute pressure sensor - this time its the LPS22HB Once again lets look at this sensor from the...

ESP8266 and BMA400 acceleration sensor example

In this article we look at another acceleration sensor - this time its the BMA400 Lets take a look at the sensor and its features Description The...

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...

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...