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,...
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...
ESP8266 and MS5611 barometric pressure sensor example
In this example we look at the MS5611 barometric pressure sensor
This barometric pressure sensor is optimized for altimeters and variometers with an altitude resolution of...
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 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...
ESP8266 and TCS34725 Color Sensor
The TCS3472 device provides a digital return of red, green, blue (RGB), and clear light sensing values. An IR blocking filter, integrated on-chip and...
ESP8266 and Si7021 temperature sensor example
The Si7021 I2C Humidity and Temperature Sensor is a monolithic CMOS IC integrating humidity and temperature sensor elements, ...
ESP8266 Micropython I2C Scanner
This is a simple very short code example in which we show how to create a basic I2CScanner in Micropython using the uPyCraft IDE...
ESP8266 and MCP23017 example
The is a 16-bit, general purpose parallel I/O port expander for I2C bus applications.
The 16-bit I/O port functionally consists of two 8-bit ports (PORTA...
The Wemos IR controller shield
In this small article we take a look at the IR controller shield, this is a shield which can act as an IR receiver...
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...
The Wemos PIR shield
A new wemos shield and this time its based on a passive infrared sensor
An overview of a PIR
A passive infrared sensor (PIR sensor) is...
BME680 environment sensor and ESP8266 example
In this article we will connect a BME680 sensor to an ESP8266 - as usual we will use a Wemos Mini
BME680 is an integrated...
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...
ESP8266 and DS1624 sensor example
The DS1624 consists of two separate functional units: a 256-byte nonvolatile E2 memory and a direct-to-digital temperature sensor.
The nonvolatile memory is made up of...
LTR390 UV Light Sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE
In this article we look at a LTR390 UV Light Sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini
First lets look at the...