PCF8575 I/O expander and ESP8266 examples

This 16-bit I/O expander for the two-line bidirectional bus (I2C) is designed for 2.5-V to 5.5-V VCC operation. The PCF8575 device provides general-purpose remote I/O...

Wemos Mini and PIR sensor example

In this example we connect a PIR module to a Wemos Mini. A passive infrared sensor (PIR sensor) is an electronic sensor that measures infrared...

Goouuu-S1 ESP8266 RGB led examples

In a previous post we looked at the Goouuu-S1 ESP8266 , on the board you will have seen that there is an RGB led The board uses...

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...

A quick look at the Wemos TFT 2.4 Touch Shield

This is a 2.4 inch TFT shield for a Wemos, its a large shield thats more than twice the size of a D1 mini...

Wemos and PCF8591 example

The PCF8591 is a monolithically integrated, and a separate power supply, low-power, 8-bit CMOS data acquisition devices. The PCF8591 has the four analog inputs,...

SHTC1 digital humidity sensor and ESP8266 example

In this article we look at another digital humidity sensor - this time its the SHTC1 and we will connect it to a Wemos...

Wemos Mini and DHT Pro example

In this example we connect the DHT22 Single Bus Digital Temperature Humidity Sensor (DHT Pro shield) to our Wemos Mini , you can see this...

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 RFID-RC522 module example

In this example we will connect an RFID-RC522 module and connect to a Wemos Mini The microcontroller and card reader uses SPI for communication ....

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...

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...

Wemos and LX1972 light sensor example

The LX1972 is a low cost silicon light sensor with spectral response that closely emulates the human eye. Patented circuitry produces peak spectral response...
esp8266 and bmm150

ESP8266 and BMM150 digital geomagnetic sensor example

In this article we look at a digital geomagnetic sensor - this time its the BMM150 and as usual we will connect this to...

Wemos and LM35 temperature sensor

In this example we will connect an LM35 temperature sensor to our Arduino The LM35 series are precision integrated-circuit temperature sensors, whose output voltage is...

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...