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...
VEML6040 color sensor and ESP8266
VEML6040 color sensor senses red, green, blue, and white light and incorporates photodiodes, amplifiers, and analog / digital circuits into a single chip using...
Wemos and ML8511 example
The ML8511 measures the amount of ultra violet rayses contained in sunlight, and it is used for the equipment which displays the suntan by...
ESP8266 SHT30 shield I2C code example
This example uses the same Wemos SHt30 shield or one of the variants on the internet but tis time we don't use a library,...
ESP8266 and HMC5983 magnetometer example
The Honeywell HMC5983 is a temperature compensated three-axis integrated circuit magnetometer. This surface-mount, multi-chip module is designed for low-field magnetic sensing for applications such...
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 ....
Using a KX132 or KX134 Triple Axis Accelerometer with an ESP8266
In this article we look at 2 very similar Triple-axis Magnetometer that I recently purchased, the KX132 and KX134 Triple Axis Accelerometers, we will...
ESP8266 and GY-21P module example
This module combines a BMP280 sensor and an SI7021 sensor. The on-board BMP280+SI7021 sensor measures atmospheric pressure from 30kPa to 110kPa as well as...
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...
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...
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...
ESP8266 RGB LED examples in Micropython
In this example we look at some WS2812B RGB LEDs example in Micropython for an ESP8266. Once again we use uPyCraft and again we...
TLV493D magnetic sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE
In this article we look at a TLV493D magnetic sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini
First lets look at the sensor
The...
Using a BMP384 pressure sensor with an ESP8266
In this article we look at a temperature and pressure sensor, the BMP384 pressure sensor from Bosch Sensortec, and connect it to an ESP8266...
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...
AHT20 Temperature & Humidity Sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE
In this article we look at a AHT20 Temperature & Humidity Sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini
First lets look at...