VCNL4040 Proximity Sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE
In this article we look at a VCNL4040 Proximity Sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini
First lets look at the sensor
The...
Connecting a basic Touch sensor
This example shows how to interface a basic touch sensor to our Wemos Mini (esp8266), this sensor came as part of a kit of...
Using a 74HC595 shift register with the Wemos
Sometimes in your projects you simply do not have enough I/O lines available, take for example a lot of the multiple LED examples, these...
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...
ESP8266 and LSM6DS3 accelerometer and gyroscope example
The LSM6DS3 is a system-in-package featuring a 3D digital accelerometer and a 3D digital gyroscope performing at 1.25 mA (up to 1.6 kHz ODR)...
ESP8266 and bme280 temperature sensor example
The BME280 is a great new chip which was originally designed for the next generation of smartphones. It is made up of a very...
Wemos and TMP36 example
The TMP35, TMP36, and TMP37 are low voltage, precision centigrade temperature sensors. They provide a voltage output that is linearly proportional to the Celsius...
ESP8266 and BMI160 sensor example
The BMI160 is a small, low power, low noise 16-bit inertial measurement unit designed for use in mobile applications like augmented reality or indoor...
PCT2075 temperature-to-digital converter and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE
In this article we look at a PCT2075 temperature-to-digital converter and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini
First lets look at the sensor
The...
Wemos Mini DH11 shield example
I like the Wemos Mini and when I saw that there were some shields I decided to purchase some of them, in this first...
A look at SHA-1 and ESP8266
Description
In cryptography, SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a cryptographic hash function which takes an input and produces a 160-bit (20-byte) hash value known...
TMP175 digital temperature sensor and ESP8266 example
Another sensor or module to cross our path, this time we will look at the TMP175 digital temperature sensors
We will connect one of these up...
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 MCP3008 example
The Microchip MCP3008 ADC is a 10-bit Analog to Digital (A/D) converter with on-board sample and hold circuitry.
Communication with the device is accomplished using...
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...
AM2320 temperature and humidity sensor and ESP8266 example
Temperature and humidity combined sensor AM2320 digital temperature and humidity sensor is a digital signal output has been calibrated. Using special temperature and humidity...