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...
QRE1113 IR reflectance sensor and ESP8266 example
The QRE1113 features an easy-to-use analog output, which will vary depending on the amount of IR light reflected back to the sensor. The QRE1113...
Wemos and Max6675 example
In this example we take a look at the MAX6675 Cold-Junction-Compensated K-Thermocouple-to-Digital Converter
The MAX6675 performs cold-junction compensation and digitizes the signal from a type-K thermocouple....
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...
Sampling analog data
Sampling sata is particularly useful for analog sensors such as an LDR or a thermistor. Another good example is one of the MQ gas...
Wemos and DS3231 RTC example
The DS3231 is a low-cost, extremely accurate I2C real-time clock (RTC) with an integrated temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) and crystal.
The device incorporates a battery...
DPS310 barometric pressure sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE
In this article we look at a DPS310 barometric pressure sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini
First lets look at the...
ESP8266 and MMA8452 accelerometer example
In this example we will connect a MMA8452Q accelerometer to an ESP8266 - as usual it's a Wemos Mini
Lets look at the sensor
The MMA8452Q is a...
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...
ESP8266 and MPU6500 6-axis Motion Tracking device
The MPU-6500 is the company’s second-generation 6-axis Motion Tracking device for smartphones, tablets, wearable sensors, and other consumer markets.
The MPU-6500, delivered in a 3...
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...
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...
Some Neopixel examples
This example takes the Wemos Mini Ws2812B example a bit further on and use an 8 LED Neopixel strip
Here is an image of the strip we...
Read and write to the eeprom on the ESP8266
Description
The ESP8266 has 512 bytes of internal EEPROM, this could be useful if you need to store some settings, such as an IP address...
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...
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...