MLX90614 infrared thermometer example

The MLX90614 is a non-contact infrared thermometer with a measurement range from -70 to +380 degree Celsius. Just connect the four leads to your...

ESP8266 and MMA7660 accelerometer example

The MMA7660FC is a digital output I²C, very low-power, low-profile capacitive micro-machined accelerometer featuring a low pass filter, compensation for zero-g offset and gain...

Wemos and 4051 LED example

The HCF4051 device is a monolithic integrated circuit fabricated in MOS (metal oxide semiconductor) technology available in SO-16 and PDIP-16 packages. The HCF4051 analog multiplexer/demultiplexer...

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...

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 HMC5883L example

The Honeywell HMC5883L is a surface-mount, multi-chip module designed for low-field magnetic sensing with a digital interface for applications such as lowcost compassing and...

MLX90615 infrared thermometer and ESP8266 example

The MLX90615 is a miniature infrared thermometer for non-contact temperature measurements. Both the IR sensitive thermopile detector chip and the signal conditioning ASIC are...

Wemos Mini and ISL29125 RGB color light sensor

On this page we take a look at the ISL29125 RED, GREEN and BLUE color light sensor The ISL29125 is a low power, high sensitivity, RED, GREEN...

Wemos Mini WS2812b example

The WS2812 family is a intelligent control LED light source that the control circuit and RGB chip are integrated in a package of 5050...

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...

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...

MAX30102 pulse and heart-rate monitor sensor and ESP8266

The MAX30102 is an integrated pulse oximetry and heart-rate monitor biosensor module. It includes internal LEDs, photodetectors, optical elements, and low-noise electronics with ambient...

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...

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...

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...

Wemos and PCF8563 RTC example

The PCF8563 is a CMOS Real-Time Clock (RTC) and calendar optimized for low power consumption. A programmable clock output, interrupt output, and voltage-low detector...