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...
3 channel tracking sensor example
This Tracking Sensor for Arduino can detect the white lines in black and black lines in white. This particular module has 3 sensors
Using infrared...
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...
Wemos buzzer shield example
In this example we look at another Wemos mini shield, this time its the buzzer_shield which as its name suggests is a basic buzzer....
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...
Wemos Mini and HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor
The HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor uses sonar to determine distance to an object like bats or dolphins do. Ultrasonic ranging module HC-SR04 provides 2cm - 400cm...
GA1A12S202 light sensor example
In this example we will connect a GA1A12S202 Log-Scale Analog Light Sensor to an Arduino.
The features of this sensor are as follows
Output voltage increases...
Wemos HDC1008 sensor example
The HDC1000 is a digital humidity sensor with integrated temperature sensor that provides excellent measurement accuracy at very low power. The device measures humidity...
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...
Wemos and LDR example
In this example we connect a photoresistor to an Arduino, the value read from the photoresistor corresponds to the amount of light present. The...
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...
VEML6075 ultraviolet (UV) light sensor and ESP266
The VEML6075 senses UVA and UVB light and incorporates photodiode, amplifiers, and analog / digital circuits into a single chip using a CMOS process....
Wemos Infrared receiver example
In this example we look at how to connect an IR Reciever. Generally, they require Vcc(5v) but I found this to work well with 3v3, GND...
ESP8266 and Stepper motor example
In this example we will show a basic stepper motor example, we use a driver board that can be bought on many sites which...
Wemos RGB led example
In this example we will connect an RGB led to our Wemos MIni, lets look at RGB leds first
RGB LEDs consist of one red,...
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...