MPL3115A2 pressure sensor and ESP8266

The MPL3115A2 is a compact, piezoresistive, absolute pressure sensor with an I2C digital interface. MPL3115A2 has a wide operating range of 20 kPa to...

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...

Goouuu-S1 ESP8266 RGB led examples

In a previous post we looked at the Goouuu-S1 ESP8266 , on the board you will have seen that there is an RGB led The board uses...

ESP8266 and Ambient light Shield example

This was another new shield for the Wemos called the Ambient light Shield , this time its based around the BH1750FVI digital Ambient Light Sensor Lets...

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 SHt30 shield example

This time we look at the SHT30 shield from Wemos. Now there are other versions of this board as well, this is the official...

WS2812B RGB SHIELD for WeMos D1 mini examples

In this example we look at a new wemos shield (for us anyway), this is called the RGB shield and as you might expect...

OPT3001 Digital Ambient Light Sensor and ESP8266 example

In this example we will connect an OPT3001 to a Wemos, this sensor measures light intensity - so you can easily create a lux...

ESP8266 and MS5611 barometric pressure sensor example

In this example we look at the MS5611 barometric pressure sensor This barometric pressure sensor is optimized for altimeters and variometers with an altitude resolution of...

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...

ESP8266 and BMA250 acceleration sensor example

The BMA250E is an advanced, ultra-small, triaxial, low-g acceleration sensor with digital interfaces, aiming for low-power consumer electronics applications. Featuring 10 bit digital resolution,...

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 mini and OLED shield bitcoin ticker

In this example we will display the price in USD of 1 bitcoin, the data is taken from coindesk's API and displayed on an...

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...

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...

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)...