ESp8266 and force sensitive resistor example
A force-sensing resistor is a material whose resistance changes when a force or pressure is applied.
Force-sensing resistors consist of a conductive polymer, which changes...
ESP8266 and BMM150 digital geomagnetic sensor example
In this article we look at a digital geomagnetic sensor - this time its the BMM150 and as usual we will connect this 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...
Using a MMC5603 Triple-axis Magnetometer sensor with an ESP8266
In this article we look at a Triple-axis Magnetometer, the MMC5603 and connect it to an ESP8266 board - a Wemos D1 Mini pro...
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...
Control a Wemos using an application on your PC
In this example we will control an RGB led connected to our Wemos Mini from an application running on our PC. In this example...
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...
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...
VEML7700 lux sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE
In this article we look at a ambient light digital 16-bit resolution sensor - this time its an VEML7700. As per usual we will...
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...
ESP8266 and BMP280 sensor example
BMP280 is an absolute barometric pressure sensor especially designed for mobile applications. The sensor module is housed in an extremely compact package. Its small...
Wemos and 4067 example
The 4067 was one of the IC's that I wanted to connect up to various microcontrollers as it looked extremely useful, here is a quick...
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 Mini and LIS3MDL magnetic field sensor example
In this article we look at another sensor - this time its the LIS3MDL which is a 3-axis MEMS magnetic field sensor, digital output,...
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...
ESP8266 and MCP23017 example
The is a 16-bit, general purpose parallel I/O port expander for I2C bus applications.
The 16-bit I/O port functionally consists of two 8-bit ports (PORTA...