ESP8266 and PIR example in Micropython

In this example we look at a PIR example in Micropython for an ESP8266. Once again we use uPyCraft and again we use Wemos...

Wemos and Soil Moisture Sensor example

In this article, we are going to interface a Soil moisture sensor with an ESP8266. This sensor measures the volumetric content of water inside...

PAJ7620 gesture sensor and ESP8266

The PAJ7620 integrates gesture recognition function with general I2C interface into a single chip forming an image analytic sensor system. It can recognize 9...

ESP8266 and LM75 temperature sensor example

The LM75 temperature sensor includes a delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter, and a digital overtemperature detector. The host can query the LM75 through its I²C interface...

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...

Wemos Mini and LPS25H piezoresistive pressure sensor example

In this article we look at a pressure sensor - this time its the LPS25H and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini The...

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...
ESP8266 and VEML7700 layout

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...

ESP8266 and DS1624 sensor example

The DS1624 consists of two separate functional units: a 256-byte nonvolatile E2 memory and a direct-to-digital temperature sensor. The nonvolatile memory is made up of...

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...

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 DHT Pro shield Micropython example

In this example we look at a DHT PRO example in Micropython for an ESP8266. Once again we use uPyCraft and again we use...

BH1750FVI Ambient Light Sensor example

The BH1750FVI is an digital Ambient Light Sensor IC for I2C bus interface. This IC is the most suitable to obtain the ambient light...

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...

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...

Wemos mini DS18B20 temperature sensor example

The DS18B20 is a  temperature sensor that can be used in various simple projects.  This part uses the 1 wire (I2C) bus and you can...