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...
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...
BME680 environment sensor and ESP8266 example
In this article we will connect a BME680 sensor to an ESP8266 - as usual we will use a Wemos Mini
BME680 is an integrated...
Wemos and LIS2DH three-axis linear accelerometer example
The LIS2DH is an ultra low-power high performance three-axis linear accelerometer belonging to the “femto” family, with digital I2C/SPI serial interface standard output.
The LIS2DH...
VEML6040 color sensor and ESP8266
VEML6040 color sensor senses red, green, blue, and white light and incorporates photodiodes, amplifiers, and analog / digital circuits into a single chip using...
RPI-1031 tilt sensor and Wemos Mini example
In this article we look at a tilt sensor - this time its the RPI-1031 and we will connect it to a Wemos
The RPI-1031...
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...
ADS1115 analog-to-digital converter and ESP8266
The ADS1115 device is a precision, low-power, 16-bit, I2C-compatible, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) offered in an ultra-small, leadless, X2QFN-10 package, and a VSSOP-10 package. The...
Wemos and MMA7455L example
The MMA7455L is a Digital Output (I2C/SPI), low power, low profile capacitive micromachined accelerometer featuring signal conditioning, a low pass filter, temperature compensation, self-test,...
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 Ws2812B example
In this example we connect a Wemos Ws2812B RGB shield to a Wemos mini, we will then loop through red, green and blue colors
The...
ESP8266 and vibration sensor module
In this example we connect a vibration motor module to an ESP8266. This is the type of motor that you could find in a...
Wemos and LX1972 light sensor example
The LX1972 is a low cost silicon light sensor with spectral response that closely emulates the human eye. Patented circuitry produces peak spectral response...
VEML6070 ultraviolet light sensor and ESP8266
In this example we look at an VEML6070 UV sensor and connect it to an Arduino UNO
VEML6070 is an advanced ultraviolet (UV) light sensor...
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...
Max7219 8×8 LED matrix example
The MAX7219/MAX7221 are compact, serial input/output common-cathode display drivers that interface microprocessors (µPs) to 7-segment numeric LED displays of up to 8 digits, bar-graph...