Wemos and dust sensor example

Sharp's GP2Y1010AU0F is an optical air quality sensor it is designed to sense dust particles. An infrared emitting diode and a phototransistor are diagonally...

The Wemos IR controller shield

In this small article we take a look at the IR controller shield, this is a shield which can act as an IR receiver...

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...

Wemos and SHT11 example

The SHT1x digital humidity sensor is a reflow solderable sensor. The SHT1x series consists of a low-cost version with the SHT10 humidity sensor, a...

MCP4725 Digital-to-Analog Converter example

MCP4725 is a single channel, 12-bit, voltage output Digital-to-Analog Converter with integrated EEPROM and an I2C Compatible Serial Interface. Again the easiest way to interface...

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...
ESP8266 and LTR390 layout

LTR390 UV Light Sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE

In this article we look at a LTR390 UV Light Sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini First lets look at the...

ESP8266 and BMA400 acceleration sensor example

In this article we look at another acceleration sensor - this time its the BMA400 Lets take a look at the sensor and its features Description The...

Wemos OLED shield example

In this example we look at another terrific little low cost shield for the Wemos mini, this time its the OLED shield. Lets look...

Wemos Mini and I2C LCD example

Sometimes a nice big LCD is useful for your projects, in this example we will interface to an I2C LCD using our ESP32. Now...

Wemos and PCF8563 RTC example

The PCF8563 is a CMOS Real-Time Clock (RTC) and calendar optimized for low power consumption. A programmable clock output, interrupt output, and voltage-low detector...

A quick look at the Wemos TFT 2.4 Touch Shield

This is a 2.4 inch TFT shield for a Wemos, its a large shield thats more than twice the size of a D1 mini...

VL53L0X Time-of-Flight sensor and ESP8266

The VL53L0X is a new generation Time-of-Flight (ToF) laser-ranging module housed in the smallest package on the market today, providing accurate distance measurement whatever...

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...

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...