PCA9685 LED controller and ESP8266 example
In this example we connect a PCA9685 LED controller to an ESP8266
The PCA9685 is an I²C-bus controlled 16-channel LED controller optimized for Red/Green/Blue/Amber (RGBA)...
Wemos and LDR example
In this example we connect a photoresistor to an Arduino, the value read from the photoresistor corresponds to the amount of light present. The...
TM1637 7 segment display example
A common display module that you can buy on the internet contain the Tm1638 driver chip, I was interested in this one which is the...
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...
A look at various ESP specific APIs
Description
Some ESP-specific APIs related to deep sleep, RTC and flash memories are available in the ESP object. These may be useful, we have already...
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,...
PCF8575 I/O expander and ESP8266 examples
This 16-bit I/O expander for the two-line bidirectional bus (I2C) is designed for 2.5-V to 5.5-V VCC operation.
The PCF8575 device provides general-purpose remote I/O...
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...
TSL2561 Luminosity Sensor example
The TSL2560 and TSL2561 are second-generation ambient light sensor devices. Each contains two integrating analog-to-digital converters (ADC) that integrate currents from two photodiodes. Integration...
AHT20 Temperature & Humidity Sensor and ESP8266 example using the Arduino IDE
In this article we look at a AHT20 Temperature & Humidity Sensor and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini
First lets look at...
Using a KX132 or KX134 Triple Axis Accelerometer with an ESP8266
In this article we look at 2 very similar Triple-axis Magnetometer that I recently purchased, the KX132 and KX134 Triple Axis Accelerometers, we will...
Using a LTR-329 Ambient Light sensor with an ESP8266
In this article we look at an Ambient Light sensor, the LTR-329 and connect it to an ESP8266 board - a Wemos D1 Mini...
Wemos and L9110 Fan module example
In this example we connect an Arduino to a L9110 fan module.
The L9110 is anASIC device control and drive motor design two-channel push-pull power...
ESP8266 and Stepper motor example
In this example we will show a basic stepper motor example, we use a driver board that can be bought on many sites which...
Sampling analog data
Sampling sata is particularly useful for analog sensors such as an LDR or a thermistor. Another good example is one of the MQ gas...
ESP8266 and a BH1745NUC Luminance and Colour Sensor
In this article we look at a BH1745NUC Luminance and Colour Sensor and connect it to a Wemos Mini
First of all lets take a...