ESP8266 and RFID-RC522 module example

In this example we will connect an RFID-RC522 module and connect to a Wemos Mini The microcontroller and card reader uses SPI for communication ....

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 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,...

ESP8266 and OLED Micropython example

In this example we show an example written in Micropython using the uPycraft IDE. This time we will be trying out the Wemos OLED...

Read and write to the eeprom on the ESP8266

Description The ESP8266 has 512 bytes of internal EEPROM, this could be useful if you need to store some settings, such as an IP address...

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...

A look at SHA-1 and ESP8266

Description In cryptography, SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a cryptographic hash function which takes an input and produces a 160-bit (20-byte) hash value known...

IR Line tracking sensor example

This is another example using a sensor from the 37 sensor kit, this time we use the one called the KY-033 Hunt sensor module,...

ESP8266 and MPU6500 6-axis Motion Tracking device

The MPU-6500 is the company’s second-generation 6-axis Motion Tracking device for smartphones, tablets, wearable sensors, and other consumer markets. The MPU-6500, delivered in a 3...
ESP8266 and TSL2591 layout

TSL2591 light-to-digital converter and ESP8266 example

In this article we look at another light-to-digital converter - this time its the TSL2591 and we will connect it to a Wemos Mini First...

Wemos HDC1008 sensor example

The HDC1000 is a digital humidity sensor with integrated temperature sensor that provides excellent measurement accuracy at very low power. The device measures humidity...

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...

VEML6075 ultraviolet (UV) light sensor and ESP266

The VEML6075 senses UVA and UVB light and incorporates photodiode, amplifiers, and analog / digital circuits into a single chip using a CMOS process....

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,...

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...

Using a LTR-303 Ambient Light sensor with an ESP8266

In this article we look at an Ambient Light sensor, the LTR-303 and connect it to an ESP8266 board - a Wemos D1 Mini...