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A look at the MLX90614 infrared thermometer

In this example we look at the MLX90614 with various usage examples The MLX90614 is an infrared thermometer for non-contact temperature measurements. Both the IR...

A look at the easy module mix board

In this article we look at a board called a Easy Module Mix V1, its another cool board with many features that makes it...

6 Wemos Mini shields with code examples

The Wemos Mini is one of my favourite development boards for the ESP8266, one of the biggest plus points is the amount of useful...

A look at Multi-purpose Shield V1 for arduino

In this article we look at a shield for an Arduino which is an ideal resource for learning. The shield is commonly known as...

BMP180 sensor with Arduino and Raspberry Pi examples

In this example we look at the BMP180 sensor with Arduino and Raspberry Pi examples The BMP180 is the new digital barometric pressure sensor of...

Raspberry Pi and 74HCT595 examples

In this example we will connect a 74hc595 to a Raspberry Pi and then flash LEDs on and off using python and C++ Lets look...

A look at the Raspberry Pi sense hat

The Sense HAT is a sensor board which has a 8x8 RGB LED matrix, a joystick and also includes a gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer and...

A look at the Starter kit Rich Shield

In this article we take a look at a shield that has many useful components on it from open-smart, its known as the Starter...

PAJ7620 gesture sensor and LinkIt One

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

A look at the MAG3110 magnetometer

In this article we look at the MAG3110 magnetometer, we will discuss the sensor and also show how to connect the sensor to a Raspberry Pi...

Various Beaglebone and flashing LED examples

In this example we connect 6 LEDs to our Beaglebone board and then flash them on and off, we have a Bonescript and Python...

LIS3DSH accelerometer sensor and Linkit One example

The LIS3DSH is an ultra-low-power high-performance three-axis linear accelerometer belonging to the “nano” family with an embedded state machine that can be programmed to implement autonomous applications.

Linkit One and Si1145 sensor example

The Si1145 is a low-power, reflectance-based, infrared proximity, ultraviolet (UV) index, and ambient light sensor with I2C digital interface and programmableevent interrupt output

Linkit One and TMP102 digital sensor example

The TMP102 device is a digital temperature sensor ideal for NTC/PTC thermistor replacement where high accuracy is required. The device offers an accuracy of ±0.5°C without requiring calibration or external component signal conditioning