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 with light on the sensor Logarithmic response not only gives more sensitivity in low …

The MMA8451 is a low-power, three-axis capacitive accelerometer with 14 bits of resolution, featuring: Embedded functions with flexible user-programmable options, configurable to two interrupt pins Embedded interrupt functions for overall power savings relieving the host processor from continuously polling data …

The ADXL345 is a small, thin, low power, 3-axis accelerometer with high resolution (13-bit) measurement at up to ±16g. Digital output data is formatted as 16-bit twos complement and is accessible through either a SPI (3- or 4-wire) or I2C …

The MCP9808 digital temperature sensor converts temperatures between -20°C and +100°C to a digital word with ±0.5°C (max.) accuracy. The MCP9808 comes with user-programmable registers that provide flexibility for temperature sensing applications. The registers allow user-selectable settings such as Shutdown …

The ADS1015 is a precision analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with 12 bits of resolution offered in an ultra-small, leadless QFN-10 package or an MSOP-10 package. The ADS1015 are designed with precision, power, and ease of implementation in mind. The ADS1015 features an …

This shield integrate various module functions and you can directly program to complete the experiment without welding and cables. This shield can be fully compatible with the Arduino UNO R3 and it will never short circuit with the Arduino UNO …

Freescale’s MAG3110 is a small, low-power, digital 3-axis magnetometer. The device can be used in conjunction with a 3-axis accelerometer to realize an orientation independent electronic compass that can provide accurate heading information. It features a standard I2C serial interface output …

BH1750FVI is an digital Ambient Light Sensor IC for I2C bus interface. This IC is the most suitable to obtain the ambient light data for adjusting LCD and Keypad backlight power of Mobile phone. It is possible to detect wide …

SHT31 is the next generation of Sensirion’s temperature and humidity sensors. It builds on a new CMOSens® sensor chip that is at the heart of Sensirion’s new humidity and temperatureplatform. The SHT3x-DIS has increased intelligence, reliability and improved accuracy specifications compared …

In this example we will look at the RGB led and the LDR that are fitted to the Esplora. You can see these in the image below Code This is a basic example that will display the reading from the …

This example will display the temperature in celsius and fahrenheit on an LCD connected to an Arduino Esplora The Esplora has an on board  temperature sensor as you can see from the image below   Code The Arduino has built in …

In this example we will program an Attiny44 using an Arduino – you have already seen how to add support for these microcontrollers at Adding ATtiny support in theArduino IDE lets take it one step forward using the Attiny44 The first step …

Since Arduino version 1.6.4 it has been easy to add support for other boards  such as the Intel Galileo, in this case I wanted to add support for the various Attiny microcontrollers that I was going to see if I could program …

The BME280 is a humidity sensor features an extremely fast response time which supports performance requirements for emerging applications such as context awareness, and high accuracy over a wide temperature range. The pressure sensor is an absolute barometric pressure sensor with …