In this article we connect an ADXL337 accelerometer to an Arduino Uno The ADXL337 is a small, thin, low power, complete 3-axis accelerometer with signal conditioned voltage outputs. The product measures acceleration with a minimum full-scale range of ±3g. It can measure …

In this article we will connect a BME680 sensor to an Arduino BME680 is an integrated environmental sensor developed specifically for mobile applications and wearables where size and low power consumption are key requirements. Expanding Bosch Sensortec’s existing family of …

Arduino and MCP3424 A/D converter example, lets look at the device. The MCP3424 is a four channel low-noise, high accuracy delta-sigma A/D converter with differential inputs and up to 18 bits of resolution. The on-board precision 2.048V reference voltage enables …

In this example we connect a LIS3DSH sensor to an Arduino. Lets look at the sensor 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 …

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 expansion for most microcontroller families by way of the I2C interface [serial clock (SCL), serial …

In this example we will connect a APDS-9960 sensor to an Arduino Uno Lets look at some information about the APDS-9960 The Broadcom APDS-9960 is a digital RGB, ambient light, proximity and gesture sensor device in a single 8-pin package. The device has …

The MCP3421 ADC can be used for various high accuracy analog-to-digital data conversion applications where ease of use, low power consumption and small footprint are major considerations.The MCP3421 is a single channel low-noise, high accuracy delta-sigma A/D converter with differential …

In this example we will connect a MMA8452Q accelerometer  to an Arduino Uno Lets look at some information about the sensor The MMA8452Q is a smart, low-power, three-axis, capacitive, micromachined accelerometer with 12 bits of resolution. This accelerometer is packed with embedded …

The ADS1115 device is a precision, low-power, 16-bit, I2C-compatible, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) offered in an ultra-small, leadless, X2QFN-10 package, and a VSSOP-10 package. The  device incorporates a low-drift voltage reference and an oscillator. The converter also incorporates a programmable gain …

In this example we will connect a CCS811 gas sensor to an arduino, lets look at the sensor CCS811 is a low-power digital gas sensor solution, which integrates a gas sensor solution for detecting low levels of VOCs typically found …

In this article we look at the CC3000 WiFi shield. We will use the aRest example for CC3000, and we will then use a web address to manipulate some LED’s on and off. Lets look at the CC3000 chip The …

The MLX90615 is a miniature infrared thermometer for non-contact temperature measurements. Both the IR sensitive thermopile detector chip and the signal conditioning ASIC are integrated in the same miniature TO-46 can. The infrared thermometer comes factory calibrated with a digital …