In this example we look at the MMA7660FC accelerometer connected to a Raspberry pi The MMA7660FC is a digital output I²C, very low-power, low-profile capacitive micro-machined accelerometer featuring a low pass filter, compensation for zero-g offset and gain errors and conversion to six-bit digital values at …

In this example we will connect a MMA8452Q accelerometer  to a Raspberry Pi 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 functions with flexible user programmable …

Raspberry Pi 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 an input range of …

In this example we connect an ADS1115 analog-to-digital converters to a Raspberry Pi. Lets look at the ADS1115. The ADS1115 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 ADS1115 incorporates a low-drift …

In a previous article we created some flags at http://www.pibits.net/code/display-simple-flag-images-on-a-sense-hat.php Anyway we have created some more flags for you to try on a sense hat Japan An attempt at the flag of Japan [codesyntax lang=”python”] from sense_hat import SenseHat sense = SenseHat() r = (255, 0, …

In this article we will take a look at the MPL3115A2 pressure sensor and connect it to our Raspberry PI. lets take a look at the MPL3115A2 first The MPL3115A2 is a compact, piezoresistive, absolute pressure sensor with an I2C digital interface. MPL3115A2 has a …

In this article we will take a look at the VEML6070 sensor and connect it to our Raspberry PI. Lets take a look at the VEML6070 first Sensor Information The VEML6070 is an advanced ultraviolet (UV) light sensor with I2C protocol interface and designed by …

Apache is one of the most popular, if not the most popular server. There a multitude of options and tutorials out there – you can read about these at https://httpd.apache.org/ Installing Apache In a Raspberry Pi its easy to install and get this up and …

This barometric pressure sensor is optimized for altimeters and variometers with an altitude resolution of 10 cm. The sensor module includes a high linearity pressure sensor and an ultra-low power 24 bit ΔΣ ADC with internal factory calibrated coefficients. It provides a precise digital 24 …

The BMG160 is an ultra-small, digital 3-axis angular rate sensor with a measurement range up to 2000°/s and a digital resolution of 16 bit for consumer electronics applications. The BMG160 allows low-noise measurement of angular rates in 3 perpendicular axes and is designed for use …