Sensors and Modules
Sensors and Modules
Sensors and modules (having extra electronic circuitry along with sensor) are Electronic devices that detect and respond to some type of input from the physical environment.
Sensors
HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor Guide with Arduino Interfacing
Ultrasonic module HC-SR04 is generally used for finding distance value and obstacle detection. It can operate in the range 2cm-400cm.
DHT11 Sensor Guide with Pinout, working, and Arduino Programming
DHT11 is a single wire digital humidity and temperature sensor, which gives relative humidity in percentage and temperature in degree Celsius.
PIR Sensors Guide with Arduino Programming for motion detection
PIR motion sensors sense the Infrared signal radiated from moving objects including human or animal body. It is generally used to detect the presence of human or animal motions.
Complete Guide ADXL335 Accelerometer with Arduino Interfacing
Accelerometer ADXL335 sensor measures acceleration of gravity. It is used to measure the angle of tilt or inclination in application systems such as in mobile devices, gaming applications, laptops, di...
Complete Guide for HMC5883L Magnetometer /Digital Compass
Magnetometer HMC5883L is developed by Honeywell. It gives the heading direction.
Soil Moisture Sensor Guide with Arduino Interfacing
Soil moisture sensor is used to measure the water content (moisture) in soil. It is used in agriculture applications, irrigation and gardening systems, etc.
Thermocouple Complete Guide with Arduino Interfacing
Thermocouple is a sensor made of two dissimilar metals connected at a junction which is used for measuring the temperature.
NTC Thermistors Guide Arduino Interfacing
Thermistor is a type of resistor whose resistance changes in accordance with change in temperature. It is used to measure the temperature over small range typically -100 °C to 300 °C.
TCS3200 Color Sensor Guide with Arduino Programming
Color Sensor Module (TCS3200) can detect colors. It is generally used for color identification by their RGB values.
LM35 Temperature Sensor complete Guide with Arduino Programming
LM35 is a sensor which is used to measure temperature. It provides electrical output proportional to the temperature (in Celsius).
MPU6050 Accelerometer and Gyroscope Sensor Guide with Arduino Programming
MPU6050 (Gyroscope + Accelerometer + Temperature) is a combination of 3-axis Gyroscope, 3-axis Accelerometer and Temperature sensor with on-chip Digital Motion Processor (DMP). It is used in mobile de...
IR Communication Sensor Guide with Arduino Interfacing
The IR (infrared) communication is a wireless communication technology, used for short distance data/control transmission. For example, it is used in TV remote, mobile phones, computers and PDAs etc.
Modules
RFID Reader EM18 Guide with Arduino Interfacing
EM18 RFID reader module is used to read 125 kHz RFID card wirelessly for a very short distance. It is generally used in applications like attendance system, access management, tracking of goods etc.
Analog Joystick Guide with Pinout & Arduino Interfacing
Joystick is an input device used to control the pointer movement in 2-dimension axis. It is mostly used in Video games.
4x4 Keypad Module Guide with Arduino Interfacing
Keypad is an input device which is generally used in applications such as calculator, ATM machines, computer etc.
GPS Module Guide Working, Pinout, & Location Tracking using Arduino
GPS is a Global Positioning System which provides an accurate location and time information wherever it is located.
Real-Time Clock RTC DS1307 Guide with Arduino Programming
DS1307 is a two wire (I2C) serial interface RTC (Real Time Clock) with 56 bytes of nonvolatile RAM. This provides clock and calendar with second, minute, hour, day, date, month and year.
MT8870 DTMF Decoder Complete Guide
MT8870 is a DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) receiver, which decodes the dial tone generated from telephone keypad. It is used in interactive voice response systems (IVRS), Remote control, Credit card...
Displays
Beginners Guide For LCD 16x2 Display
LCD16x2 has two lines with 16 character in each line. LCD16x2 is generally used for printing values and string in embedded application.
Nokia5110 Graphical Display Guide with Arduino Programming
Nokia5110 is 48x84 dot LCD display with Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Connectivity. It was designed for cell phones. It is also used in embedded applications.
Graphical LCD 128x64 Display Guide with Arduino Programming
GLCD 128x64 is a Graphical LCD having 128x64 pixel resolution. It is used to display values, text with different fonts, binary images, animation, custom character.
7-Segment LED Displays Guide with Arduino Interfacing
7-segment LED displays are basically used to display numerical values from 0 to 9 and few characters like A, b, C, d, e, F, H, L, O, P, U etc.7-segment displays are widely used in digital clock.
SSD1306 128x32 OLED Display Complete Guide with Arduino Interfacing
OLED (Organic Graphic Display) display modules are compact and have high contrast pixels which make this display easily readable. They do not require backlight since the display creates its own light....
IOT and Wireless
Bluetooth Module HC-05 Pinout, AT Commands & Arduino Programming
Bluetooth is a wireless communication protocol used to communicate over short distances. It is used for low power, low cost wireless data transmission applications over 2.4 – 2.485 GHz (unlicensed) fr...
ESP8266 WiFi Module Beginners Guide with Arduino Interfacing
ESP8266 is a system on chip (SoC) which provides WIFI capability for embedded applications. This enables internet connectivity to embedded applications. ESP8266 modules are mostly used in Internet of...
Step-by-Step Guide to SIM900A Pinout, AT Commands & Working
SIM900A is dual band GSM/GPRS 900/1800MHz module board used to utilize GSM and GPRS services around the globe. It is used to make/receive voice calls, send/receive text messages, connect to and access...
Complete Guide for Xbee Module & Arduino Interfacing
XBee is a radio module developed by Digi International. It is popular wireless transceiver used to send or receive data. It is used for low data rate, low power over short distance wireless communicat...
Motors
DC Motor Basics, Working Principle, & interfacing with Arduino
DC Motor is a device which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. It is used in robotics field, toys, quad copters etc.
Servo Motor Basics, Working principle & interfacing with Arduino
Servo motor is an electromechanical device which consists of Motor, Gear assembly and feedback circuitry. It is used in robotics applications, airplanes, rudders, quadcopters, etc.
Stepper Motors Beginners Guide with Arduino Interfacing
A stepper motor is a simple brushless DC Motor which rotates in steps. It is used where precise rotational angle step is required i.e. in robotics application, floppy disk drives, printers, scanners,...