The MMA7361L is a low power, low profile capacitive micromachined accelerometer featuring signal conditioning, a 1-pole low pass filter, temperature compensation, self test, 0g-Detect which detects linear freefall, and g-Select which allows for the selection between 2 sensitivities. Zero-g offset…

In this article we connect an ADXL337 accelerometer to a Chipkit Max32 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 look at the TMP102 digital sensor and we will connect it up to a Chipkit MAx32 The TMP102 device is a digital temperature sensor ideal for NTC/PTC thermistor replacement where high accuracy is required. The device…

In this article we will connect a BME680 sensor to a Chipkit 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…

In this example we will show a basic example of reading and writing text to the UART (serial) using a PIC. We will use this in later examples when we look at sensors and we will output via a serial…

In this article we will create a simple radio using a TEA5767 module and a Chipkit Max32, the example is written in the Arduino IDE The TEA5767HN is a single-chip electronically tuned FM stereo radio for low-voltage applications with fully…

In this article we look at the MMA7660 connected to a Chipkit MAx32 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…

This article shows how to connect a DHT12 to a Chipkit Max32 The DHt12 is an upgraded version of the classic DHT11 humidity temperature sensor, it is fully downward compatible, more precise and adds an I2C interface. Features: compact size…

In this example we connect an ADS1115 to a Chipkit Max and the example is written in the Arduino IDE 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…

CCS811 is a low-power digital gas sensor solution, which integrates a gas sensor solution for detecting low levels of VOCs typically found indoors, with a microcontroller unit (MCU) and an Analog-to-Digital converter to monitor the local environment and provide an…