Light & Colour

SKU: DF-SEN0641 | Brand: DFRobot

The RS485 PAR Sensor measures photosynthetically active radiation in the 400–700 nm wavelength range — the light spectrum that plants use for photosynthesis. It converts incident radiation into a signal proportional t...

SKU: EF-EF05021 | Brand: ElecFreaks

The UV sensor is able to measure the total ultraviolet intensity of sunlight. You can use it to sense ozone and pollutants or make fire safety devices.

SKU: DF-SEN0562 | Brand: DFRobot

What is an Ambient Light Sensor?An ambient light sensor is a type of sensor that measures the amount of light in the surrounding environment. These sensors can be used in various applications, including lighting and b...

SKU: AF-4161 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit VCNL4040 is a two-in-one proximity and ambient light sensor from Vishay. It measures proximity from 0 to 200 mm (~7.5 inches) using an on-board IR LED, and ambient light from 0.0125 to 6,553 lux — all ove...

SKU: AF-1246 | Brand: Adafruit

Add light-reactive sensing to your wearable Flora project with this high precision Lux sensor. The TSL2561 luminosity sensor is an advanced digital light sensor, ideal for use in a wide range of light situations. Comp...

SKU: DF-SEN0097 | Brand: DFRobot

This is a BH1750 light intensity sensor breakout board with a 16 bit AD converter built-in which can directly output a digital signal, there is no need for complicated calculations. This is a more acurate and easier ...

SKU: SF-DEV-08777 | Brand: SparkFun

Detecting temperature changes has never been easier. The MCP9700 is a small thermistor type temperature sensor. This sensor will output 0.5V at 0 degrees C, 0.75V at 25 C, and 10mV per degree C. Doing an analog to dig...

SKU: DF-SEN0162 | Brand: DFRobot

The Gravity Analog UV Sensor V2 uses a GUVA-S12SD photodiode to detect ultraviolet radiation in the 200–370 nm (UV-A) wavelength range. It outputs a linear analogue voltage signal proportional to UV intensity, making ...

SKU: AF-1918 | Brand: Adafruit

An analog UV light sensor breakout based on the GUVA-S12SD photodiode, detecting the 240–370nm range covering UVB and most of the UVA spectrum. An on-board op-amp amplifies the tiny photodiode current to a readable vo...

SKU: DF-SEN0640 | Brand: DFRobot

  The RS485 Photoelectric Solar Radiation Sensor is designed for precise solar radiation measurement within the 400-1100nm spectral range. Utilizing the photoelectric principle, it converts sunlight into electric...

SKU: DF-SEN0642 | Brand: DFRobot

An industrial-grade RS485 UV sensor that measures ultraviolet intensity (0–15 mW/cm²) and UV index (0–15) across the 290–390 nm wavelength range, covering both UVA and UVB bands. It communicates via the Modbus-RTU pro...

SKU: EF-EF05053 | Brand: ElecFreaks

The ELECFREAKS PlanetX 4-Channel Tracking Sensor has integrated 4 groups photocell recevier and the fill light LEDs(We call them all as the Probes). At the mean time, it is able to learn by itselft, which means it cou...

SKU: SF-SEN-22639 | Brand: SparkFun

The SparkFun Qwiic Mini Tristimulus Colour Sensor features the OPT4048DTSR from Texas Instruments — a high-speed, high-precision four-channel colour sensor with spectral responses closely matching the CIE 1931 tristim...

SKU: SF-SEN-22638 | Brand: SparkFun

The SparkFun Tristimulus Color Sensor is built around the Texas Instruments OPT4048DTSR — a high-speed, high-precision four-channel colour sensor. Three channels closely match the CIE 1931 tristimulus XYZ spectra with...

SKU: AF-5591 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit LTR-329 is a low-cost I2C digital light sensor that provides 16-bit measurements for both infrared and visible+IR spectrums. Subtract one from the other to get human-visible light readings. With configura...

SKU: DF-SEN0506 | Brand: DFRobot

This cost-effective smart color mark photoelectric sensor with 8~16 mm detection range employs 4-elements LED light source. Operating at 12~24V, the color mark sensor offers 3 detection modes, and 4 output modes. It s...

SKU: DF-SEN0404 | Brand: DFRobot

Devices with True Tone technology like Apple iPad Pro, iPhone, and Macs usually feature sensors that measure the ambient light colour and brightness. The device then uses this information to automatically adjust its d...

SKU: EF-EF04032 | Brand: ElecFreaks

The Octopus Analog Photocell Brick is a light-dependent resistor (LDR) module from the ElecFreaks Octopus Electronic Bricks series. It uses a cadmium-sulfide (CdS) photocell that changes resistance based on ambient li...

SKU: SF-DEV-14629 | Brand: SparkFun

The LilyPad Light Sensor is a sewable breakout board with an ALS-PT19 light sensor built in and ready to use right away. Each sensor outputs voltage between 0V and 3.3V depending on the level of ambient light shi...

SKU: AF-3779 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit AS7262 is a 6-channel visible light spectral sensor from AMS that measures light intensity across six specific wavelength bands: violet (450 nm), blue (500 nm), green (550 nm), yellow (570 nm), orange (60...