New Arrivals
Fresh stock, freshly listed — our New Arrivals collection is the quickest way to see what's just landed at Little Bird Electronics. From connectors and headers to sensors, modules, and maker essentials, new products are added regularly to keep your projects moving.
Whether you're a hobbyist, student, educator, or professional engineer, you'll find useful components for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and embedded electronics projects. Shipped fast from Australia to your door.
SparkFun Rotary Encoder Breakout - Illuminated (RG/RGB)
SKU: SF-BOB-11722 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a clever little breakout board for both the RGB and R/G illuminated rotary encoders. On one side, it breaks out all of the RGB pins to standard, breadboard friendly, 0.1" headers. Turn it over and it has a foo...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Coin Acceptor - Programmable (6 coin types)
SKU: SF-COM-11636 | Brand: SparkFun
Are you trying to make a quick dime from electronics? Why limit yourself to dimes? This coin acceptor will take up to 6 different kinds of coin! Whether you’re building your own arcade cabinet or just charging admissi...
Delivered by Tue 30 Jun
Tilt ball switch
SKU: AF-173 | Brand: Adafruit
The "poor man's" accelerometer! Tilt sensors are switches that can detect basic motion/orientation. The metal tube has a little metal ball that rolls around in it, when its tilted upright, the ball rolls onto the cont...
Delivered by Thu 9 Jul
Rotary Encoder - 1024 P/R (Quadrature)
SKU: SF-COM-11102 | Brand: SparkFun
This 1024 pulse per rotation rotary encoder outputs gray code which you can interpret using a microcontroller and find out which direction the shaft is turning and by how much. This allows you to add feedback to motor...
Delivered by Tue 30 Jun
URM37 Ultrasonic Sensor for Arduino / Raspberry Pi
SKU: DF-SEN0001 | Brand: DFRobot
URM37 V4.0 Arduino Ultrasonic Sensor comes with temperature compensation which provides better distance measurement accuracy. It is very unique feature in the industry. URM37 V4.0 Arduino Ultrasonic Sensor offers ...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Wheel Encoder Kit
SKU: SF-ROB-12629 | Brand: SparkFun
The DAGU Wheel Encoder Kit is a simple add-on for wheeled robots that measures speed and distance travelled. Each kit includes two neodymium 8-pole magnets with rubber hubs and two hall-effect sensors, providing relia...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
SparkFun RedBot Sensor - Wheel Encoder
SKU: SF-SEN-12617 | Brand: SparkFun
Knowing where your robot is can be very important! The RedBot Wheel Encoder allows you to track the number of revolutions each wheel has made. This sensor works by detecting the movement of small teeth connected to a ...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V - HC-SR04 compatible - RCWL-1601
SKU: AF-4007 | Brand: Adafruit
If you're like me, you've dreamed of being a dolphin - smoothly gliding through the water. Using your echo-location abilities to detect tasty fish treats. Until genetic modifications catches up with our desires, we'll...
Out of stock
Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3
SKU: SS-113991054 | Brand: Seeed Studio
The Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3 is a compact microcontroller board built around the ESP32-C3 RISC-V SoC. It features complete Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0/BLE connectivity in the signature XIAO thumb-sized form factor (21 × ...
Out of stock
Vishay TSSP58038 IR Detector Module, 38kHz, Fixed Gain (3-Pack)
SKU: PL-2462 | Brand: Pololu
The Vishay TSSP58038 is a modulated IR receiver that is designed specifically for sensing applications instead of data communication for remote control. Unlike most similar-looking units, it has a fixed gain that mak...
Out of stock
Waterproof DS18B20 Temperature Probe 0.5m with XH2.54mm Connector
SKU: LB-LS4690-50CM | Brand: Little Bird
A waterproof DS18B20 digital temperature probe with a 0.5m cable and XH2.54mm connector. Ideal for monitoring temperatures in wet or harsh environments including aquariums, hydroponics, brewing, and outdoor weather st...
Out of stock
Rain/Steam Sensor
SKU: EC-SPM01021S | Brand: Elecrow
This water sensor works by having a series of exposed traces connected to ground and interlaced between the grounded traces are the sens traces. The sensor board has a demension of 5.0 x 4.0cm. There is also a on-boar...
Out of stock
Sharp GP2Y0D805Z0F Digital Distance Sensor 5cm
SKU: PL-1131 | Brand: Pololu
This small digital distance sensor detects objects between 0.5 cm and 5 cm (0.2″ and 2″) away. With its quick response time, small size, low current draw, and short minimum sensing distance, this sensor is a...
Out of stock
8 Way Arcade Game Flight Joystick Arcade
SKU: EC-SEM28085J | Brand: Elecrow
This 8-way arcade joystick uses 4 micro switches to detect directional input, giving you full 8-directional control for DIY arcade machines and retro gaming builds. The ABS plastic and solid alloy construction is dura...
Out of stock
Arduino Compatible PIR Motion Detector Module
SKU: TB-XC4444 | Brand: Little Bird
A pyroelectric infrared (PIR) motion sensor module for Arduino and microcontroller projects. It detects movement from people and animals by sensing changes in infrared radiation, outputting a digital high signal when ...
Out of stock
Adafruit Sparkle Motion - All-In-One WLED and xLights Board
SKU: AF-6100 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Sparkle Motion is an all-in-one ESP32-based smart LED driver designed for WLED and xLights installations. It packs dual power options, three level-shifted LED outputs, built-in audio and IR sensors, and a...
Out of stock
Hackster & DFRobot EEDU Enviromental Sensor Kit (ESP32)
SKU: DF-TEM2022C-EN-1 | Brand: DFRobot
The Hackster and DFRobot EEDU Environmental Sensor Kit provides everything you need to get started with IoT environmental monitoring using an ESP32-based FireBeetle board. Build practical projects that monitor soil mo...
Out of stock
Ring Inductive Proximity Sensor (3mm Hole Diameter)
SKU: DF-FIT0757 | Brand: DFRobot
These Inductive Ring Proximity sensors are designed to detect metal objects entering or passing through the ring. They operate on a 6-36V power supply and offer NPN output. The sensor features less than 1ms response t...
Out of stock
Ring Inductive Proximity Sensor (6mm Hole Diameter)
SKU: DF-FIT0758 | Brand: DFRobot
These Inductive Ring Proximity sensors are designed to detect metal objects entering or passing through the ring. They operate on a 6-36V power supply and offer NPN output. The sensor features less than 1ms response t...
Out of stock
HRXL-MaxSonar-WRST7(MB7374)
SKU: DF-SEN0272 | Brand: DFRobot
The weather resistant MB7374 HRXL-MaxSonar-WRST7 has millimeter resolution and a 6Hz read rate, and provides short to long distance detection and range information from 500mm to 5000mm for the nearest detectable targe...
Out of stock
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