Sensors & Input
Explore our extensive range of sensor modules and input devices, stocked locally for fast delivery across Australia. Whether you're building a weather station, robot, or smart home project, you'll find temperature, humidity, gas, motion, distance, pressure, and biometric sensors to suit any application.
Perfect for Arduino and Raspberry Pi makers, STEM students, and professional developers alike. From IMUs and GPS modules to NFC readers and data loggers, everything you need to add real-world sensing to your next project is right here.
Gravity: Analog TDS Sensor/Meter for Arduino
SKU: DF-SEN0244 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity Analog TDS Sensor is an Arduino-compatible kit for measuring Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in water. TDS indicates how many milligrams of soluble solids are dissolved per litre — the higher the value, the l...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Photo Transistor Light Sensor
SKU: AF-2831 | Brand: Adafruit
This Photo Transistor Light Sensor is a simple sensor that detects ambient light. It's kind of the opposite of an LED - when light hits the little chip inside, it induces current to flow from the long pin...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Piezo Element
SKU: SF-SEN-10293 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple piezo element that can be used as both a sensor and a small audio transducer. When flexed or tapped, it generates a voltage that can be read by a microcontroller, making it ideal for knock and vibration detec...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Arduino Line Trace Sensor Module
SKU: LB-LR0005 | Brand: Little Bird
The Line Trace Sensor Module uses an infrared emitter/detector pair to measure the reflectivity of a surface below it. When the reflectivity exceeds an adjustable threshold, the output goes low — making it ideal for b...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit TSL2591 High Dynamic Range Digital Light Sensor
SKU: AF-1980 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TSL2591 is an ultra-high-range digital light sensor with a massive 600,000,000:1 dynamic range. It features both infrared and full-spectrum photodiodes, allowing you to separately measure infrared, full-s...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
LC76G Multi-GNSS Module, Supports GPS, BDS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
SKU: WS-24370 | Brand: Waveshare
The LC76G is a multi-GNSS positioning module that supports GPS, BeiDou (BDS), GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS satellite systems. It allows multi-system combined or single-system independent positioning for fast, accurate l...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature Sensor Module DS18B20
SKU: LB-24-TEMP | Brand: Little Bird
A pre-wired DS18B20 digital temperature sensor on a breakout module with three labelled pins for easy connection. The DS18B20 uses the 1-Wire protocol, requiring only a single data line to communicate temperature read...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: Analog Water Pressure Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0257 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity Analog Water Pressure Sensor measures water or gas pressure and outputs a linear 0.5–4.5 V analogue signal proportional to the applied pressure (0–1.6 MPa). Using the DFRobot Gravity 3-pin interface, it co...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
TMP36 - Analog Temperature sensor [TMP36]
SKU: AF-165 | Brand: Adafruit
The TMP36 is a low-power analog temperature sensor that outputs a voltage proportional to ambient temperature. It operates on 2.7–5.5V and requires no external calibration — simply read the analog voltage and convert ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit Universal Thermocouple Amplifier MAX31856 Breakout
SKU: AF-3263 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Universal Thermocouple Amplifier MAX31856 Breakout reads temperature from virtually any thermocouple type — K, J, N, R, S, T, E, or B — with 0.0078125°C resolution and a measurement range of -210°C to +18...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Atmospheric Pressure Sensor Module
SKU: LB-24-ATMOS | Brand: Little Bird
A compact barometric pressure and temperature sensor module that communicates over I2C. Ideal for weather stations, altitude estimation, and environmental monitoring projects with micro:bit, Arduino, or other microcon...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit TLV493D Triple-Axis Magnetometer - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4366 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TLV493D is a 3-axis magnetometer designed for detecting and tracking nearby magnets in three dimensions. Manufactured by Infineon, this sensor measures magnetic fields across the X, Y, and Z axes with 12-...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Sound Detection and Microphone Module
SKU: LB-LR0003 | Brand: Little Bird
This sound detection and microphone module provides both analogue and digital outputs for detecting sound with a microcontroller. The analogue output (AO) delivers a real-time voltage signal proportional to sound inte...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Square Force-Sensitive Resistor (FSR) [Interlink 406]
SKU: AF-1075 | Brand: Adafruit
A force-sensitive resistor (FSR) that changes its resistance based on how much pressure is applied. This Interlink 406 model features a 38 mm square sensing region, making it useful for detecting physical pressure, sq...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Octopus Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor
SKU: EF-EF04097 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor uses capacitive sensing to detect soil moisture levels, avoiding the corrosion problems common with resistive sensors for a much longer service life. It outputs an analogue ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Conductive Rubber Sheet / Stretch Sensor- 200mm x 200mm x 1mm
SKU: AF-5463 | Brand: Adafruit
This rubber sheet is made of the same carbon-black impregnated rubber material that our conductive rubber cord uses. Traditionally it would be used for EMF shielding, or conductive gaskets - but it's very fun to play ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit Triple-axis Magnetometer - LIS3MDL
SKU: AF-4479 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LIS3MDL is a triple-axis magnetometer (compass) breakout from ST, with selectable measurement ranges from ±4 gauss (±400 µT) up to ±16 gauss (±1600 µT). It's ideal for detecting magnetic north, measuring ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: MCP23017 IIC 16 Digital IO Expansion Module
SKU: DF-DFR0626 | Brand: DFRobot
This is an IO expansion module that based on the chip MCP23017. The module can expand additional 16 IOs. It can set 8 IIC addresses, which means with this module, the microcontroller can connect 8 modules, and expand ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
A02YYUW Waterproof Ultrasonic Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0311 | Brand: DFRobot
A commercial-grade waterproof ultrasonic distance sensor with UART serial output. The A02YYUW features a much smaller blind zone (3 cm) and wider sensing angle than many comparable sensors, plus penetration through sm...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
PIR (motion) sensor
SKU: AF-189 | Brand: Adafruit
PIR sensors are used to detect motion from pets/humanoids from about 20 feet away (possibly works on zombies, not guaranteed). This one has an adjustable delay before firing (approx 2-4 seconds), adjustable sensiti...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
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