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.
PIR Motion Sensor
SKU: LB-00158 | Brand: Little Bird
This PIR sensor is suitable for use with Arduino and Raspberry PI. The 3.3v logic level is very handy as it allows you to use this sensor with 3.3v Arduinos like the Due or Pro Mini as well as 5V like the Uno as 3....
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor HC-SR04
SKU: LB-LR0230 | Brand: Little Bird
The HC-SR04 is a widely used ultrasonic distance sensor that measures distances from 2cm to 500cm (approximately 5 metres) with 1cm resolution. It works by emitting a 40kHz ultrasonic pulse, then measuring the time it...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Soil Moisture Sensor
SKU: LB-LR0040 | Brand: Little Bird
This versatile soil moisture sensor is designed for easy integration with both Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects, making it a great choice for hobbyists and developers alike. It features both analog and adjustable ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Raspberry Pi AI Camera
SKU: RP-SC1174 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Introducing the Raspberry Pi AI Camera—your new best friend for smart vision projects! This nifty little module is packed with a 12.3MP Sony IMX500 Intelligent Vision Sensor, giving you the tools to effortlessly creat...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Raspberry Pi Sense HAT rev.2
SKU: RP-SC0329 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Raspberry Pi Sense HAT V2 — Your Mission Control for Data, Dazzle, and DIY Experiments!What if your Raspberry Pi could sense everything—orientation, weather, movement, your own code-controlled lightshow…and let you in...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature Sensor - TMP36
SKU: SF-SEN-10988 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the same temperature sensor that is included in our SparkFun Inventor’s Kit. The TMP36 is a low voltage, precision centigrade temperature sensor. It provides a voltage output that is linearly proportional to t...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature and Humidity Sensor Module DHT11
SKU: LB-LR0029 | Brand: Little Bird
DHT11 Temperature and Humidity sensor is as powerful as it used to be but easier to use. This DHT11 Arduino temperature and humidity sensor has a full range temperature compensation, low power consumption...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
USB GPS Receiver
SKU: DF-TEL0137 | Brand: DFRobot
This GPS receiver brings much more accurate and faster positioning performance with stronger signal compared with traditional GPS receivers. It is compact, lightweight and portable. Integrated with built-in receivin...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
CJMCU-226 INA226 Voltage Current Power Monitor Alarm Module 36V Bi-Directional I2C
SKU: LB-LS0221 | Brand: Little Bird
The CJMCU-226 INA226 is a powerful voltage, current, and power monitoring module designed for high precision in both high-side and low-side sensing applications. With its bi-directional current sensing capability and ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Pico - 10DOF-IMU IC Test Board
SKU: WS-19358 | Brand: Waveshare
A 10-DOF IMU sensor expansion board designed for the Raspberry Pi Pico. Combines a 9-axis ICM20948 motion sensor (gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer) with an LPS22HB barometric pressure sensor, all communicating o...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout
SKU: PR-PIM373 | Brand: Little Bird
The VL53L1X Time of Flight sensor breakout uses a low-power laser to measure distances with excellent accuracy and speed. With a detection range of 4 cm to 4 metres and up to 50 Hz sampling frequency, it's ideal for p...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
MAX30102 Heart Rate Sensor Module
SKU: LB-LS5540 | Brand: Little Bird
The MAX30102 is an integrated heart rate and pulse oximetry (SpO2) sensor module. It combines red and infrared LEDs, a photodetector, and low-noise analogue electronics in a single package, communicating over I²C. Ide...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature Sensor - Waterproof (DS18B20)
SKU: SF-SEN-11050 | Brand: SparkFun
This sealed digital temperature probe lets you precisely measure temperatures in wet environments with a simple 1-Wire interface. The DS18B20 provides 9 to 12-bit (configurable) temperature readings over a 1-Wire i...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates [Version 3]
SKU: AF-746 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout (Version 3) is a high-performance GPS module built around the MTK3339 chipset. With 66 channels, -165 dBm tracking sensitivity, and up to 10 Hz position updates, it delivers accurate...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Weather Meter Kit
SKU: SF-SEN-15901 | Brand: SparkFun
This Weather Meter Kit provides the three core sensors for a DIY weather station: an anemometer (wind speed), a wind vane (wind direction), and a rain gauge. All three sensors use passive magnetic reed switches rather...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Electret Microphone Amplifier - MAX4466 with Adjustable Gain
SKU: AF-1063 | Brand: Adafruit
A well-designed electret microphone amplifier breakout built around the Maxim MAX4466 op-amp, specifically engineered for microphone amplification with excellent power supply noise rejection. The board comes fully ass...
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
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
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
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
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