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.
Rotary Encoder Module
SKU: LB-LR0024 | Brand: Little Bird
The rotary encoder is an electro-mechanical switch. Its output signal can be used to determine the direction that its knob is being rotated. Not only that, but it is also capable of continuous rotation, unlike a regul...
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
LM75A Temperature Sensor I2C Interface Development Board Module For Raspberry Pi
SKU: LB-LS3579 | Brand: Little Bird
LM75A Temperature Sensor I2C Interface Development Board Module LM75A is a high-speed I2C interface, temperature sensor, in the temperature range -55 ? ~ + 125. The temperature was directly converted to a digital sign...
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
Gravity: HUSKYLENS 2 - 6 TOPS LLM MCP AI Vision Sensor (20+ Models, Deploy Custom Models)
SKU: DF-SEN0638 | Brand: DFRobot
HUSKYLENS 2 is a powerful AI vision sensor with a 1.6GHz dual-core processor and 6 TOPS AI accelerator. With 20+ built-in AI models and the ability to train and deploy custom YOLO models, it brings advanced computer v...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit TDK InvenSense ICM-20948 9-DoF IMU (MPU-9250 Upgrade) - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4554 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TDK InvenSense ICM-20948 is a compact 9-DoF Inertial Measurement Unit that packs a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer into a single breakout board. It pairs InvenSense's MEMS ...
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
SparkFun 9DoF IMU Breakout - ICM-20948 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-15335 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun 9DoF IMU Breakout brings InvenSense's ICM-20948 9-axis motion tracking sensor to a Qwiic-enabled breakout board with an on-board logic level shifter and broken-out GPIO pins. The ICM-20948 is an extremely...
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
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
4 channel 5V relay module with light coupling 5V
SKU: LB-LR0051 | Brand: Little Bird
A 4-channel relay module with opto-isolated inputs for safe, reliable switching of high-power loads. Each relay is rated for up to 10A at 250VAC or 30VDC, making it suitable for controlling lights, motors, heaters, an...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
5pcs NTC 10K Ohm Thermistor Temperature Sensor Cylinder Probe 1m Wire
SKU: LB-10K-5 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of five NTC thermistor temperature probes, each with a 1-metre wire lead for remote temperature sensing. These 10 KΩ (at 25°C) NTC sensors are sealed in a cylindrical metal probe for durability and are suitable...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Enviro + Air Quality for Raspberry Pi
SKU: PR-PIM458 | Brand: Little Bird
Monitor your world with Enviro and Enviro + Air Quality for Raspberry Pi! There's a whole bunch of fancy environmental sensors on these boards, and a gorgeous little full-colour LCD to display your data. They're th...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit PMSA003I Air Quality Breakout - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4632 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit PMSA003I Air Quality Breakout is a compact laser-scattering particulate matter sensor with an I2C interface — a significant advantage over the UART-based sensors that dominate this category. Simply connec...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
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