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.
Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055
SKU: AF-2472 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit BNO055 breakout delivers complete 9-DOF orientation sensing with onboard sensor fusion — no complex algorithms to write yourself. The Bosch BNO055 combines an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer on...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Rotary Encoder
SKU: SF-COM-09117 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 12-step rotary encoder with a nice ‘clicking’ feel. It’s breadboard friendly, and has a pretty handy select switch (by pushing in on the knob). The encoder is different from a potentiometer in that an enc...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
RPLIDAR A1M8 - 360 Degree Laser Scanner Development Kit
SKU: DF-DFR0315 | Brand: DFRobot
FEATURESAPPLICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSNote: It has been newest Model: A1M8 --2017/5/15 DOCUMENTS SLAMTEC Website Development Kit SDK & Datasheet Related Rplidar Review by Gavin (@MechatronicsGuy) ICP-SLAM based on Rob...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature Sensor - High Temperature, Waterproof (DS18B20)
SKU: SF-SEN-18367 | Brand: SparkFun
A sealed, waterproof DS18B20 digital temperature probe for precise measurements in wet or harsh environments. The sensor communicates over a 1-Wire interface, requiring just one data pin (plus ground) to connect to yo...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055 - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4646 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit BNO055 STEMMA QT breakout delivers complete 9-DOF orientation sensing with onboard sensor fusion and plug-and-play I2C connectivity. The Bosch BNO055 combines an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit BMP388 - Precision Barometric Pressure and Altimeter
SKU: AF-3966 | Brand: Adafruit
The BMP388 from Bosch is a high-precision barometric pressure and temperature sensor, offering significantly improved altitude accuracy over the BMP280. With altitude noise as low as 0.1 metres and a relative accuracy...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: Arduino Analog Flame Sensor
SKU: DF-DFR0076 | Brand: DFRobot
This Gravity analog flame sensor detects fire and infrared light sources in the 760–1,100 nm wavelength range. With a 60° detection angle and analogue output proportional to flame distance, it's widely used in firefig...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit PiRTC - PCF8523 Real Time Clock for Raspberry Pi
SKU: AF-3386 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit PiRTC is a battery-backed real-time clock that plugs directly onto your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header, letting your Pi keep accurate time even when powered off. Built around the PCF8523 RTC with native Linux...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: CAT1 A7670G Global 4G IoT Communication Module (Compatible with Raspberry Pi / LattePanda)
SKU: DF-TEL0163 | Brand: DFRobot
The A7670G is a global 4G CAT1 communication module that brings cellular connectivity to your IoT projects. With support for LTE-FDD, LTE-TDD, and GSM bands worldwide, it provides reliable data transmission at up to 1...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Conductive Rubber Sheet / Stretch Sensor- 200mm x 200mm x 0.5mm
SKU: AF-5464 | 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
Reed Switch Module
SKU: LB-24-REED | Brand: Little Bird
A reed switch is an electrical switch which is operated when a magnetic field is brought near to it. Check out our tutorial here Digital Output (DO)GND: In electronics, we define a point in a circuit to be a ki...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Skywriter HAT
SKU: PR-PIM058 | Brand: Little Bird
The Skywriter HAT uses electrical near-field 3D sensing to detect hand gestures and track position in three dimensions above the board. Powered by the Microchip MGC3130 sensor on a 4-layer PCB, it provides full X, Y, ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Analog to Digital Converter - MCP3002
SKU: SF-COM-08636 | Brand: SparkFun
The MCP3002 is a 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with a simple SPI interface, available in a breadboard-friendly 8-pin DIP package. Use it to add analog input capability to microcontrollers that lack an ADC, ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Five Direction Navigation Button Rocker Joystick Module
SKU: LB-LS7051 | Brand: Little Bird
Five-Direction Navigation Button Switch — Game On, Maker Style!Ready to level-up your next Arduino or microcontroller project? The Five-Direction Navigation Button Switch Module is your ticket to classic game controls...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
SparkFun 6DoF IMU Breakout - BMI270 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-22397 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun BMI270 6DoF IMU Breakout is a Qwiic-enabled board featuring the ultra-low-power BMI270 inertial measurement unit from Bosch. It combines a 16-bit tri-axial accelerometer and 16-bit tri-axial gyroscope wit...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
AM2301B - Wired Enclosed AHT20 - Temperature and Humidity Sensor
SKU: AF-5181 | Brand: Adafruit
The AM2301B is an affordable enclosed temperature and humidity sensor featuring an I2C interface — a modern upgrade over the classic DHT22/AM2302 sensors that required bit-bang timing protocols. Inside is the proven A...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit MSA311 Triple Axis Accelerometer - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-5309 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MSA311 is a compact, low-cost triple-axis accelerometer with 14-bit resolution and a rich set of built-in motion detection features. Very similar to the MSA301 but with an updated I2C address (0x62 instea...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit Triple-axis Magnetometer - LIS2MDL - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4488 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LIS2MDL is a triple-axis magnetometer (compass) breakout from ST, capable of sensing magnetic fields across a wide ±50 gauss (±5000 µT) range with no range configuration required. It's ideal for detecting...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit DPS310 Precision Barometric Pressure / Altitude Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4494 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit DPS310 is a high-precision barometric pressure and altitude sensor from Infineon, mounted on a breakout board with STEMMA QT / Qwiic connectors for solderless I2C wiring. It delivers ±1 hPa absolute accur...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: Lightning Distance Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0290 | Brand: DFRobot
Gravity: Lightning Sensor employs AMS innovative AS3935 Franklin lightning sensor IC and Coilcraft MA5532-AE dedicated antenna to detect lightning distance, intensity, and frequency within a radius of 40km both indoor...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
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