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.
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
Gravity:Digital IR Receiver Module
SKU: DF-DFR0094 | Brand: DFRobot
Infrared devices are widely used, and often for remote controlled devices. With this IR receiver, your Arduino project is now able to receive command from any IR remote controller. Well, it will be also easy...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Capacitive Touch Kit For Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0129 | Brand: DFRobot
A capacitive touch sensor kit for Arduino based on the MPR121 touch controller. Includes three interchangeable touch pads — a scroll wheel, a keypad with backlight support, and a grid pad for gesture and pattern recog...
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
Rain Drop Sensor Module
SKU: LB-24-RAIN | Brand: Little Bird
Give your projects weather awareness in seconds. This compact module detects the very first drop of rain and reports the strength of the shower, making it ideal for smart gardens, automatic window controls, mini weat...
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
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
Adafruit Infrared IR Remote Transceiver - STEMMA JST PH 2mm
SKU: AF-5990 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Infrared IR Remote Transceiver combines a high-powered IR transmitter and a sensitive 38 kHz IR receiver on a single board. With two 940 nm IR LEDs (one vertical, one horizontal) driven by an onboard N-ch...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
AGS02MA TVOC Gas Sensor
SKU: LB-LS2708 | Brand: Little Bird
The AGS02MA is a MEMS-based TVOC (Total Volatile Organic Compounds) gas sensor with a calibrated digital signal output. It detects a range of polluting gases including ethanol, ammonia, sulfides, benzene vapours, and ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Rotary Encoder Module Brick Sensor
SKU: LB-00111 | Brand: Little Bird
Description:The rotary encoder is used to measure the speed and with PWM technology can achieve rapid speed devicesWith fixed bolt hole for easy installationGreat for DIY projectSpecification:Model: KY-040Workin...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Rotary Encoder + Extras
SKU: AF-377 | Brand: Adafruit
This high-quality 24-pulse rotary encoder features detented rotation with a satisfying click at each step, a built-in push-button switch, and a panel-mount design. It comes with a soft-touch knob with an arrow indicat...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Electronic Scale Kit 5KG Digital Load Cell Weight Sensor Kit for Arduino
SKU: KS-KS0345 | Brand: Keyestudio
Introducing the Electronic Scale Kit 5KG Digital Load Cell Weight Sensor Kit for Arduino, the perfect project for anyone interested in STEM and code programming! With this kit, you can easily create your own electroni...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
4-Wire Slot Type Photoelectric Switch
SKU: DF-SEN0448 | Brand: DFRobot
A 4-wire slot-type photoelectric switch with integrated optical transmitter and receiver. The 5mm detection slot can detect objects passing through, including transparent materials, making it ideal for counting, posit...
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
MiniQ Robot chassis Encoder
SKU: DF-SEN0116 | Brand: DFRobot
An AB two-phase optical encoder designed for the DFRobot 2WD MiniQ robot chassis. Uses two infrared reflective sensors to generate quadrature pulse waveforms with approximately 90° phase difference, allowing you to de...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: Arduino ORP Meter V1.0
SKU: DF-SEN0165 | Brand: DFRobot
In the ever-increasing need and awareness for health and safety, water has become a focus point for proper disinfection treatment as aftereffects of industrialization can become a danger for contamination of water...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
SparkFun Spectrum Shield
SKU: SF-DEV-13116 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Spectrum Shield splits a stereo audio input into 7 frequency bands per channel using two MSGEQ7 graphic equaliser ICs. Read the amplitude of each band via your Arduino's ADC to create sound-reactive proje...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: Analog Infrared CO2 Sensor For Arduino (0~5000 ppm)
SKU: DF-SEN0219 | Brand: DFRobot
The concentration of carbon dioxide (0.03% usuallly) is related to daily life. Recently, there's a study showing that the atmospheric CO2 content has reached 0.0385% (385 ppm) which is the highest value since 2.1 ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Ambient Light Sensor(0-200klx)
SKU: DF-SEN0390 | Brand: DFRobot
A high-precision ambient light sensor housed in a transparent semisphere case for optimal light-gathering performance. With a wide 0–200 klx detection range and I2C communication, this sensor is ideal for applications...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
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