Sensors & Input

SKU: PR-PIM317 | Brand: Little Bird

A cute flower-shaped light sensor designed to connect to Bearables LED badges using conductive thread. When the sensor is covered or it gets dark, your connected badge's LEDs light up — bringing your wearable to life ...

SKU: PI-COM0205 | Brand: Pimoroni

The MCP3008 is a 10-bit analogue-to-digital converter with eight single-ended input channels, communicating via SPI. It's a popular choice for adding analogue inputs to the Raspberry Pi and other digital-only boards —...

SKU: LB-LS0826 | Brand: Little Bird

A compact Ethernet network adapter module for the Raspberry Pi Zero and Zero W, based on the ENC28J60 controller. It plugs directly onto the Pi Zero's GPIO header and provides a wired network connection for system upd...

SKU: LI-650-0022 | Brand: Little Bird

The littleBits Temperature Sensor responds to the ambient temperature surrounding its probe, sending a stronger signal as the temperature increases. It's a simple way to add temperature sensing to your littleBits circ...

SKU: LB-00255 | Brand: Little Bird

An 8-channel voltage level converter module for shifting between 3.3V and 5V logic levels. Designed for use with Raspberry Pi, making it easy to interface with 5V sensors and modules from the Pi's 3.3V GPIO pins. Key...

SKU: TB-RN3442 | Brand: Little Bird

A 47 kΩ NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) thermistor in a compact 5 mm radial package. NTC thermistors decrease in resistance as temperature rises, making them ideal for temperature sensing, thermal protection, a...

SKU: SS-101990004 | Brand: Seeed Studio

This  is a non-contact distance measurement module, which is also compatible with electronic brick. It’s designed for easy modular project usage with industrial performance. Features Detecting range: 3cm-4...

SKU: TB-RN3436 | Brand: Little Bird

A 1 kΩ NTC (negative temperature coefficient) thermistor in a 5 mm radial dipped-epoxy package. The resistance decreases as temperature increases, making it suitable for temperature sensing, thermal compensation, and ...

SKU: SF-SEN-10313 | Brand: SparkFun

The RPI-1031 is a 4-directional tilt sensor that detects orientation using internal infrared emitters and detectors. Unlike simple single-axis tilt switches, this sensor can distinguish between multiple orientations, ...

SKU: DF-SEN0249 | Brand: DFRobot

The Gravity Spear Tip pH Sensor Kit is designed for measuring the pH of semi-solid materials such as wet soil, fruit, meat, and vegetables. The stainless steel spear tip protects the glass electrode and allows the pro...

SKU: SF-COM-10246 | Brand: SparkFun

The FreeM is a wireless infrared controller and power supply for BlinkM smart LEDs, enabling completely standalone deployment without physical wiring. When paired with a CtrlM transmitter, it creates an invisible, low...

SKU: SF-COM-11813 | Brand: SparkFun

Have you ever been listening to music on your MP3 player and a song you don’t want to listen to comes on but you don’t want to reach into your bag to change the track? The 5 Button Fabric Button Pad, from Sensing Tex,...

SKU: SF-COM-08236 | Brand: SparkFun

This is a fully assembled simple breakout board for the surface mount 3-way switch. These switches are commonly found on handheld devices like MP3 players. This switch allows the user to navigate using up and down sel...

SKU: SF-BOB-11040 | Brand: SparkFun

The SparkFun LED RingCoder Breakout provides a visual position indicator for rotary encoders. Two 8-bit shift registers drive a circular LED bargraph that displays the virtual position of the encoder as it turns, givi...

SKU: AF-2273 | Brand: Adafruit

This soft potentiometer is an interesting way to add an adjustable resistor / slide potentiometer to your wearable. You can use it to adjust the brightness of an LED, or as a sensor input to your Flora or Gemma. When ...

SKU: DF-SEN0233 | Brand: DFRobot

A multifunction air quality monitor that measures particulate matter (PM2.5), formaldehyde concentration, temperature, and humidity. It uses laser scattering to detect suspended particles in the air, an electrochemica...

SKU: DF-DFR0130-R | Brand: DFRobot

This is a standalone DC voltage meter. It measures 3V-30V with 1% accuracy. Best suited for battery level display. Just apply two wires on the power without any extra circuit or components, it gives the reading st...

SKU: PL-2481 | Brand: Pololu

The Pololu basic relay carrier modules allow simple control of a single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switch from low-voltage, low-current control signals. This item includes the basic carrier PCB along with an Omron G5L...

SKU: PL-2454 | Brand: Pololu

The QTR-L-1A reflectance sensor incorporates a right-angle infrared LED and a right-angle phototransistor in an inexpensive, tiny 0.35″ × 0.3″ module that can be mounted almost anywhere and is great for e...

SKU: PL-1483 | Brand: Pololu

This semiconductor gas sensor detects the presence of Carbon Monoxide at concentrations from 10 to 1,000 ppm and combustible gas from 100 to 10,000 ppm. The sensor’s simple analog voltage interface requires ...