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.
Gravity: UART I2C NFC Module
SKU: DF-DFR0231-H | Brand: DFRobot
Gravity: UART & I2C NFC Module adopts NXP PN532, a highly integrated NFC communication controller, which supports various types of NFC smart cards or tags like the commonly used MIFARE Classic series and NTAG series i...
Delivered by Thu 11 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 Thu 11 Jun
Gravity: I2C BMI160 6-Axis Inertial Motion Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0250 | Brand: DFRobot
The BMI160 6-axis inertial motion sensor is a new product from DFRobot. It is based on Bosch BMI160 6-axis MEMS sensor which integrates 16-bit 3-axis accelerometer with ultra-low-power 3-axis gyroscope. Bosch BMI160 ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Gravity: VL53L0X ToF Laser Range Finder
SKU: DF-SEN0245 | Brand: DFRobot
The VL53L0X laser range finder is a high-precision distance sensor that based on new Time-of-Flight (ToF) principle. VL53L0X provides accurate distance measurement whatever the target reflection unlike traditional ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Standalone Toggle Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout [AT42QT1012]
SKU: AF-1375 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with a single "toggle" capacitive touch sensor. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and touch the pad to activate the sens...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Gravity: Analog Signal Isolator
SKU: DF-DFR0504 | Brand: DFRobot
The Analog Signal Isolator can isolate analog signal and provide isolated power to sensors. It can effectively prevent sensor signal interference and apply to multi-parameter water quality monitoring sensors. Because...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Piezo Vibration Sensor - Large
SKU: SF-SEN-09196 | Brand: SparkFun
This basic piezo sensor from Measurement Specialties is often used for flex, touch, vibration and shock measurements. A small AC and large voltage (up to +/-90V) is created when the film moves back and forth. A simple...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Thumb Joystick
SKU: SF-COM-09032 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a joystick very similar to the ‘analog’ joysticks on PS2 (PlayStation 2) controllers. Directional movements are simply two potentiometers - one for each axis. Pots are ~10k each. This joystick also has a se...
Delivered by Thu 11 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 Thu 11 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 Thu 11 Jun
Conductive Rubber Cord Stretch Sensor + extras!
SKU: AF-519 | Brand: Adafruit
Measuring stretch forces isn't easy - unless you have some conductive rubber cord! This cord is 2mm diameter, and 1 meter long, made of carbon-black impregnated rubber. Usually this material is used for EMF gasketing,...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
UHF RFID Classic Tag
SKU: DF-FIT0373 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION Are you still looking for a UHF RFID tag for your UHF RFID reader? Try this one! This RFID tag Alien higgs3 chip accords with ISO 18000-6C,EPC Class1 Gen2 standard protocol.Besides, it contains ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
SparkFun Electret Microphone Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-12758 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Electret Microphone Breakout pairs a small electret microphone capsule with a 60× OPA344 op-amp preamplifier, making it easy to detect sound with a microcontroller's analogue-to-digital converter. Pick up...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Tilt Sensor - AT407
SKU: SF-SEN-10289 | Brand: SparkFun
This AT407 basic tilt switch can easily be used to detect orientation. Inside the can is a ball that make contact with the pins when the case is upright. Tilt the case over and the balls don’t touch, thus not making a...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Load Sensor - 50kg
SKU: SF-SEN-10245 | Brand: SparkFun
A single-point load cell (strain gauge) rated for up to 50 kg. This is the same type of sensor found in digital bathroom scales. It outputs a small analogue voltage proportional to the applied force, which can be read...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
ADXL335 - 5V ready triple-axis accelerometer (+-3g analog out)
SKU: AF-163 | Brand: Adafruit
A precision triple-axis accelerometer breakout featuring the Analog Devices ADXL335. With a ±3 g measurement range and analog outputs for X, Y, and Z axes, this sensor is ideal for tilt sensing, motion detection, and ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Gravity:TT Motor Encoders Kit
SKU: DF-SEN0038 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity:TT Motor Encoders Kit provides rotation tracking for TT motors, giving you accurate angular displacement data using a non-contact sensing method. Ideal for robotics projects where you need to measure wheel...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Gravity:Analog Rotation Sensor V1
SKU: DF-DFR0054 | Brand: DFRobot
A 300° analog rotation potentiometer sensor with a Gravity interface for plug-and-play connection to Arduino and other microcontrollers. Rotate the knob to output a variable analog voltage — useful for position-depend...
Delivered by Thu 11 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 Thu 11 Jun
Gravity: Analog Sound Sensor For Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0034 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a new Arduino compatible Analog Sound Sensor. Sound Sensor is typically used in detecting the loudness in ambient, the Arduino can collect its output signal and actuate accordingly. You may use it to make some...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
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