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.
PIR Motion Sensor
SKU: LB-00158 | Brand: Little Bird
This PIR sensor is suitable for use with Arduino and Raspberry PI. The 3.3v logic level is very handy as it allows you to use this sensor with 3.3v Arduinos like the Due or Pro Mini as well as 5V like the Uno as 3....
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor HC-SR04
SKU: LB-LR0230 | Brand: Little Bird
The HC-SR04 is a widely used ultrasonic distance sensor that measures distances from 2cm to 500cm (approximately 5 metres) with 1cm resolution. It works by emitting a 40kHz ultrasonic pulse, then measuring the time it...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Soil Moisture Sensor
SKU: LB-LR0040 | Brand: Little Bird
This versatile soil moisture sensor is designed for easy integration with both Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects, making it a great choice for hobbyists and developers alike. It features both analog and adjustable ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
HC-05 Bluetooth module
SKU: LB-LR0109 | Brand: Little Bird
Add Bluetooth functionality to your project with the HC-05 Bluetooth Module. The module is found on a breakout board which provides breadboard-friendly headers for power, ground, TX, RX and enable pins. The breakou...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
IR Infrared Obstacle Avoidance Sensor Module
SKU: LB-LR0062 | Brand: Little Bird
This IR sensor can detect obstacles in front of it. When an object is detected the green indicator light on the board will light up. There is a low-level output signal on the OUT port.It has a detection range of...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature Sensor - TMP36
SKU: SF-SEN-10988 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the same temperature sensor that is included in our SparkFun Inventor’s Kit. The TMP36 is a low voltage, precision centigrade temperature sensor. It provides a voltage output that is linearly proportional to t...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature and Humidity Sensor Module DHT11
SKU: LB-LR0029 | Brand: Little Bird
DHT11 Temperature and Humidity sensor is as powerful as it used to be but easier to use. This DHT11 Arduino temperature and humidity sensor has a full range temperature compensation, low power consumption...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
IR Sensor Module
SKU: LB-OWL-IR | Brand: Little Bird
An infrared receiver module that can read signals from most standard IR remote controls. Useful for adding remote control functionality to Arduino and microcontroller projects. Pair with an IR transmitter module to bu...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
UV Ultraviolet Ray Detection Sensor
SKU: LB-LS2299 | Brand: Little Bird
A UV detection sensor module that measures ultraviolet light intensity in the 200–370 nm wavelength range. The analogue output (0–1 V DC) is proportional to the UV Index, making it suitable for measuring UV exposure i...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
VL53L0X Time-of-Flight (ToF) Laser Ranging Sensor - GY-530
SKU: LB-LS6503 | Brand: Little Bird
The VL53L0X Time-of-Flight (ToF) Laser Ranging Sensor is an advanced distance sensor module that provides highly accurate distance measurements using infrared laser technology. With a range of up to 2 meters, this com...
Delivered by Wed 24 Jun
Arduino Infra-red obstacle sensor
SKU: LB-LR0006 | Brand: Little Bird
The infrared obstacle sensor is a compact IR proximity module designed for robotics and automation projects. It detects obstacles within a 2–40 cm range and outputs a TTL-level signal, making it easy to integrate with...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Capacitive Touch Sensor for Arduino
SKU: LB-LR0214-47 | Brand: Little Bird
This is a touch sensor for Arduino. This sensor is a toggle output type: touch-on then touch-off. Onboard TTP223 touch capacitive touch sensor IC. With an on-board-level status indicator. Wor...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: Offline Language Learning Voice Recognition Sensor for Arduino / Raspberry Pi / Python / ESP32 - I2C & UART
SKU: DF-SEN0539-EN | Brand: DFRobot
What is voice recognition? Voice recognition is a computer technology that recognizes and converts speech signals into editable text or operational commands through analysis. It allows people to interact with...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout
SKU: PR-PIM373 | Brand: Little Bird
The VL53L1X Time of Flight sensor breakout uses a low-power laser to measure distances with excellent accuracy and speed. With a detection range of 4 cm to 4 metres and up to 50 Hz sampling frequency, it's ideal for p...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Electret Microphone Amplifier - MAX9814 with Auto Gain Control
SKU: AF-1713 | Brand: Adafruit
Add an ear to your project with this well-designed electret microphone amplifier with AGC. This fully assembled and tested board comes with a 20-20KHz electret microphone soldered on. For the amplification, we use th...
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
6 DOF Sensor - MPU6050
SKU: DF-SEN0142 | Brand: DFRobot
A compact breakout board for the MPU-6050, combining a 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer with an onboard Digital Motion Processor (DMP) on a single chip. The integrated DMP handles complex motion fusion algori...
Delivered by Fri 19 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
Arduino Line Trace Sensor Module
SKU: LB-LR0005 | Brand: Little Bird
The Line Trace Sensor Module uses an infrared emitter/detector pair to measure the reflectivity of a surface below it. When the reflectivity exceeds an adjustable threshold, the output goes low — making it ideal for b...
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
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