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.
DFRobot Gravity Industrial Analog EC Meter Kit (K=1, IP68)
SKU: DF-SEN0451 | Brand: DFRobot
This industrial Gravity kit measures electrical conductivity in aqueous solutions, helping you evaluate water quality by tracking dissolved content or salinity. It is suited to hydroponics, aquaculture and environment...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
KnowFlow Basic Water Monitoring Kit
SKU: DF-KIT0131 | Brand: DFRobot
Build a DIY water quality monitor for field studies, teaching or environmental projects with the KnowFlow Basic Kit. This Arduino-based kit measures two key water parameters: pH and electrical conductivity (EC).Data c...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
ADS1115 16-Bit ADC - 4 Channel with Programmable Gain Amplifier
SKU: AF-1085 | Brand: Adafruit
Add precision analog-to-digital conversion to any microcontroller with the ADS1115 breakout. This 16-bit ADC delivers 860 samples per second over I2C, with four single-ended or two differential input channels and a bu...
Out of stock
Piezoelectric Ribbon Sensor - 2 feet / 600mm long
SKU: AF-4931 | Brand: Adafruit
This thin silvery ribbon is an interesting sensor. It's made of 2mm wide by 600mm long piezoelectric film sandwich. Piezo film can be used to detect motion or vibration - when shifted around or touched, it create...
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Pulse Sensor Amped
SKU: PI-PSA001 | Brand: Pimoroni
The Pulse Sensor Amped is a plug-and-play heart-rate sensor for Arduino. It detects pulse by measuring changes in reflected light as blood pumps through your tissues, providing a real-time analogue signal that fluctua...
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QTR-1A Reflectance Sensor (2-Pack)
SKU: PL-2458 | Brand: Pololu
The QTR-1A reflectance sensor carries a single infrared LED and phototransistor pair in an inexpensive, tiny 0.5" x 0.3" module that can be mounted almost anywhere and is great for edge detection and line fo...
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Strain Gauge Load Cell - 4 Wires - 1Kg
SKU: AF-4540 | Brand: Adafruit
A strain gauge is a type of electronic sensor used to measure force or strain (big surprise there). They are made of an insulating flexible backing with a metallic foil pattern. The resistance of a strain gauge change...
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Rotary Potentiometer - 100k Ohm, Linear (Panel Mount)
SKU: SF-COM-14622 | Brand: SparkFun
An adjustable potentiometer can open up many interesting user interfaces. With this rotary potentiometer just turn the dial and the resistance changes. This potentiometer has a ¼" metal knurled shaft diameter, solder ...
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Photo Reflective Sensor
SKU: SS-314020031 | Brand: Seeed Studio
This is a reflective sensor combines a GaA1As infrared light emitting diode with a high sensitive Darlington phototransistor in a mini package. Features Compact High performance High output Easy to m...
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HRXL-MaxSonar-WRST7(MB7374)
SKU: DF-SEN0272 | Brand: DFRobot
The weather resistant MB7374 HRXL-MaxSonar-WRST7 has millimeter resolution and a 6Hz read rate, and provides short to long distance detection and range information from 500mm to 5000mm for the nearest detectable targe...
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4-20HR-MaxSonar-WRMI(MB7489)
SKU: DF-SEN0266 | Brand: DFRobot
The MB7489 4-20HR-MaxSonar-WRMI is a rugged, weather-resistant ultrasonic distance sensor designed for outdoor applications. It provides millimetre-resolution distance readings from 500mm to 5000mm using a 4–20mA anal...
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Temperature Sensor - TMP36
SKU: PI-COM1701 | Brand: Pimoroni
The TMP36 is a low voltage, precision centigrade temperature sensor. It provides a voltage output that is linearly proportional to the Celsius temperature. It also doesn’t require any external calibration to provide t...
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MyoWare Muscle Sensor
SKU: PI-AT-04-001 | Brand: Pimoroni
The MyoWare Muscle Sensor is an all-in-one electromyography (EMG) sensor that measures the filtered and rectified electrical activity of a muscle. It outputs 0 V to Vs (supply voltage) depending on the level of activi...
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Analog Output K-Type Thermocouple Amplifier - AD8495 Breakout
SKU: AF-1778 | Brand: Adafruit
The AD8495 from Analog Devices is an analog-output K-type thermocouple amplifier on a compact breakout board. Simply power the board with 3–18V DC, connect a K-type thermocouple to the terminal block, and read the tem...
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XL-MaxSonar-AE0(MB1300)
SKU: DF-SEN0090 | Brand: DFRobot
The XL-MaxSonar-AE0 offers a wide and sensitive beam pattern for indoor use. This makes the XL-MaxSonar-AE0 an excellent choice wherever wide beam detection, reliable people detection, or reliable small obstacle de...
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XL-MaxSonar-EZ0 (MB1200)
SKU: DF-SEN0089 | Brand: DFRobot
The XL-MaxSonar-EZ0 offers a wide and sensitive beam pattern for indoor use. This makes the XL-MaxSonar-EZ0 an excellent choice wherever wide beam detection, reliable people detection, or reliable small obstacle de...
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