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.
SparkFun Qwiic Twist - RGB Rotary Encoder Breakout
SKU: SF-DEV-15083 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic Twist is a digital RGB rotary encoder breakout with built-in I²C interface. It handles all interrupt management, switch debouncing, and LED PWM internally, presenting encoder position, button state,...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
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Standalone Momentary Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout [AT42QT1010]
SKU: AF-1374 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with a single "momentary" 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 Wed 14 Oct
AM2320 Digital Temperature and Humidity Sensor
SKU: PI-COM1700 | Brand: Pimoroni
The AM2320 is a digital temperature and humidity sensor with an I2C interface. Its straightforward I2C communication makes it easy to connect to any Raspberry Pi or Arduino, and it works alongside other I2C sensors an...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
9-axis compass module CJMCU-MPU9150
SKU: LB-LS1026 | Brand: Little Bird
The CJMCU-MPU9150 is a 9-axis motion tracking breakout board based on the InvenSense MPU-9150 System in Package (SiP). It combines a 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, and 3-axis digital compass (magnetometer) in...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Gravity: I2C BME680 Environmental Sensor (VOC, Temperature, Humidity, Barometer)
SKU: DF-SEN0248 | Brand: DFRobot
DFRobot BME680 Environmental Sensor is a low power gas, pressure, temperature & humidity sensor based on BOSCH BME680 sensor. It is a 4-in-1 multi-functional MEMS environmental sensor which integrates VOC (Volatil...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Adafruit SGP30 Air Quality Sensor Breakout - VOC and eCO2
SKU: AF-3709 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SGP30 is a multi-pixel MOX (metal-oxide) gas sensor from Sensirion that measures Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) and equivalent CO2 (eCO2) for indoor air quality monitoring. With fully calibrated ...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Grove - Button
SKU: SS-101020003 | Brand: Seeed Studio
A simple momentary push button module in the Grove form factor. When pressed it outputs a HIGH signal; when released it returns to LOW. The button includes a built-in pull-down resistor, so it's ready to use as a digi...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
SparkFun Humidity and Temperature Sensor Breakout - HTU21D
SKU: SF-SEN-12064 | Brand: SparkFun
The HTU21D is a low-cost, easy to use, highly accurate, digital humidity and temperature sensor. This sensor is ideal for environmental sensing and data logging and perfect for a weather stations or humidor control sy...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Standard mini Reed Switch Module
SKU: LB-LR0018 | Brand: Little Bird
A compact reed switch module that closes its circuit when a magnetic field is present. Inside the glass envelope, a pair of ferromagnetic metal contacts come together when a magnet is brought close, and spring apart w...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
AltIMU-10 v5 Gyro, Accelerometer, Compass, and Altimeter (LSM6DS33, LIS3MDL, and LPS25H Carrier)
SKU: PL-2739 | Brand: Pololu
The Pololu AltIMU-10 v5 is a compact inertial measurement unit (IMU) and altimeter that combines a gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, and barometric pressure sensor on a single board. It provides ten independent ...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Alcohol Gas Sensor MQ-3
SKU: PL-1634 | Brand: Pololu
The MQ-3 is a semiconductor gas sensor that detects alcohol vapour at concentrations from 0.04 mg/L to 4 mg/L — a range suitable for building a breathalyser. It provides a simple analog voltage output that requires on...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
VL53L0X Time-of-Flight Distance Sensor Carrier with Voltage Regulator, 200cm Max
SKU: PL-2490 | Brand: Pololu
This sensor is a carrier/breakout board for ST’s VL53L0X laser-ranging sensor, which measures the range to a target object up to 2 m away. The VL53L0X uses time-of-flight measurements of infrared pulses for rangi...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Audio Analyzer Module
SKU: DF-DFR0126 | Brand: DFRobot
This Audio Analyzer module features the MSGEQ7 graphic equalizer display filter.It will give your arduino ears. Sound is broken down into seven frequency bands and the peak level for each band can be read. The seven ...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Mini Touch Kit
SKU: DF-SEN0104 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a cool touch sensor from DFRobot. You can hook it up to the IO Expansion shield (for arduino) directly. It includes a metallic tape with a sticky side. This make it possible for you to place your sensors...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Photo Interrupter - GP1A57HRJ00F
SKU: SF-SEN-09299 | Brand: SparkFun
The GP1A57HRJ00F is a slotted optical sensor (photo interrupter) with an infrared emitter on one upright and a shielded infrared detector on the other. When an object passes through the 10 mm gap between the uprights,...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Piezo Vibration Sensor - Small Horizontal
SKU: SF-SEN-09198 | Brand: SparkFun
The Minisense 100 from Measurement Specialties is a low-cost cantilever-type vibration sensor loaded by a mass to offer high sensitivity at low frequencies. Useful for detecting vibration and ‘tap’ inputs from a user....
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Piezo Vibration Sensor - Large with Mass
SKU: SF-SEN-09197 | Brand: SparkFun
A flexible piezo vibration sensor from Measurement Specialties, commonly used for detecting flex, touch, vibration, and shock. The PVDF polymer film generates a small AC voltage (up to ±90 V) when it moves, which can ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: Arduino Carbon Monoxide Sensor (MQ7)
SKU: DF-SEN0132 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION This is an Arduino Carbon Monoxide Sensor. It uses MQ7 probe to detect Carbon Monoxide (CO) concentrations in the air from 20 to 2000ppm. The sensitivity ca...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Alcohol Gas Sensor - MQ-3
SKU: SF-SEN-08880 | Brand: SparkFun
The MQ-3 is an alcohol gas sensor suitable for detecting alcohol concentration in the air, similar to a breathalyser. It provides an analog resistive output based on alcohol concentration, with high sensitivity and fa...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
LilyPad Temperature Sensor
SKU: SF-DEV-08777 | Brand: SparkFun
Detecting temperature changes has never been easier. The MCP9700 is a small thermistor type temperature sensor. This sensor will output 0.5V at 0 degrees C, 0.75V at 25 C, and 10mV per degree C. Doing an analog to dig...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
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