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.
Fermion BMP585 Pressure & Temperature Sensor - I2C/SPI/I3C
SKU: DF-SEN0666 | Brand: DFRobot
This compact Fermion breakout brings the Bosch BMP585 MEMS pressure and temperature sensor to a tiny board for projects where space, power use and reliable environmental sensing matter. It measures barometric pressure...
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...
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SparkFun Micro Magnetometer - MMC5983MA (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-19921 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic Micro MMC5983MA Magnetometer is a micro-sized, 0.75in. by 0.30in. sensor that utilizes the highly sensitive triple-axis magnetometer by MEMSIC. We've attached the magnetometer IC onto an incredibly ...
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Adafruit BMP390 - Precision Barometric Pressure and Altimeter
SKU: AF-4816 | Brand: Adafruit
The BMP390 from Bosch (also known as BMP390L) is a high-precision barometric pressure and temperature sensor, offering the best altitude accuracy in the Bosch pressure sensor lineup. With relative accuracy of ±3 Pasca...
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Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V - HC-SR04 compatible - RCWL-1601
SKU: AF-4007 | Brand: Adafruit
If you're like me, you've dreamed of being a dolphin - smoothly gliding through the water. Using your echo-location abilities to detect tasty fish treats. Until genetic modifications catches up with our desires, we'll...
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Ultra-Slim Round Fingerprint Sensor and 6-pin Cable
SKU: AF-4750 | Brand: Adafruit
Secure your project with biometrics - this adorably tiny, all-in-one, optical fingerprint sensor will make adding fingerprint detection and verification super simple. It's extremely slim, with a plastic casing that ca...
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TF Mini LiDAR(ToF) Laser Range Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0259 | Brand: DFRobot
The TF Mini LiDAR is an unidirectional laser range finder based upon time-of-flight (ToF) technology. It consists of special optical and electronic devices, which integrates adaptive algorithm for indo...
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SparkFun VR IMU Breakout - BNO086 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-22857 | Brand: SparkFun
Virtual reality is in, but you shouldn't have to drop hundreds of dollars to gain access to the technology behind it. Luckily, that's where the SparkFun VR IMU Breakout comes in. At its heart is CEVA’s BNO086, a combi...
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VL53L5CX 8x8 Time of Flight (ToF) Array Sensor Breakout
SKU: PR-PIM622 | Brand: Little Bird
A sophisticated distance sensor with 8x8 multizone ranging and a wide field of view - great for robots and advanced motion sensing. This sensor measures distance by beaming low powered infrared lasers at a target (p...
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Vishay TSSP58038 IR Detector Module, 38kHz, Fixed Gain (3-Pack)
SKU: PL-2462 | Brand: Pololu
The Vishay TSSP58038 is a modulated IR receiver that is designed specifically for sensing applications instead of data communication for remote control. Unlike most similar-looking units, it has a fixed gain that mak...
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Waterproof DS18B20 Temperature Probe 0.5m with XH2.54mm Connector
SKU: LB-LS4690-50CM | Brand: Little Bird
A waterproof DS18B20 digital temperature probe with a 0.5m cable and XH2.54mm connector. Ideal for monitoring temperatures in wet or harsh environments including aquariums, hydroponics, brewing, and outdoor weather st...
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SparkFun Level Shifter - 8 Channel (TXS01018E)
SKU: SF-BOB-19626 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun 8 Channel Level Shifter Breakout features the TXS01018E™ 8-bit, bi-directional logic level translator from Texas Instruments. This board allows you to easily shift logic between devices running at diff...
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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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SparkFun Qwiic Scale - NAU7802
SKU: SF-SEN-15242 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic Scale is a small breakout board for the NAU7802 that allows you to easily read load cells to accurately measure the weight of an object. By connecting the board to your microcontroller you will be a...
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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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Rain/Steam Sensor
SKU: EC-SPM01021S | Brand: Elecrow
This water sensor works by having a series of exposed traces connected to ground and interlaced between the grounded traces are the sens traces. The sensor board has a demension of 5.0 x 4.0cm. There is also a on-boar...
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Adafruit Wii Nunchuck Breakout Adapter - Qwiic / STEMMA QT
SKU: AF-4836 | Brand: Adafruit
Turn a Wii Nunchuck into a versatile I2C controller for your next project with the Adafruit Wii Nunchuck Breakout Adapter. It fits snugly into the Wii connector and handles level shifting and power regulation, so you ...
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ESP32S Wifi Bluetooth Combo Module
SKU: EC-CCF32323S | Brand: Elecrow
The ESP32S is a WiFi and Bluetooth combo module built around the Espressif ESP32 dual-core processor. It supports 802.11 b/g/n WiFi with speeds up to 150 Mbps and Bluetooth v4.2 (both Classic and BLE), making it a ver...
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SparkFun Proximity Sensor Breakout - 20cm, VCNL4040 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-15177 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun VCNL4040 Proximity Sensor Breakout detects objects qualitatively up to 20 cm away using infrared proximity sensing. It also includes a built-in ambient light sensor, making it a versatile dual-function mo...
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