Sensors & Input

SKU: AF-642 | Brand: Adafruit

This is a pre-wired and waterproofed version of the DS18B20 sensor made with a PTFE wire cable. Handy for when you need to measure something far away, or in wet conditions. This sensor is a little more expensive th...

SKU: SF-SEN-12617 | Brand: SparkFun

Knowing where your robot is can be very important! The RedBot Wheel Encoder allows you to track the number of revolutions each wheel has made. This sensor works by detecting the movement of small teeth connected to a ...

SKU: SF-SEN-12566 | Brand: SparkFun

The ALS-PT19 is a compact SMD ambient light sensor, significantly smaller than standard through-hole alternatives like the TEMT6000. Functioning as an NPN phototransistor, it provides an analogue voltage output propor...

SKU: SF-SEN-09602 | Brand: SparkFun

The MPL115A1 is a digital barometer that uses MEMs technology to give accurate pressure measurements between 50kPa and 115kPa. We stock the SPI interface version of the sensor. Average current consumption is 10µA at o...

SKU: DF-SEN0007 | Brand: DFRobot

The SRF08 is an evolutionary step up from the SRF04. It requires less power to operate, has a longer range (up to 6m) and it performs its own internal timing of the return echo. The SRF08 is also fitted with an LDR...

SKU: AF-3538 | Brand: Adafruit

Add heat-vision to your project with the Adafruit AMG8833 Grid-EYE Breakout. This sensor from Panasonic contains an 8×8 array of infrared thermal sensors that returns 64 individual temperature readings over I2C — like...

SKU: AF-3622 | Brand: Adafruit

Add heat-vision to any Feather board with the Adafruit AMG8833 Thermal Camera FeatherWing. This sensor from Panasonic contains an 8×8 array of infrared thermal sensors that returns 64 individual temperature readings o...

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...

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...

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...

SKU: PR-WPSE358 | Brand: Little Bird

A gesture recognition sensor module capable of detecting nine distinct hand gestures including directional swipes, rotation, and waving. The module communicates via I²C and features both normal and game modes for diff...

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...

SKU: PI-COM1004 | Brand: Pimoroni

You'll find these rotary potentiometers in our Maker Essentials kit, but they're so useful we decided to offer them on their own! Pair them with something like our Explorer HAT Pro or Explorer pHAT to rea...

SKU: SF-SEN-15103 | Brand: SparkFun

The Sensirion SPS30 is a compact, high-quality optical particle sensor that uses laser scattering and Sensirion's innovative contamination-resistance technology for superior binning and particle measurement. It measur...

SKU: PL-1131 | Brand: Pololu

This small digital distance sensor detects objects between 0.5 cm and 5 cm (0.2″ and 2″) away. With its quick response time, small size, low current draw, and short minimum sensing distance, this sensor is a...

SKU: AF-5989 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit HDC3021 is a high-precision I²C temperature and humidity sensor breakout featuring the TI HDC302x series chip. With typical humidity accuracy of ±0.5% RH (and just 0.19% long-term drift) and temperature a...

SKU: EC-WIS00975M | Brand: Elecrow

The Smart IR Module is a compact infrared transceiver board designed for IoT remote control projects. With four IR transmitters arranged for 360° coverage and an integrated IR receiver, it allows you to learn remote c...

SKU: EF-EF03081 | Brand: ElecFreaks

The NFC/RFID breakout based on PN532, which is the most popular NFC chip, and is what is embedded in pretty much every phone or device that does NFC. It can pretty much do it all, such as read and write to tags and...

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 ...

SKU: AF-790 | Brand: Adafruit

A high-sensitivity GPS module built around the MTK3339 chipset, capable of tracking up to 22 satellites on 66 channels with 10 Hz position updates. At just 16 × 16 × 5 mm and under 6 grams, it packs an internal patch ...