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.
YDLIDAR GS5 Solid-State LiDAR Sensor - 70-1000mm, 85° FOV
SKU: DF-DFR1219 | Brand: DFRobot
This compact solid-state LiDAR module gives robots and automation gear short-range obstacle awareness without the moving parts of a mechanical scanner. It covers 70mm to 1000mm with an 85° field of view and 0.54° angu...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
MLX90640 32x24 IR Array Sensor - 55° FOV
SKU: SF-SEN-16429 | Brand: SparkFun
The MLX90640 is a fully calibrated thermal IR array sensor with 32x24 pixels, giving you 768 FIR pixels for non-contact temperature sensing. It uses a digital I2C interface and comes in an industry standard 4-lead TO3...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
I2S MEMS Microphone Breakout - ICS-43434
SKU: AF-6049 | Brand: Adafruit
Add digital audio input to a capable microcontroller or single-board computer with this tiny breakout for the TDK ICS43434 I2S MEMS microphone. MEMS microphones detect sound like classic electret mics, but are much sm...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
TMAG5273 A1 3D Hall Effect Magnetometer Breakout
SKU: AF-6489 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout makes it easy to add 3D Hall-effect magnetic sensing to a microcontroller project. The TMAG5273 integrates independent X, Y and Z Hall-effect sensors with a 12-bit ADC, giving you magnetic measurements o...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
VCNL4200 Long Distance IR Proximity & Light Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-6064 | Brand: Adafruit
Need approximate distance sensing over tens of centimetres to around a metre, plus ambient light measurement from the same board? This breakout carries Vishay’s VCNL4200, a two-in-one IR proximity and ambient light se...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
ScoutMakes DRV5032 Digital Hall Effect Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-6051 | Brand: Adafruit
Add magnetic sensing to your project with this breakout built around the Texas Instruments DRV5032 digital Hall effect sensor. Its digital output changes when the magnetic flux density threshold is crossed, making it ...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
Conductive Rubber Cord Stretch Sensor Kit - 3m
SKU: AF-6379 | Brand: Adafruit
Measuring stretch and movement can be tricky, and this conductive rubber cord gives you a simple, hands-on way to do it. The cord is made from carbon-black impregnated rubber, with resistance that increases as it is p...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
DFRobot Fermion BMI323 6DOF IMU Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0693 | Brand: DFRobot
Built around the Bosch BMI323, this compact Fermion module combines a 3-axis accelerometer and a 3-axis gyroscope on a 16 mm × 16 mm board. It provides high-rate acceleration and angular velocity data over I²C for emb...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
Adafruit TMAG5273 A2 3D Hall Effect Magnetometer Breakout
SKU: AF-6490 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout carries the TMAG5273 A2, a low-power linear 3D Hall-effect sensor for measuring magnetic fields across the X, Y and Z axes. Its built-in 12-bit ADC provides axis readings over I2C, and there is also an i...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
DE2290D 2D Barcode Scanner Breakout v2
SKU: SF-SEN-30942 | Brand: SparkFun
Built around DYscan's DE2290D module, this SparkFun breakout brings 1D and 2D barcode scanning to USB and embedded projects. It uses CMOS image recognition with a 300,000-pixel global shutter camera, giving it the abi...
Delivered by Tue 11 Aug
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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5.8GHz Microwave Radar Module
SKU: DF-SEN0521 | Brand: DFRobot
The 5.8GHz Microwave Radar Module is a high-sensitivity motion detection sensor that transmits and receives 5.8GHz electromagnetic waves. By analysing the difference between transmitted and reflected signals, it relia...
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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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Joystick:bit for Micro:bit
SKU: EF-EF03407 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Joystick:bit is a game joystick based on Micro:bit. On the board, it has integrated a joystick and 6 undefined keys. It is very convenient for users to extend different communication modules because it has extended co...
Out of stock
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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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...
Out of stock
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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SparkFun Sound Detector (with Headers)
SKU: SF-SEN-14262 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Sound Detector is a small and very easy-to-use audio sensing board with three different outputs. The Sound Detector not only provides an audio output, but also a binary indication of the presence of sound...
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SparkFun Electret Microphone Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-12758 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Electret Microphone Breakout pairs a small electret microphone capsule with a 60× OPA344 op-amp preamplifier, making it easy to detect sound with a microcontroller's analogue-to-digital converter. Pick up...
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Gesture recognition sensor module
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...
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