Sensors & Input

SKU: PI-PYC006 | Brand: Pimoroni

The Pycom Pysense is a sensor-packed expansion shield that fits all Pycom multi-network modules — including the WiPy, SiPy, and LoPy. It gives you a head start on IoT projects by combining five sensors, a LiPo charger...

SKU: PI-COM1702 | Brand: Pimoroni

This sensor is composed of an infrared emitter on one upright and a shielded infrared detector on the other. By emitting a beam of infrared light from one upright to the other, the sensor can detect when an object pas...

SKU: PI-CBI013 | Brand: Pimoroni

You’ve learned how to blink, fade and flash lights – now learn how to sense light levels! The Chibitronics Light Sensor sticker can turn the light level shining upon it into an analog voltage. Best of all, it comes...

SKU: AF-4089 | Brand: Adafruit

Get precise temperature readings with the ADT7410 High Accuracy I2C Temperature Sensor from Analog Devices. Featuring 16-bit resolution (0.0078°C) and ±0.5°C accuracy, this breakout delivers reliable measurements over...

SKU: SF-SEN-15050 | Brand: SparkFun

The SparkFun Triad Spectroscopy Sensor combines three AS7265x spectral sensors with onboard UV, visible, and IR LEDs to measure light across 18 individual frequencies — from 410 nm (UV) to 940 nm (IR). It brings light...

SKU: AF-466 | Brand: Adafruit

The VCNL4010 sensor is a nice way to add a small-distance proximity sensor to your microcontroller project. For longer distances (in the range of cm, you can use a SHARP IR distance sensor, but those are only good ...

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...

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...

SKU: SF-BOB-12052 | Brand: SparkFun

Odometers are extremely useful for cars, they tell you how far you have gone, wouldn’t it be nice if you were able to have a device that does the same for electrical current? The LTC4150 SparkFun Coulomb Counter Break...

SKU: SF-KIT-13198 | Brand: SparkFun

This it the SparkFun RFID Starter Kit, an all-in-one kit that offer everything you need to get your next RFID project off the ground. This kit includes our USB RFID Reader, ID-12LA RFID module, and two 125kHz RFID car...

SKU: AF-512 | Brand: Adafruit

A PSP/Xbox-style analog thumb joystick with a built-in press-to-select button, mounted on a breakout board designed for easy panel mounting. Unlike simple directional joysticks, this analog stick provides precise, pro...

SKU: SF-SEN-12787 | Brand: SparkFun

This is the SparkFun RGB and Gesture Sensor, a small breakout board with a built in APDS-9960 sensor that offers ambient light and color measuring, proximity detection, and touchless gesture sensing. With this RGB and...

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: SF-SEN-30183 | Brand: SparkFun

This compact digital compass module is built around the HMC6343, a fully integrated electronic compass designed to deliver reliable heading data without making your main microcontroller do all the processing.Unlike ba...

SKU: SF-KIT-27920 | Brand: SparkFun

This all-in-one electromyography (EMG) kit gives you the MyoWare 2 boards needed to experiment with different muscle-sensing setups. Depending on how you configure it, you can visualise muscle activity with the MyoWar...

SKU: AF-6310 | Brand: Adafruit

This breakout turns the ANO rotary encoder wheel into an easy-to-use I2C input device. The ANO wheel gives you a clicky, scroll-wheel-style interface with a rotary control plus five button switches, without needing to...

SKU: AF-6311 | Brand: Adafruit

This breakout makes the ANO rotary encoder wheel much easier to use in a breadboard or wired prototype. The encoder is a distinctive navigation control, with a clicky scroll-wheel feel reminiscent of early iPod interf...

SKU: SF-KIT-15209 | Brand: SparkFun

This kit gives you the core hardware needed to start reading 125kHz RFID tags over I2C, without hunting for a separate reader module, antenna or wiring up a complex circuit. The box includes a SparkFun RFID Qwiic Read...

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...