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.
IR Sensor Module
SKU: LB-OWL-IR | Brand: Little Bird
An infrared receiver module that can read signals from most standard IR remote controls. Useful for adding remote control functionality to Arduino and microcontroller projects. Pair with an IR transmitter module to bu...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Mini PIR Motion Sensor
SKU: LB-LS0869 | Brand: Little Bird
The AM312 sensor is a mini IR pyroelectric infrared PIR motion human body sensor that is easy to install and has low power consumption. Its digital signal processing and high sensitivity make it ideal for use in au...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Mini PIR Sensor with Time and Sensitivity Control - BS612
SKU: AF-5578 | Brand: Adafruit
The BS612 is a compact, fully configurable mini PIR motion sensor that detects movement from approximately 3–8 metres away with a 120° detection spread. Its small form factor makes it ideal for unobtrusive motion-sens...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Infrared IR Proximity Sensor for Arduino (10±5mm~80±20mm)
SKU: DF-SEN0556 | Brand: DFRobot
An infrared proximity sensor that detects objects at distances of 10 ±5 mm to 80 ±20 mm by measuring reflected IR energy. It outputs a simple high/low digital signal, making it easy to integrate with Arduino and other...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Gravity: Digital Adjustable Infrared Proximity Sensor for Arduino (0~200 cm)
SKU: DF-SEN0239 | Brand: DFRobot
A digital infrared proximity sensor with adjustable detection range from 0 to 200 cm. Outputs a simple digital signal — HIGH when an obstacle is detected, LOW when clear. The detection threshold is adjustable via a re...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Infrared Proximity Contactless Button
SKU: SF-PRT-18582 | Brand: SparkFun
This IR proximity contactless button makes for a good replacement for typical push buttons in situations where touching the button isn't required or desirable (especially in this day and age). This button includes a b...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
mmWave Radar - Human Presence Detection
SKU: DF-SEN0395 | Brand: DFRobot
This 24GHz millimeter-wave radar sensor employs FMCW, CW multi-mode modulation, and separate transmitter and receiver antenna structure.In working, the sensor first emits FMCW and CW radio waves to the sensing area. N...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Pololu 38 kHz IR Proximity Sensor, Fixed Gain, High Brightness
SKU: PL-2578 | Brand: Pololu
This module features a fixed-gain, 38 kHz modulated IR sensor and a corresponding IR LED with oscillator circuit to make a tiny proximity sensor. This high-brightness version draws an average of 16 mA at 5&...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
50m TOF Laser Ranging Sensor (±3cm Accuracy, 100Hz, 100K LUX Resistant)
SKU: DF-SEN0648 | Brand: DFRobot
The TOFSense F2P is a professional-grade laser distance sensor using dTOF (Direct Time-of-Flight) technology. With 50m range, ±3cm accuracy, and 100Hz refresh rate, it's engineered for drones, traffic monitoring, indu...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Gravity: Digital 360° Tilt Sensor for Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0830 | Brand: DFRobot
This sensor contains a metal ball that moves along its special internal structure on the effect of gravitation force so as to make a connection or disconnection. Therefore, it can be used as a simple tilt switch. With...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Breadboard-friendly Mini PIR Motion Sensor with 3 Pin Header
SKU: AF-4871 | Brand: Adafruit
A compact passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor that detects movement from people and animals at distances of 2 to 5 metres. Much smaller than standard PIR modules, this sensor is ideal for unobtrusive projects and plu...
Delivered by Tue 30 Jun
Maxbotix Ultrasonic Rangefinder - LV-EZ4 [LV-EZ4]
SKU: AF-982 | Brand: Adafruit
The LV-EZ4 from MaxBotix is a compact ultrasonic rangefinder that detects objects from 0 to 254 inches (6.45 metres), with calibrated range output from 6 to 254 inches at 1-inch resolution. Objects closer than 6 inche...
Delivered by Tue 30 Jun
VCNL4010 Proximity/Light sensor
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 ...
Delivered by Tue 30 Jun
Pololu Carrier with Sharp GP2Y0D815Z0F Digital Distance Sensor 15cm
SKU: PL-2465 | Brand: Pololu
This small digital distance sensor detects objects between 0.5 cm and 15 cm (0.2″ and 6″) away. With its quick response time, small size, low current draw, and short minimum sensing distance, this sensor is ...
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Pololu 38 kHz IR Proximity Sensor, Fixed Gain, Low Brightness (irs05a)
SKU: PL-2461 | Brand: Pololu
Discontinuation notice: These original (irs05a) versions of our 38 kHz IR proximity sensors have been replaced by newer (irs05b) high-brightness and low-brightness versions. The main changes are the locations o...
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