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.
Magnetic Imaging Tile - 8x8
SKU: SF-SEN-26092 | Brand: SparkFun
Visualise magnetic fields in real time with a dense 8x8 array of Hall-effect sensors. This tile lets you observe nearby magnets, current flow in wires and fields generated by electric motors as a live magnetic image.T...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Qwiic Soil Moisture Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-24409 | Brand: SparkFun
This compact breakout board measures moisture in soil and similar materials using two large exposed pads as conductivity probes. As the soil gets wetter, conductivity between the pads increases, resistance drops, and ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity HF Gas Sensor (Calibrated) - I2C/UART/Analogue
SKU: DF-SEN0475 | Brand: DFRobot
Measure hydrogen fluoride concentration with a factory-calibrated electrochemical probe that supports analogue, I2C and UART output modes. It is designed for quickly building an HF concentration detector for industria...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity Calibrated NH3 Ammonia Sensor - I2C/UART
SKU: DF-SEN0469 | Brand: DFRobot
This calibrated gas sensor measures ammonia concentration in the environment using an electrochemical probe. It supports three output modes — analogue, I2C and UART — so it can slot into a wide range of microcontrolle...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
4015 3-Phase BLDC Motor with AS5600 Encoder
SKU: DF-FIT1036 | Brand: DFRobot
This compact 4015 BLDC motor combines a high-torque outer rotor motor with a factory-integrated AS5600 magnetic encoder, making it a neat motion-control package for robotics and precision motion projects.It is designe...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
SEN0690 300mm Flexible Linear Potentiometer
SKU: DF-SEN0690 | Brand: DFRobot
Add a slim linear touch input to curved or space-constrained surfaces with this flexible ribbon-style potentiometer. At just 0.45mm thick, it can conform to wearables, curved dashboards, soft robotics and other builds...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
DFRobot Ultra-Thin Circular Flex Force Sensor 20g–6kg
SKU: DF-SEN0684 | Brand: DFRobot
This graphene-based circular flex force sensor is built for pressure and touch sensing in tougher environments than standard FSR-style sensors. It detects force across a 20g to 6kg range, with resistance changing line...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Ultra-Thin Circular Flexible Potentiometer - 0.45mm Graphene
SKU: DF-SEN0686 | Brand: DFRobot
This circular flexible potentiometer is a membrane-based position sensor for adding low-profile rotary or angular input to space-constrained electronics. Instead of using a bulky mechanical rotary switch, it detects p...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Electret Condenser Microphone with Washer
SKU: SF-COM-28383 | Brand: SparkFun
Add reliable audio input to your digital signal processing projects with this electret condenser microphone and stand-off washer. It has been selected for compatibility with the popular Teensy Audio Adaptor.The includ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
SpectraFlex Flex Sensor - 55mm with Male Pins
SKU: SF-SEN-27315 | Brand: SparkFun
The SpectraFlex Flex Sensor is a lightweight bend sensor for measuring flex and movement in research, industrial, wearable and maker projects. This 55mm version includes male pins, making it straightforward to connect...
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MagnetoPot Linear Potentiometer 50mm - Male Pins
SKU: SF-SEN-27312 | Brand: SparkFun
This 50mm MagnetoPot provides potentiometric position feedback without needing a traditional external wiper or actuator. An outside magnet guides the built-in magnetic element, allowing the sensor to report position t...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Dual-Gang 20K Potentiometer with Rotary Switch
SKU: SF-COM-29199 | Brand: SparkFun
This adjustable dual-gang potentiometer gives you two linked variable resistors on a single shaft, making it handy for interfaces where two channels need to move together. Turn the shaft and the resistance changes, so...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
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 Wed 14 Oct
Pressure-Sensitive Conductive Sheet (Velostat/Linqstat)
SKU: AF-1361 | Brand: Adafruit
This conductive material, also known as Velostat or Linqstat, is a handy addition to a wearable and sensor hacking toolkit. It is pressure-sensitive, so squeezing the sheet reduces its resistance, making it useful for...
Out of stock
Photo Transistor Light Sensor
SKU: AF-2831 | Brand: Adafruit
This Photo Transistor Light Sensor is a simple sensor that detects ambient light. It's kind of the opposite of an LED - when light hits the little chip inside, it induces current to flow from the long pin...
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W1209 High-precision Digital Thermostat Incubator Temperature Controller
SKU: EC-SSE01209P | Brand: Elecrow
This is a high-precision temperature control module, it can not only show the temperature, but also according to the current temperature of the relay control, it can control some of the power equipment through the ...
Out of stock
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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ESP32-S2-WROOM WiFi Module Based on ESP32-S2 Chip with PCB Antenna
SKU: EC-DPI32110W | Brand: Elecrow
ESP32-S2-WROVER and ESP32-S2-WROVER-I use ESP32-S2 chip. The ESP32-S2 chip is equipped with an Xtensa® 32-bit LX7 single-core processor with a working frequency of up to 240 MHz. The user can turn off the power of the...
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Rotary Potentiometer - 10 kΩ
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...
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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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