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.
INA169 Analog DC Current Sensor Breakout - 60V 5A Max
SKU: AF-1164 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board will solve all your current-monitoring problems. Instead of struggling with a multimeter, you can just use the handy INA169 chip on this breakout to both measure both the DC current draw and have a...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
Gravity: Analog Sound Level Meter
SKU: DF-SEN0232 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity Analog Sound Level Meter is an Arduino-compatible decibel meter that accurately measures environmental noise levels. It uses an instrumentation-grade circuit with a low-noise microphone for high-precision ...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
Adafruit Gemma Sensor Starter Pack
SKU: AF-1849 | Brand: Adafruit
Get started with wearable electronics using the Adafruit Gemma Sensor Starter Pack. This all-in-one kit includes a GEMMA V2 board, sewable RGB NeoPixels, multiple sensors, a rechargeable battery with charger, and ever...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
Audio Analyzer Module
SKU: DF-DFR0126 | Brand: DFRobot
This Audio Analyzer module features the MSGEQ7 graphic equalizer display filter.It will give your arduino ears. Sound is broken down into seven frequency bands and the peak level for each band can be read. The seven ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Piezo Vibration Sensor - Small Horizontal
SKU: SF-SEN-09198 | Brand: SparkFun
The Minisense 100 from Measurement Specialties is a low-cost cantilever-type vibration sensor loaded by a mass to offer high sensitivity at low frequencies. Useful for detecting vibration and ‘tap’ inputs from a user....
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
Piezo Vibration Sensor - Large with Mass
SKU: SF-SEN-09197 | Brand: SparkFun
A flexible piezo vibration sensor from Measurement Specialties, commonly used for detecting flex, touch, vibration, and shock. The PVDF polymer film generates a small AC voltage (up to ±90 V) when it moves, which can ...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
K Type Thermocouple
SKU: DF-SEN0139 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a K type Thermocouple (Temperature sensor) which is very popular for 3D printers such as Ultimaker and Makerbot. You can hardly damage them or mishandle them. You just need an additional IC (Like an AD595) ...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
LilyPad Temperature Sensor
SKU: SF-DEV-08777 | Brand: SparkFun
Detecting temperature changes has never been easier. The MCP9700 is a small thermistor type temperature sensor. This sensor will output 0.5V at 0 degrees C, 0.75V at 25 C, and 10mV per degree C. Doing an analog to dig...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
FlexiForce Pressure Sensor - 25lbs.
SKU: SF-SEN-08712 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a piezoresistive force sensor from Tekscan. The harder you press, the lower the sensor’s resistance. Pressing hard, the resistance changes from infinite to ~300k. The sensor itself is thin and flexible, but th...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
SoftPot Membrane Potentiometer - 500mm
SKU: SF-SEN-08681 | Brand: SparkFun
These are very thin variable potentiometers. By pressing down on various parts of the strip, the resistance linearly changes from 100Ohms to 10,000Ohms allowing the user to very accurately calculate the relative po...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
Infrared Proximity Sensor - Sharp GP2Y0A21YK
SKU: SF-SEN-00242 | Brand: SparkFun
The Sharp GP2Y0A21YK is an infrared proximity sensor with an analogue voltage output that varies with distance — from 3.1 V at 10 cm to 0.4 V at 80 cm. It uses an IR emitter and position-sensitive detector to measure ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Pulse Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-11574 | Brand: SparkFun
Heart rate data can be really useful whether you’re designing an exercise routine, studying your activity or anxiety levels or just want your shirt to blink with your heart beat. The problem is that heart rate can be ...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
Linear SoftPot (Ribbon Sensor) [100mm]
SKU: AF-178 | Brand: Adafruit
A 100 mm linear soft potentiometer (ribbon sensor) manufactured by Spectra Symbol. This pressure-sensitive ribbon controller features an adhesive backing for easy mounting and provides a variable resistance output bas...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
Long Flex sensor
SKU: AF-182 | Brand: Adafruit
This sensor can detect flexing or bending in one direction. They were popularized by being used in the Nintendo PowerGlove as a gaming interface.These sensors are easy to use, they are basically resistors that change ...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
Touch screen breakout board (0.5mm FPC)
SKU: AF-334 | Brand: Adafruit
If you've got a resistive touch screen that you'd like to use, you'll need this breakout! It has a fine pitch (0.5mm) connector soldered onto it and it's broken out into the 4 resistive wires of the panel. A petite...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Analog Mini Thumbstick Breakout Board
SKU: AF-3246 | Brand: Adafruit
A neat little breakout board designed for mounting a PSP-style mini thumbstick to your project. The board features panel-mount friendly hole placement and dual-sided headers for mechanical stability when connected to ...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
PSP 2-Axis Analog Thumb Joystick
SKU: AF-444 | Brand: Adafruit
Add a tiny joystick to your project with this PSP thumbstick. This is a replacement component for PSP1000's, but we think they'd make for a great little joystick/thumbstick add-on for a wearable, or portable pro...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Gravity:Analog UV Sensor V2
SKU: DF-SEN0162 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity Analog UV Sensor V2 uses a GUVA-S12SD photodiode to detect ultraviolet radiation in the 200–370 nm (UV-A) wavelength range. It outputs a linear analogue voltage signal proportional to UV intensity, making ...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
Panel Temperature Meter / -30 to +70 °C
SKU: AF-576 | Brand: Adafruit
Put a temperature meter anywhere with this very handy display. This panel meter displays the temperature of the attached waterproof 1% thermistor in °C. It does require a DC voltage to run, at 4.5-30VDC. It has revers...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
SparkFun Sound Detector
SKU: SF-SEN-12642 | 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 so...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
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