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.
LV-MaxSonar-EZ4(MB1040)
SKU: DF-SEN0275 | Brand: DFRobot
The MB1040 LV-MaxSonar-EZ4 is a compact ultrasonic range sensor from MaxBotix that provides distance measurements from 15 cm to 645 cm (6" to 254") with 2.5 cm (1") resolution. It features the narrowest beam width of ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Standalone 5-Pad Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - AT42QT1070
SKU: AF-1362 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with mutiple capacitive touch sensors. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and connect up to 5 conductive pads to the 5 left-...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
US-100 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V Logic
SKU: AF-4019 | 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,...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Pi Zero ENC28j60 Network Adapter Module for Raspberry Pi Zero
SKU: LB-LS0826 | Brand: Little Bird
A compact Ethernet network adapter module for the Raspberry Pi Zero and Zero W, based on the ENC28J60 controller. It plugs directly onto the Pi Zero's GPIO header and provides a wired network connection for system upd...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
SRF05 ultrasonic sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0006 | Brand: DFRobot
The latest model SRF05 Detection range of 3 cm from the original SRF04 -3 m, increased to 1 cm -4 meters. RF04 is compatible with the original. Also has smaller side lobes. Ultrasonic module can be used to identi...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Ultrasonic Sensor XL-MaxSonar -WRC1-Water Proof
SKU: DF-SEN0080 | Brand: DFRobot
The XL-MaxSonar-WR sensor provides very short to long-range detection and ranging, in a compact, robust PVC housing, designed to meet IP67 water intrusion, and matches standard electrical 3/4" PCV pipe fittings....
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
SparkFun Photo Interrupter Breakout Board - GP1A57HRJ00F
SKU: SF-BOB-09322 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple breakout PCB for the GP1A57HR photo interrupter (also known as a photogate, photodiode, or phototransistor). This PCB has three connections for PWR, GND, and Signal.When the gate is clear, SIG will be high (>...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Ultrasonic Scanner kit(180°)
SKU: DF-KIT0020 | Brand: DFRobot
An Ultrasonic sensor with scan capability is a must have feature for most robot application. This Ultrasonic scanner kit provides a cost effective way to have such feature for your robot application. This kit is...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
LIDAR-Lite v3
SKU: SF-SEN-14032 | Brand: SparkFun
It’s back! This is the LIDAR-Lite v3, a compact, high-performance optical distance measurement sensor from Garmin™. When space and weight requirements are tight, the LIDAR-Lite v3 soars. The LIDAR-Lite v3 is the ideal...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout - AT42QT1010
SKU: SF-SEN-12041 | Brand: SparkFun
If you need to add user input without using a button, then a capacitive touch interface might be the answer. The AT42QT1010 SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout offers a single capacitive touch button with easy-to-use d...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
SparkFun Rotary Encoder Breakout - Illuminated (RG/RGB)
SKU: SF-BOB-11722 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a clever little breakout board for both the RGB and R/G illuminated rotary encoders. On one side, it breaks out all of the RGB pins to standard, breadboard friendly, 0.1" headers. Turn it over and it has a foo...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Coin Acceptor - Programmable (6 coin types)
SKU: SF-COM-11636 | Brand: SparkFun
Are you trying to make a quick dime from electronics? Why limit yourself to dimes? This coin acceptor will take up to 6 different kinds of coin! Whether you’re building your own arcade cabinet or just charging admissi...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Tilt ball switch
SKU: AF-173 | Brand: Adafruit
The "poor man's" accelerometer! Tilt sensors are switches that can detect basic motion/orientation. The metal tube has a little metal ball that rolls around in it, when its tilted upright, the ball rolls onto the cont...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Rotary Encoder - 1024 P/R (Quadrature)
SKU: SF-COM-11102 | Brand: SparkFun
This 1024 pulse per rotation rotary encoder outputs gray code which you can interpret using a microcontroller and find out which direction the shaft is turning and by how much. This allows you to add feedback to motor...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
URM37 Ultrasonic Sensor for Arduino / Raspberry Pi
SKU: DF-SEN0001 | Brand: DFRobot
URM37 V4.0 Arduino Ultrasonic Sensor comes with temperature compensation which provides better distance measurement accuracy. It is very unique feature in the industry. URM37 V4.0 Arduino Ultrasonic Sensor offers ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Encoder Adapter
SKU: DF-FIT0324 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION This adapter is especially designed for DFRobot 12V DC Motors, adding the compatibility factor for those products without customized connectors or external power supplies. ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: Arduino Digital Microwave Sensor (Motion Detection)
SKU: DF-SEN0192 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION The microwave sensor applies the Doppler effect to detect moving objects using microwaves. This differs from the method used by a regular infrared (IR) sensor as microwave is...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Wheel Encoder Kit
SKU: SF-ROB-12629 | Brand: SparkFun
The DAGU Wheel Encoder Kit is a simple add-on for wheeled robots that measures speed and distance travelled. Each kit includes two neodymium 8-pole magnets with rubber hubs and two hall-effect sensors, providing relia...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Shiftout Module For Arduino Raspberry Pi- DFRobt
SKU: DF-DFR0072 | Brand: DFRobot
At sometime or another you may run out of pins on your Arduino board and need to extend it with shift registers. With this shift out module which is based on 74HC595. The datasheet refers to the 74HC595 as an "8...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Digi X-ON LoRaWAN Kit (Europe)
SKU: SF-KIT-27214 | Brand: SparkFun
This LoRaWAN® IoT kit brings together a Digi HX15 Gateway, a SparkFun IoT Node for LoRaWAN® board and a SparkFun ENS160/BME280 Qwiic Environmental Combo Board to help you get a connected sensor system running quickly....
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
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