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.
Capacitive Proximity Sensor (1-10 mm)
SKU: DF-SEN0447 | Brand: DFRobot
A capacitive proximity sensor with an adjustable detection range of 1–10 mm, capable of detecting both metallic and non-metallic objects. Unlike inductive sensors that only respond to metals, this capacitive sensor de...
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ESP-12F Wifi Module (ESP8266)
SKU: EC-CCW08266F | Brand: Elecrow
ESP-12F WiFi module is a security technology developed by Letter to the module integrated core processor ESP8266 smaller package size tensilica L106 industry-leading ultra low power 32-bit MCU micro, with the 16 co...
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Logic Level Converter Module
SKU: FT-LEVEL | Brand: Freetronics
Many of the most interesting sensors and devices are only available in 3.3V or even lower voltage versions, which can be a problem if you want to connect them to a 5V microcontroller such as an Arduino. This module...
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Arduino Compatible PIR Motion Detector Module
SKU: TB-XC4444 | Brand: Little Bird
A pyroelectric infrared (PIR) motion sensor module for Arduino and microcontroller projects. It detects movement from people and animals by sensing changes in infrared radiation, outputting a digital high signal when ...
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Sharp GP2Y0D810Z0F Digital Distance Sensor 10cm
SKU: PL-1135 | Brand: Pololu
This small digital distance sensor detects objects between 2 cm and 10 cm (0.8″ and 4″) away. With its quick response time, small size, and low current draw, this sensor is a good choice for non-contact obje...
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FGSensors FG-3+ Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-25531 | Brand: SparkFun
The FGM-X series of devices are very high sensitivity magnetic field sensors operating in the ±50 microtesla range ( ±0.5 oersted). They are simple, essentially three terminal devices, operating from a single +5 volt ...
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ESP32-C6-WROOM-1-N8 Engineering Module - 8 MB Quad SPI Flash
SKU: AF-5671 | Brand: Adafruit
ESP32-C6-WROOM-1-N8 is an ESP32-C6-based module, which supports WiFi 6 in a 2.4GHz band, Bluetooth 5, Zigbee 3.0, and Thread. It's pin-to-pin compatible with the ESP32-WROOM series module. With low-power consumption,...
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Automation pHAT
SKU: PR-PIM221 | Brand: Little Bird
The Automation pHAT is a compact home monitoring and automation controller for Raspberry Pi. With a relay, analog channels, powered outputs, and buffered inputs — all 24V tolerant — you can connect a wide range of sen...
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Ring Inductive Proximity Sensor (3mm Hole Diameter)
SKU: DF-FIT0757 | Brand: DFRobot
These Inductive Ring Proximity sensors are designed to detect metal objects entering or passing through the ring. They operate on a 6-36V power supply and offer NPN output. The sensor features less than 1ms response t...
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Ring Inductive Proximity Sensor (6mm Hole Diameter)
SKU: DF-FIT0758 | Brand: DFRobot
These Inductive Ring Proximity sensors are designed to detect metal objects entering or passing through the ring. They operate on a 6-36V power supply and offer NPN output. The sensor features less than 1ms response t...
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ESP32-S2 WROOM Module with PCB Antenna - 4 MB flash and no PSRAM - 4MB Flash
SKU: AF-4919 | Brand: Adafruit
The ESP8266 started a small revolution by bringing WiFi to a small and cheap package that also had enough processing power and enough pins to get small things done. Then the ESP32 came out with tons of pins, Bluetooth...
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HRXL-MaxSonar-WRST7(MB7374)
SKU: DF-SEN0272 | Brand: DFRobot
The weather resistant MB7374 HRXL-MaxSonar-WRST7 has millimeter resolution and a 6Hz read rate, and provides short to long distance detection and range information from 500mm to 5000mm for the nearest detectable targe...
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Mini Dual Button Unit
SKU: M5-U025 | Brand: Little Bird
Description Dual Button, as its namesake, has two buttons with different color. If the Button unit is not enough, how about double it up to a pair. They share the exact same mechanism, button status can be detected...
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PIR Motion Sensor (AS312)
SKU: M5-U004 | Brand: Little Bird
Description PIR is used to measure infrared (IR) light radiating from objects in its field of view. PIR sensors are commonly called simply "PIR", or sometimes "PID", for "passive infrared detector". The term p...
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180° Infrared Refletive Unit (ITR9606)
SKU: M5-U058 | Brand: Little Bird
The OP.180 is an infrared reflective limit switch unit built around the ITR9606 sensor, which pairs an infrared emitting diode with a silicon phototransistor in a 180° (straight-through) orientation. When an object pa...
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ESP32 GREY Development Kit with 9Axis Sensor
SKU: M5-K002 | Brand: Little Bird
Description M5Stack GRAY Kit is from one of the M5Stack development kit series, it’s a upgrade from the Basic kits. In comparison, Gray kit provide a extra IMU sensor, MPU6886+BMM150. With a IMU posture sensor...
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Touch Sensor Gizmo for Playground - Digital Input
SKU: TR-GIZTOUCH | Brand: 4tronix
The Playground system is an easy way to connect from Crumble, Raspberry Pi or BBC micro:bit to useful GizmosThe Touch Gizmo provides an easy way to make an input that is Active (High) when touched, or inactive (Low) w...
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Logic Level Converter Module
SKU: LB-00038 | Brand: Little Bird
Geek Ammo's Australian Made Logic Level converter makes it possible to connect 3.3V (or even lower voltage sensors) to 5V micro controllers like the Raspberry Pi. With this module you can easily connect different...
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Raspberry Pi Sense HAT
SKU: PI-RPI-005 | Brand: Pimoroni
Make your Raspberry Pi into an Astro Pi with the Sense HAT - Pressure, humidity, temperature and orientation sensors combined with a beautiful 8x8 LED matrix!Attach the HAT to your Pi's GPIO pins and you can...
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Photo Interrupter - GP1A57HRJ00F
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...
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