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.
SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout - AT42QT1011
SKU: SF-SEN-14520 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout provides a single momentary touch button using the AT42QT1011 capacitive sense chip. Simply supply 1.8–5 V and ground — the chip handles all touch monitoring and outputs a digita...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Adafruit BMP280 I2C or SPI Barometric Pressure Altitude Sensor
SKU: AF-2651 | Brand: Adafruit
The BMP280 from Bosch is a precision barometric pressure and temperature sensor, and the next-generation upgrade to the BMP085/BMP180/BMP183 family. With support for both I2C and SPI communication, it offers flexibili...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Adafruit ALS-PT19 Analog Light Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-2748 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit ALS-PT19 is a compact analog light sensor that provides a simple voltage output proportional to ambient light intensity. Its spectral response closely matches that of the human eye, thanks to a high infra...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Waterproof DS18B20 Digital temperature sensor + extras
SKU: AF-381 | Brand: Adafruit
This is a pre-wired and waterproofed version of the DS18B20 sensor. Handy for when you need to measure something far away, or in wet conditions. While the sensor is good up to 125°C the cable is jacketed in PVC ...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
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PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board [v1.6]
SKU: AF-364 | Brand: Adafruit
The PN532 is the most popular NFC chip, and is what is embedded in pretty much every phone or device that does NFC. It can pretty much do it all, such as read and write to tags and cards, communicate with phones (s...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Wired Miniature Electret Microphone
SKU: AF-1935 | Brand: Adafruit
That's one tiny microphone! At about the size of a mature aphid, this wired Electret Microphone is perfect for your FONA. This microphone's very similar to our PCB-mount Elecret Microphone but is significantly sma...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
FTDI Basic Breakout 3.3/5V (Arduino Compatible)
SKU: DF-DFR0065 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a basic breakout board for the FTDI FT232RL USB to serial IC. The pinout of this board matches the FTDI cable to work with official Arduino and cloned 3.3V Arduino boards. It can also be used for gene...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Adafruit APDS9960 Proximity, Light, RGB, and Gesture Sensor
SKU: AF-3595 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit APDS9960 is a multi-function sensor that combines proximity detection, ambient light sensing, RGB colour sensing and gesture recognition in a single I2C breakout. It uses an integrated IR LED and four dir...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Gravity: Infrared Light Photo Interrupter Module (Wavelength 940nm)
SKU: DF-DFR1129 | Brand: DFRobot
##Introduction The Gravity: Photo Interrupter Module integrates a high-performance ITR9608 photoelectric switch. Its compact design and easy operation make it an ideal choice for electronic projects and applications. ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: Linear / Analog Hall Effect Sensor with ±1200 GS Magnetic Field Range
SKU: DF-DFR1132 | Brand: DFRobot
##Introduction Gravity: Linear/Analog Hall Sensor is a high-precision device designed for measuring and monitoring magnetic field strength. Advanced Hall effect circuitry at the core converts magnetic induction streng...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Mini Laser Distance Range Sensor (4m, I2C, IP67)
SKU: DF-SEN0590 | Brand: DFRobot
##Introduction This laser distance ranging sensor has a compact size, comparable to the size of a fingernail, and a measurement range of up to 4m. It is specifically designed to address the issues commonly found in di...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Adafruit Sensirion SHT45 Precision Temp & Humidity with PTFE
SKU: AF-6174 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Sensirion SHT45 is the highest-accuracy sensor in the SHT4x family, delivering ±1.0% typical relative humidity accuracy and ±0.1 °C typical temperature accuracy. Featuring a PTFE membrane for protection a...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
ZL9NSQ Wireless 3D Attitude Sensor Module for Posture Detection
SKU: DF-DFR1179 | Brand: DFRobot
The ZL9NSQ is a high-performance 3D attitude sensor module that integrates a three-axis accelerometer, a three-axis gyroscope, and a three-axis magnetometer. Featuring a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F microprocessor, it utiliz...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Sensor Trimpot ELECFREAKS PlanetX
SKU: EF-EF05018 | Brand: ElecFreaks
An analogue trimpot (trimmer potentiometer) sensor module from the ELECFREAKS PlanetX series, designed for use with micro:bit via RJ11 connection. The potentiometer provides stepless rotation over a 0°–300° range, out...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
AM2315C - Encased I2C Temperature/Humidity Sensor
SKU: AF-5182 | Brand: Adafruit
The AM2315C is an enclosed I2C temperature and humidity sensor featuring the modern AHT20 sensor inside a rugged housing with mounting bracket. It offers the same convenient form factor as the original AM2315 but with...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Adafruit HTU31 Temperature & Humidity Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-4832 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit HTU31 is a third-generation I²C temperature and humidity sensor from TE, offering improved accuracy and useful extras over its predecessor, the HTU21D. With typical humidity accuracy of ±2% (at 20–100% RH...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Adafruit AHT20 - Temperature Humidity Sensor Breakout Board - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4566 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit AHT20 is an affordable I2C temperature and humidity sensor from the makers of the popular DHT22. It delivers reliable readings with standard I2C communication, making it easy to use with any Arduino, Rasp...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Adafruit VCNL4040 Proximity and Lux Sensor - STEMMA QT
SKU: AF-4161 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit VCNL4040 is a two-in-one proximity and ambient light sensor from Vishay. It measures proximity from 0 to 200 mm (~7.5 inches) using an on-board IR LED, and ambient light from 0.0125 to 6,553 lux — all ove...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
USB/TTL Raspberry Pi GPS Tracker
SKU: DF-TEL0119 | Brand: DFRobot
The USB/TTL Raspberry Pi GPS Tracker is a compact GPS location module built around the L80-39 chip. With 66 search channels and 22 simultaneous tracking channels, it delivers fast satellite acquisition and reliable po...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Pulse Sensor Amped
SKU: AF-1093 | Brand: Adafruit
Pulse Sensor Amped is a greatly improved version of the original Pulse Sensor, a plug-and-play heart-rate sensor for Arduino and Arduino compatibles. It can be used by students, artists, athletes, makers, and game & m...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
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