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.
Gravity: Arduino Alcohol Sensor (MQ3)
SKU: DF-SEN0128 | Brand: DFRobot
An analogue alcohol gas sensor based on the MQ-3 probe, designed for use with Arduino and other microcontrollers. The sensor outputs a voltage proportional to the concentration of alcohol vapour in the surrounding air...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
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IR distance sensor includes cable (10cm-80cm) [GP2Y0A21YK0F]
SKU: AF-164 | Brand: Adafruit
The Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F is an infrared distance sensor that measures distances from 10 cm to 80 cm by bouncing IR light off objects. It outputs an analogue voltage proportional to distance — approximately 3 V at 10 cm ...
Delivered by Wed 14 Oct
Adafruit MiCS5524 CO, Alcohol and VOC Gas Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-3199 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MiCS-5524 Gas Sensor Breakout is a robust MEMS sensor from SGX Sensortech for detecting carbon monoxide, natural gas leaks, alcohol, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It provides a simple analogue vo...
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
SparkFun RFID Evaluation Shield - 13.56MHz
SKU: SF-DEV-10406 | Brand: SparkFun
This board is an evaluation platform for the SM130 RFID module. It includes an XBee header, PCB trace antenna, and has the layout to be used as a shield for an Arduino. There is a small prototyping area as wel...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Infrared Proximity Sensor Short Range - Sharp GP2Y0A41SK0F
SKU: SF-SEN-12728 | Brand: SparkFun
Infrared proximity sensor made by Sharp. Part # GP2Y0A41SK0F has an analog output that varies from 3.1V at 4cm to 0.3V at 30cm with a supply voltage between 4.5 and 5.5VDC. The sensor has a Japanese Solderless Termina...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
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
SparkFun Real Time Clock Module
SKU: SF-BOB-12708 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun Real Time Clock (RTC) Module, this little breakout that uses the DS1307 to keep track of the current year, month, day as well as the current time. The module comes fully assembled and includes a s...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
SparkFun RedBot Sensor - Wheel Encoder
SKU: SF-SEN-12617 | Brand: SparkFun
Knowing where your robot is can be very important! The RedBot Wheel Encoder allows you to track the number of revolutions each wheel has made. This sensor works by detecting the movement of small teeth connected to a ...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
RPLIDAR A2 - 360 Degree Laser Scanner Development Kit
SKU: DF-DFR0445 | Brand: DFRobot
RPLIDAR A2 is the next generation low cost 360 degree 2D laser scanner (LIDAR) solution developed by SLAMTEC. It can take up to 4000 samples of laser ranging per second with high rotation speed. And equipped with S...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
URM04 Ultrasonic Sensor (RS485)
SKU: DF-SEN0002 | Brand: DFRobot
The URM04 Ultrasonic sensor is developed based upon our popular URM37 ultrasonic sensor, it is using RS485 interface which allows multiple sensors to be used simultaneously . The RS485 interface allows a number of...
Delivered by Tue 22 Sep
Gravity: 9 Pcs Sensor Set for Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0018 | Brand: DFRobot
This is DFRobot's basic sensor set for arduino. Set includes light sensor, touch sensor, temperature sensor, magnetic sensor, vibration sensor, tilt sensor, big button, LED lighting module and Grayscale sensor. ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Optical Dust Sensor - GP2Y1010AU0F
SKU: SF-COM-09689 | Brand: SparkFun
Sharp’s GP2Y1010AU0F is an optical air quality sensor, designed to sense dust particles. An infrared emitting diode and a phototransistor are diagonally arranged into this device, to allow it to detect the reflecte...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: 360 Degree Hall Angle Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0221 | Brand: DFRobot
The Hall Angle Sensor is a miniature 360 degree sensor which works based on the principle of the Hall effect. It is compatible with the DFRobot Gravity sensor interface, and works with a 5V DC power supply. The ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: 80cm Arduino Infrared Proximity Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0019 | Brand: DFRobot
This is an Arduino infrared distance sensor. It has an adjustable detection range, 3cm - 80cm. It is small, easy to use, assemble, and inexpensive. Useful for robotics, interactive media, industrial assembly line,...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Carbon Monoxide Sensor - MQ-7
SKU: SF-SEN-09403 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple-to-use Carbon Monoxide (CO) sensor, suitable for sensing CO concentrations in the air. The MQ-7 can detect CO-gas concentrations anywhere from 20 to 2000ppm. This sensor has a high sensitivity and f...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
DE-LIDAR TF01 (ToF) Laser Rangefinder (10m)
SKU: DF-SEN0238 | Brand: DFRobot
DE-LIDAR TF01 is a unidirectional laser rangefinder, which based on ToF (Time of Flight) technology. It is comprised of particular optical and electrical devices that makes it stable, high sensitivity and high pre...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
KnowFlow Basic Water Monitoring Kit
SKU: DF-KIT0131 | Brand: DFRobot
Build a DIY water quality monitor for field studies, teaching or environmental projects with the KnowFlow Basic Kit. This Arduino-based kit measures two key water parameters: pH and electrical conductivity (EC).Data c...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
PureThermal 3 FLIR Lepton Smart I/O Board
SKU: SF-DEV-20812 | Brand: SparkFun
Designed for FLIR Lepton Longwave Infrared (LWIR) camera cores, this board turns a compatible Lepton into a hackable thermal webcam module. It ships preconfigured as a plug-and-play UVC 1.0 USB thermal webcam for stan...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Portability Shield for SparkFun Development Boards
SKU: SF-DEV-27510 | Brand: SparkFun
Add the user interface and power features needed to take a compatible SparkFun development board into the field. This shield brings together battery power, charging, storage and controls in a compact add-on board.Powe...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
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