Sensors & Input

SKU: SF-SEN-11769 | Brand: SparkFun

The Line Follower sensor is an add-on for your RedBot that gives your robot the ability to detect lines or nearby objects. The sensor works by detecting reflected light coming from its own infrared LED. By measurin...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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 ...

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,...

SKU: DF-SEN0007 | Brand: DFRobot

The SRF08 is an evolutionary step up from the SRF04. It requires less power to operate, has a longer range (up to 6m) and it performs its own internal timing of the return echo. The SRF08 is also fitted with an LDR...

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...

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...

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...