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.
Panasonic® PIR Motion Sensor - EKMB1107112
SKU: SF-COM-23946 | Brand: SparkFun
Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors are great for detecting motion in a small area around the sensor. This is an EKM-series PIR sensor from Panasonic®. The EKMB-series PIR sensors are optimized for small movements to offer...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
SparkFun Mini Tristimulus Color Sensor - OPT4048DTSR (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-22639 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic Mini Tristimulus Colour Sensor features the OPT4048DTSR from Texas Instruments — a high-speed, high-precision four-channel colour sensor with spectral responses closely matching the CIE 1931 tristim...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
SparkFun Tristimulus Color Sensor - OPT4048DTSR (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-22638 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Tristimulus Color Sensor is built around the Texas Instruments OPT4048DTSR — a high-speed, high-precision four-channel colour sensor. Three channels closely match the CIE 1931 tristimulus XYZ spectra with...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
UART Non-contact Optical Turbidity Sensor for Arduino
SKU: DF-SEN0554 | Brand: DFRobot
This non-contact turbidity sensor detects water quality by measuring the level of turbidity. Based on the optics principle, it is capable of detecting the light transmittance and scattering rate of the liquid in trans...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Fermion: GR10-30 Gesture Sensor (Breakout, UART & I2C, 12 Gestures, 0~30cm)
SKU: DF-SEN0543 | Brand: DFRobot
This GR10-30 gesture sensor is capable of recognizing 12 hand gestures: move up, down, left, right, forward & backward, rotate clockwise & counterclockwise, rotate clockwise & counterclockwise continuously, hover, and...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
SparkFun PIR Breakout Starter Kit (170uA)
SKU: SF-KIT-19519 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun 170uA PIR Breakout Starter Kit comes with everything you need to get started using Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors. PIR sensors are great for detecting motion in a small area around the sensor. The 170µA S...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Intelligent Rain Detection Module
SKU: DF-SEN0545 | Brand: DFRobot
This smart rain sensor offers a fast way to detect rainfall change on glass in real-time free from effects like sunlight, dust, leaves, etc., and feeds back information (no rain, light rain, moderate rain, or heavy ra...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
SparkFun PIR Breakout - 170uA (EKMC4607112K)
SKU: SF-SEN-17372 | Brand: SparkFun
Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors are great for detecting motion in a small area around the sensor. The 170µA SparkFun EKMC4607112K PIR Breakout is a simple board equipped with an EKM-series PIR sensor from Panasonic®. T...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
SparkFun Qwiic PIR - 170uA (EKMC4607112K)
SKU: SF-SEN-17374 | Brand: SparkFun
Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors are great for detecting motion in a small area around the sensor. The 170µA SparkFun EKMC4607112K Qwiic PIR uses an EKM-series PIR sensor from Panasonic® paired with an ATTiny84 to inter...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Infrared Photoelectric Switch
SKU: DF-SEN0347 | Brand: DFRobot
This infrared photoelectric switch consists of a transmitter and receiver pair that detects objects at distances up to 1.5 m with a response time under 1 ms. The infrared beam provides stable detection regardless of a...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
SparkFun Photodetector Breakout - MAX30101 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-16474 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Photodetector Breakout is an updated version of the SparkFun Particle Sensor Breakout includes the MAX30101, a highly sensitive optical sensor and successor to the MAX30105 and MAX30102. The MAX30101 Brea...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
FLIR Radiometric Lepton Dev Kit V2
SKU: SF-KIT-15948 | Brand: SparkFun
Do you see what we see? With the FLIR Radiometric Lepton® Dev Kit v2 you will be able to bring FLIR's thermal imaging reliability and power to your Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or any ARM based development tool all in an ea...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
TS01 Non-contact IR Temperature Sensor 0-3V
SKU: DF-SEN0256 | Brand: DFRobot
The DFRobot TS01 is a non-contact infrared temperature sensor that measures surface temperature via infrared radiation. The all-metal IP65 housing provides protection against impact, water, and dust, making it suitabl...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
TS01 Non-contact IR Temperature Sensor 4-20mA
SKU: DF-SEN0264 | Brand: DFRobot
DFRobot TS01 IR temperature sensor is a non-contact thermal sensor, which can be used to measure the infrared intensity of the object so as to calculate its surface temperature without touching. The built-in temperatu...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
QTRX-HD-04A Reflectance Sensor Array: 4-Channel, 4mm Pitch, Analog Output, Low Current
SKU: AF-4404 | Brand: Adafruit
These reflectance sensors feature a linear array of IR emitter/phototransistor pair modules in a high-density (4 mm pitch) arrangement, which makes them well suited for applications that require precise detection...
Delivered by Tue 30 Jun
LilyPad Light Sensor
SKU: SF-DEV-14629 | Brand: SparkFun
The LilyPad Light Sensor is a sewable breakout board with an ALS-PT19 light sensor built in and ready to use right away. Each sensor outputs voltage between 0V and 3.3V depending on the level of ambient light shi...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
SparkFun IR Array Breakout - 110 Degree FOV, MLX90640 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-14843 | Brand: SparkFun
It’s time to say hip hip array for this IR Breakout! The MLX90640 SparkFun IR Array Breakout is equipped with a 32x24 array of thermopile sensors creating, in essence, a low resolution thermal imaging camera. With thi...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
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 Tue 30 Jun
SparkFun Human Presence Sensor Breakout - AK9753 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-14349 | Brand: SparkFun
This is not your normal Passive Infrared (PIR) sensor! The SparkFun AK9753 Human Presence Sensor Breakout is a Qwiic-enabled, 4-channel Nondispersive Infrared (NDIR) sensor. Each channel has a different field of view...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
4-Way Tilt Sensor - RPI-1031
SKU: SF-SEN-10313 | Brand: SparkFun
The RPI-1031 is a 4-directional tilt sensor that detects orientation using internal infrared emitters and detectors. Unlike simple single-axis tilt switches, this sensor can distinguish between multiple orientations, ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
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