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.
PIR Motion Sensor
SKU: LB-00158 | Brand: Little Bird
This PIR sensor is suitable for use with Arduino and Raspberry PI. The 3.3v logic level is very handy as it allows you to use this sensor with 3.3v Arduinos like the Due or Pro Mini as well as 5V like the Uno as 3....
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor HC-SR04
SKU: LB-LR0230 | Brand: Little Bird
The HC-SR04 is a widely used ultrasonic distance sensor that measures distances from 2cm to 500cm (approximately 5 metres) with 1cm resolution. It works by emitting a 40kHz ultrasonic pulse, then measuring the time it...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Soil Moisture Sensor
SKU: LB-LR0040 | Brand: Little Bird
This versatile soil moisture sensor is designed for easy integration with both Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects, making it a great choice for hobbyists and developers alike. It features both analog and adjustable ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
HC-05 Bluetooth module
SKU: LB-LR0109 | Brand: Little Bird
Add Bluetooth functionality to your project with the HC-05 Bluetooth Module. The module is found on a breakout board which provides breadboard-friendly headers for power, ground, TX, RX and enable pins. The breakou...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Raspberry Pi AI Camera
SKU: RP-SC1174 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Introducing the Raspberry Pi AI Camera—your new best friend for smart vision projects! This nifty little module is packed with a 12.3MP Sony IMX500 Intelligent Vision Sensor, giving you the tools to effortlessly creat...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Bulk LDR Photoresistor - 10 pack
SKU: LB-BK-LR0282 | Brand: Little Bird
Description This Light Dependant Resistor (LDR) can be used to easily measure ambient light with your Arduino or other board with analog input. You will need to set this up as a voltage divider with a resistor of a...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Raspberry Pi Sense HAT rev.2
SKU: RP-SC0329 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Raspberry Pi Sense HAT V2 — Your Mission Control for Data, Dazzle, and DIY Experiments!What if your Raspberry Pi could sense everything—orientation, weather, movement, your own code-controlled lightshow…and let you in...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Waterproof DS18B20 Digital Temperature Sensor For Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0198 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a waterproofed version of the DS18B20 Temperature 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 PV...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gyroscope and accelerometer in one
SKU: LB-LR0044 | Brand: Little Bird
This compact MPU-6050 module combines a MEMS accelerometer and MEMS gyroscope in a single chip for detecting movement, tilt and rotation across the X, Y and Z axes.Each channel is captured with 16-bit analogue-to-digi...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
BME680 Breakout - Air Quality, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity Sensor
SKU: PR-PIM357 | Brand: Little Bird
The state-of-the-art BME680 breakout lets you measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and indoor air quality, and is Raspberry Pi and Arduino-compatible! Use this breakout to monitor every aspect of your indoor en...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
IR Infrared Obstacle Avoidance Sensor Module
SKU: LB-LR0062 | Brand: Little Bird
This IR sensor can detect obstacles in front of it. When an object is detected the green indicator light on the board will light up. There is a low-level output signal on the OUT port.It has a detection range of...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
IR Flame Sensor Module
SKU: LB-FLAME-LIGHT | Brand: Little Bird
This IR flame sensor module detects flames and infrared light sources in the 760–1,100 nm wavelength range. With a detection angle of approximately 60° and a test range of up to 80 cm (depending on flame size), it pro...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature Sensor - TMP36
SKU: SF-SEN-10988 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the same temperature sensor that is included in our SparkFun Inventor’s Kit. The TMP36 is a low voltage, precision centigrade temperature sensor. It provides a voltage output that is linearly proportional to t...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
940nm IR Infrared and Receiver LED
SKU: LB-LR0309-6 | Brand: Little Bird
A matched pair of 5mm infrared LEDs — one transmitter (clear) and one receiver (black) — operating at 940nm. Use them to build object sensors, colour sensors, line sensors, distance sensors, and custom wheel encoders....
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Pressure-Sensitive Conductive Sheet (Velostat/Linqstat)
SKU: AF-1361 | Brand: Adafruit
This conductive material (also known as "Velostat" or "Linqstat") is a nice addition for your wearable/sensor hacking toolkit. It's pressure-sensitive: squeezing it will reduce the resistance, so it's handy for mak...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature and Humidity Sensor Module DHT11
SKU: LB-LR0029 | Brand: Little Bird
DHT11 Temperature and Humidity sensor is as powerful as it used to be but easier to use. This DHT11 Arduino temperature and humidity sensor has a full range temperature compensation, low power consumption...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Little Bird PN532 NFC MODULE
SKU: LB-LR0214-148A | Brand: Little Bird
Product Overview: Our PN532 NFC module is based on a common board design for the PN532 chip used in near field communication (NFC) applications in the 13.56MHz frequency range with a maximum communication distance of...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
SparkFun Load Cell Amplifier - HX711
SKU: SF-SEN-13879 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Load Cell Amplifier is a small breakout board for the HX711 IC that allows you to easily read load cells to measure weight. By connecting the amplifier to your microcontroller you will be able to read the...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
DS3231 High Precision RTC Clock Module for Raspberry Pi B+
SKU: EC-RPA32311R | Brand: Elecrow
A high-precision real-time clock (RTC) module based on the DS3231 IC, designed to plug directly into a Raspberry Pi B+ (and compatible with Arduino). The DS3231 maintains accurate timekeeping with ±5 ppm accuracy (±0....
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
IR Sensor Module
SKU: LB-OWL-IR | Brand: Little Bird
An infrared receiver module that can read signals from most standard IR remote controls. Useful for adding remote control functionality to Arduino and microcontroller projects. Pair with an IR transmitter module to bu...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
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