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.
MQ-2 smoke sensor module
SKU: LB-24-MQ2 | Brand: Little Bird
This is the MQ-2 smoke sensor module. It is sensitive to flammable gases such as LPG, propane, and methane. Find our tutorial here It has four pins:AO: Analog OutputDO: Digital OutputGND: In electronics, we defi...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
DHT11 Temperature And Relative Humidity Sensor
SKU: LB-LR0298 | Brand: Little Bird
This stand alone DHT11 can read the temperature and humidity and send the information over a one wire, simplex serial bus. Arduino.cc provides a DHT11 library to aid in communicating with this module.**DHT11 Temper...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit BME280 I2C or SPI Temperature Humidity Pressure Sensor
SKU: AF-2652 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit BME280 Breakout is a precision environmental sensor from Bosch that measures temperature, barometric pressure, and humidity in a single package. With its excellent pressure accuracy, it also functions as ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature Sensor - Waterproof (DS18B20)
SKU: SF-SEN-11050 | Brand: SparkFun
This sealed digital temperature probe lets you precisely measure temperatures in wet environments with a simple 1-Wire interface. The DS18B20 provides 9 to 12-bit (configurable) temperature readings over a 1-Wire i...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
USB GPS Receiver (2m Extension Cable)
SKU: DF-TEL0138 | Brand: DFRobot
This is an Ublox chip-based GPS receiver module of low power and high sensitivity that can receive 56 channels satellite signal. Compared with traditional GPS receivers, it brings much more accurate and faster-positio...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Pulse sensor Module Heart Rate Sensor
SKU: LB-LR0214-37 | Brand: Little Bird
Other Features: Voltage: 3V / 5V; Amplification factor: 330; Wavelength: 609nm; A product for Arduino.1 x Pulse sensor Pulse Heart Rate Sensor Module
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
SparkFun Logic Level Converter - Bi-Directional
SKU: SF-BOB-12009 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Bi-Directional Logic Level Converter safely translates signals between different voltage levels — stepping 5V down to 3.3V and 3.3V up to 5V on the same channel. It also works with 2.8V and 1.8V devices, ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Waterproof DS18B20 Sensor Kit
SKU: DF-KIT0021 | Brand: DFRobot
A waterproof DS18B20 digital temperature sensor kit with everything you need to connect to an Arduino. The stainless steel probe measures temperatures from -55°C to +125°C over a 1-Wire interface, requiring just one d...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: Analog Turbidity Sensor For Arduino
SKU: DF-SEN0189 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity Analog Turbidity Sensor measures water clarity by detecting the level of suspended particles. It works by measuring light transmittance and scattering rate, which change with the amount of total suspended ...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Gravity: Tipping Bucket Rainfall Sensor - I2C & UART
SKU: DF-SEN0575 | Brand: DFRobot
This DFRobot rainfall sensor is a reliable and convenient tool for measuring rainfall.Based on the principle of tipping bucket rainfall, the rainfall sensor provides users with rainfall values in millimeters and syste...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
IR Break Beam Sensor (50cm)
SKU: DF-SEN0503 | Brand: DFRobot
An infrared break-beam sensor pair for simple, reliable motion detection. The emitter sends a beam of invisible IR light to the receiver — when an object passes between them and breaks the beam, the receiver outputs a...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Hall-Effect Sensor - AH1815 (Non-Latching)
SKU: SF-SEN-14709 | Brand: SparkFun
The AH1815 is an integrated Hall-Effect non-latched sensor. That’s nice but what does it do? Holding a magnet near the sensor will cause the output pin to toggle. This makes for a robust presence sensor. A reed sen...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Electret Microphone Amplifier - MAX9814 with Auto Gain Control
SKU: AF-1713 | Brand: Adafruit
Add an ear to your project with this well-designed electret microphone amplifier with AGC. This fully assembled and tested board comes with a 20-20KHz electret microphone soldered on. For the amplification, we use th...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
IR Break Beam Sensor - 3mm LEDs
SKU: AF-2167 | Brand: Adafruit
Infrared (IR) break-beam sensors are a simple way to detect motion. They work by having an emitter side that sends out a beam of human-invisible IR light, then a receiver across the way which is sensitive to tha...
Delivered by Tue 30 Jun
Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates [Version 3]
SKU: AF-746 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout (Version 3) is a high-performance GPS module built around the MTK3339 chipset. With 66 channels, -165 dBm tracking sensitivity, and up to 10 Hz position updates, it delivers accurate...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Ultra Thin 10K Thermistor - B3950 NTC
SKU: AF-4890 | Brand: Adafruit
Need to measure something with a very slim sensor? This precision 10K thermistor is an inexpensive way to measure temperature in a small gap, or taped to a flat surface, it's only 0.2mm wide!The resistance in 25°C is ...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Weather Meter Kit
SKU: SF-SEN-15901 | Brand: SparkFun
This Weather Meter Kit provides the three core sensors for a DIY weather station: an anemometer (wind speed), a wind vane (wind direction), and a rain gauge. All three sensors use passive magnetic reed switches rather...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Microphone Sound Sensor Module For Arduino
SKU: LB-LR0004 | Brand: Little Bird
Features Model: KY-038 Adopt LM393 main chip Electric condenser microphone Features Single channel signal output Low level output signal used for sound control light Great module for sound alarm system Working voltage...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
6 DOF Sensor - MPU6050
SKU: DF-SEN0142 | Brand: DFRobot
A compact breakout board for the MPU-6050, combining a 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer with an onboard Digital Motion Processor (DMP) on a single chip. The integrated DMP handles complex motion fusion algori...
Delivered by Fri 19 Jun
Little Bird 45 in 1 sensor kit for Arduino
SKU: LB-LR20 | Brand: Little Bird
Package included: 1 x Arduino PS2 Joystick game controller module 1 x Infrared sensor receiver module 1 x Laser head sensor module 1 x Temperature and humidity sensor module 1 x Infrared emission sensor module 1 x...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
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