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.
TCS34725 RGB Color Sensor For Arduino
SKU: DF-SEN0212 | Brand: DFRobot
The TCS34725 is an I2C RGB colour sensor that detects the red, green, and blue components of light in its environment and returns digital colour values. With high sensitivity, a wide dynamic range, and a built-in IR b...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
4 channel 5V relay module with light coupling 5V
SKU: LB-LR0051 | Brand: Little Bird
A 4-channel relay module with opto-isolated inputs for safe, reliable switching of high-power loads. Each relay is rated for up to 10A at 250VAC or 30VDC, making it suitable for controlling lights, motors, heaters, an...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
5pcs NTC 10K Ohm Thermistor Temperature Sensor Cylinder Probe 1m Wire
SKU: LB-10K-5 | Brand: Little Bird
A pack of five NTC thermistor temperature probes, each with a 1-metre wire lead for remote temperature sensing. These 10 KΩ (at 25°C) NTC sensors are sealed in a cylindrical metal probe for durability and are suitable...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Fermion: AHT20 Temperature and Humidity Sensor (Breakout)
SKU: DF-SEN0527 | Brand: DFRobot
The Fermion AHT20 is a high-precision, low-cost temperature and humidity sensor breakout from DFRobot. Built around an improved MEMS semiconductor capacitive humidity sensor element, it communicates over a standard I2...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Enviro + Air Quality for Raspberry Pi
SKU: PR-PIM458 | Brand: Little Bird
Monitor your world with Enviro and Enviro + Air Quality for Raspberry Pi! There's a whole bunch of fancy environmental sensors on these boards, and a gorgeous little full-colour LCD to display your data. They're th...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit Right Angle VEML7700 Lux Sensor - I2C Light Sensor
SKU: AF-5378 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Right Angle VEML7700 Lux Sensor is an I2C ambient light sensor that measures calibrated lux values rather than arbitrary brightness numbers. Its unique right-angle orientation senses light coming parallel...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
ESP-WROOM-32 (ESP32 WiFi-BT-BLE MCU Module)
SKU: EC-WCW32110W | Brand: Elecrow
The ESP-WROOM-32 is Espressif's powerful Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Classic, and BLE module built around the ESP32 dual-core processor. It's a versatile platform for IoT applications ranging from low-power sensor networks to de...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Magnetic Switch
SKU: DF-SEN0387 | Brand: DFRobot
This magnetic switch consists of two parts: a reed switch sensor with cable and a magnet trigger in a plastic housing. When the magnet is brought within approximately 1 cm of the sensor, the reed switch closes, allowi...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
BNO055 Intelligent 9-axis Sensor Module
SKU: DF-SEN0374 | Brand: DFRobot
BNO055 is a new sensor IC for implementing an intelligent 9-axis Absolute Orientation Sensor. It is a System in Package, integrating a triaxial 14-bit accelerometer, a triaxial 16-bit gyroscope, a triaxial geomagnetic...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Rain Drop Sensor Module
SKU: LB-24-RAIN | Brand: Little Bird
Give your projects weather awareness in seconds. This compact module detects the very first drop of rain and reports the strength of the shower, making it ideal for smart gardens, automatic window controls, mini weat...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: Digital 1-to-8 I2C Multiplexer
SKU: DF-DFR0576 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity I2C Multiplexer solves address conflicts when you need to connect multiple I²C devices that share the same fixed address. It provides eight independent I²C ports on a single bus, allowing up to eight ident...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055
SKU: AF-2472 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit BNO055 breakout delivers complete 9-DOF orientation sensing with onboard sensor fusion — no complex algorithms to write yourself. The Bosch BNO055 combines an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer on...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Rotary Encoder
SKU: SF-COM-09117 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 12-step rotary encoder with a nice ‘clicking’ feel. It’s breadboard friendly, and has a pretty handy select switch (by pushing in on the knob). The encoder is different from a potentiometer in that an enc...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Photo cell (CdS photoresistor)
SKU: AF-161 | Brand: Adafruit
CdS cells are little light sensors. As the squiggly face is exposed to more light, the resistance goes down. When its light, the resistance is about 5-10KΩ, when dark it goes up to 200KΩ. To use, connect one side o...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
SparkFun Single Lead Heart Rate Monitor - AD8232
SKU: SF-SEN-12650 | Brand: SparkFun
The AD8232 SparkFun Single Lead Heart Rate Monitor is a cost-effective board used to measure the electrical activity of the heart. This electrical activity can be charted as an ECG or Electrocardiogram and output as a...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
ESP32-H2-DevKitM-1 - 4 MB Flash
SKU: AF-5715 | Brand: Adafruit
The ESP32-H2-DevKitM-1 is an entry-level development board based on the ESP32-H2-MINI-1 module, featuring Bluetooth Low Energy 5, IEEE 802.15.4, Thread, Matter, and Zigbee support on a single chip. It's an ultra-low-p...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Mini PIR Sensor with Time and Sensitivity Control - BS612
SKU: AF-5578 | Brand: Adafruit
The BS612 is a compact, fully configurable mini PIR motion sensor that detects movement from approximately 3–8 metres away with a 120° detection spread. Its small form factor makes it ideal for unobtrusive motion-sens...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N4 Module (PCB Antenna)
SKU: DF-DFR0896 | Brand: DFRobot
The ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N4 is a powerful Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE MCU module built around the ESP32-S3 SoC. Featuring a dual-core Xtensa LX7 processor running at up to 240MHz, 4MB SPI flash, and hardware acceleration for n...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Gravity: 360 Degree Rotary Encoder Module
SKU: DF-SEN0502 | Brand: DFRobot
This looks like a potentiometer, but it’s an encoder switch. It is a cascadable 360 ° rotary encoder switch with 20 pulses per revolution, and each pulse corresponds to a detent. There are LED lights set for each dete...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Temperature Sensor - High Temperature, Waterproof (DS18B20)
SKU: SF-SEN-18367 | Brand: SparkFun
A sealed, waterproof DS18B20 digital temperature probe for precise measurements in wet or harsh environments. The sensor communicates over a 1-Wire interface, requiring just one data pin (plus ground) to connect to yo...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
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