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.
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
1-Wire Digital Temperature Sensor for Raspberry Pi - Unassembled (1m)
SKU: LB-LR-DIGI-TEMP-1M-UA | Brand: Little Bird
The Little Bird 1-Wire Digital Temperature Sensor for Raspberry Pi — a plug-and-play solution for environment sensing, data logging, and IoT applications. Simply plug it onto the Raspberry Pi GPIO header — no breadboa...
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
Adafruit 9-DOF Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO085 (BNO080) - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4754 | Brand: Adafruit
The BNO085 from Hillcrest Laboratories is a 9-DOF IMU with built-in sensor fusion — it combines accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer data on-chip and delivers ready-to-use orientation, motion detection and activi...
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
5V 1 Channel H/L Level Trigger Optocoupler Relay Module For Arduino
SKU: LB-LR0046 | Brand: Little Bird
The 5V 1-Channel Optocoupler Relay Module provides safe, isolated switching of high-voltage loads from a microcontroller. An onboard SMD optocoupler isolates the control circuit from the relay, protecting your Arduino...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Piezo Buzzer [PS1240]
SKU: AF-160 | Brand: Adafruit
The PS1240 is a compact piezo buzzer for generating beeps, tones, and alerts in electronic projects. Drive it with a 3–30 V peak-to-peak square wave from a timer or microcontroller. It produces its loudest output arou...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Mini Vibration Motor (10*2.7mm)
SKU: DF-FIT0774 | Brand: DFRobot
A compact coin-type vibration motor measuring just 10 × 2.7 mm — roughly the size of a fingernail. It delivers strong vibration with low noise and operates across a 1.5–4.2 V range, with vibration intensity increasing...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
Prong Soil Moisture Sensor for BBC micro:bit
SKU: KI-5647 | Brand: Kitronik
The Prong Soil Moisture Sensor mounts directly onto a BBC micro:bit to monitor soil moisture levels. Two conductive tines are inserted into the soil — any moisture conducts an analogue voltage that the micro:bit reads...
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
Motion Activated Audio Player with Two Separate PIR
SKU: LB-2-PIR-AUDIO | Brand: Little Bird
Introducing our innovative Audio Player with PIR Motion Sensor, designed for seamless integration and the automatic triggering of audio alerts by motion detection. Explore the standout features of this versatile devic...
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
Mini PIR Motion Sensor
SKU: LB-LS0869 | Brand: Little Bird
The AM312 sensor is a mini IR pyroelectric infrared PIR motion human body sensor that is easy to install and has low power consumption. Its digital signal processing and high sensitivity make it ideal for use in au...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
UV Ultraviolet Ray Detection Sensor
SKU: LB-LS2299 | Brand: Little Bird
A UV detection sensor module that measures ultraviolet light intensity in the 200–370 nm wavelength range. The analogue output (0–1 V DC) is proportional to the UV Index, making it suitable for measuring UV exposure i...
Delivered by Wed 10 Jun
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