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.
SparkFun OpenLog Artemis
SKU: SF-DEV-16832 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun OpenLog Artemis is an open source data logger that comes preprogrammed to automatically log IMU, GPS, serial data, and various pressure, humidity, and distance sensors. All without writing a single line o...
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Adafruit Feather nRF52840 Sense
SKU: AF-4516 | Brand: Adafruit
The Feather nRF52840 Sense takes the popular Feather nRF52840 Express and adds a suite of on-board environmental and motion sensors. It features Bluetooth Low Energy, native USB, CircuitPython and Arduino support, plu...
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SparkFun Level Translator Breakout - PCA9306
SKU: SF-BOB-15439 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun PCA9306 Level Translator Breakout provides dual bidirectional voltage-level translation for I2C and SMBus lines. It lets you safely connect devices operating at different logic levels — for example, a 3.3...
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SparkFun Qwiic Scale - NAU7802
SKU: SF-SEN-15242 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic Scale is a small breakout board for the NAU7802 that allows you to easily read load cells to accurately measure the weight of an object. By connecting the board to your microcontroller you will be a...
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Getting Started with Sensors : Measure the World with Electronics, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
SKU: LB-00341 | Brand: Little Bird
Learn to build electronic projects that sense the physical world using sensors, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi. This book takes you from basic electronic circuits through to sophisticated sensor systems that can react to t...
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Pixy 2 CMUcam5 Image Sensor (Robot Vision)
SKU: DF-SEN0265 | Brand: DFRobot
The Pixy2 (CMUcam5) is a fast, compact vision sensor for robotics that can detect objects, track colours, follow lines, and read small barcodes — all at 60 frames per second. Teach it to recognise objects by pressing ...
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Rotary Potentiometer - 10 kΩ
SKU: PI-COM1004 | Brand: Pimoroni
You'll find these rotary potentiometers in our Maker Essentials kit, but they're so useful we decided to offer them on their own! Pair them with something like our Explorer HAT Pro or Explorer pHAT to rea...
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Pulse Sensor Amped
SKU: PI-PSA001 | Brand: Pimoroni
The Pulse Sensor Amped is a plug-and-play heart-rate sensor for Arduino. It detects pulse by measuring changes in reflected light as blood pumps through your tissues, providing a real-time analogue signal that fluctua...
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Force-Sensing Resistor: 0.6-Diameter Circle
SKU: PL-1696 | Brand: Pololu
This force-sensing resistor (FSR) from Interlink Electronics is a passive component that exhibits a decrease in resistance when there is an increase in the force applied to the 0.58″-diameter (1.5 cm) active area...
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Me Sound Sensor
SKU: MB-11008 | Brand: Makeblock
Me Sound Sensor is designed to detect the intensity of sound in the surrounding environment. You can use it in sound interative project such as a voice operated switch or build a dancing robot w...
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QTR-1A Reflectance Sensor (2-Pack)
SKU: PL-2458 | Brand: Pololu
The QTR-1A reflectance sensor carries a single infrared LED and phototransistor pair in an inexpensive, tiny 0.5" x 0.3" module that can be mounted almost anywhere and is great for edge detection and line fo...
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ACS711EX Current Sensor Carrier -31A to +31A
SKU: PL-2453 | Brand: Pololu
A compact carrier board for the Allegro ACS711EX Hall effect-based linear current sensor with overcurrent fault output. It measures bidirectional current up to ±31 A with a proportional analogue voltage output centred...
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10K Precision Epoxy Thermistor [3950 NTC]
SKU: AF-372 | Brand: Adafruit
An epoxy-coated precision NTC thermistor with a 10kΩ resistance at 25°C and ±1% accuracy. The resistance decreases as temperature rises and increases as it cools, making it straightforward to measure temperature with ...
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Gravity: GP8101S 1-Channel PWM to 0-5V/10V DAC Module
SKU: DF-DFR1036 | Brand: DFRobot
A 1-channel DAC module that converts a PWM signal from any microcontroller into a precise 0–5V or 0–10V analogue voltage output. Built around the GP8101S chip with 8-bit resolution and 0.2% accuracy, it's ideal for dr...
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SparkFun Optical Tracking Odometry Sensor - PAA5160E1 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-24904 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic Optical Tracking Odometry Sensor empowers you to elevate your robot's navigation capabilities with exceptional precision and streamlined integration. This compact, all-in-one sensor leverages the po...
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M5Stack Dial - ESP32-S3 Smart Rotary Knob with 1.28" Touchscreen
SKU: AF-5966 | Brand: Adafruit
Add a cool touch-screen rotary dial to your next build with the M5Stack M5Dial. The M5Dial integrates the necessary features and sensors for various smart home control applications as a versatile embedded development ...
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Pico Air Monitoring Expansion
SKU: SB-21819 | Brand: Little Bird
The Pico Air Monitoring Expansion is a HAT for Raspberry Pi Pico that measures suspended particulate matter (PM1.0, PM2.5, and PM10) in the air. It uses a PMSA003 digital laser dust sensor and includes an onboard 0.91...
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Pico Enviro+ Pack
SKU: PR-PIM635 | Brand: Little Bird
The Pico Enviro+ Pack is a compact environmental monitoring add-on for the Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico W. Measuring just 61.5 × 31.5 mm, it packs a weather and gas sensor, light sensor, microphone, a 1.54" colour LCD, ...
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SparkFun Atmospheric Sensor Breakout - BME280 (with Headers)
SKU: SF-SEN-13905 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun BME280 Atmospheric Sensor Breakout measures barometric pressure, relative humidity, and temperature in a compact package. This version comes with headers pre-soldered for easy breadboard use or direct wir...
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Anemometer Kit 4-20mA
SKU: LB-ANEMO | Brand: Little Bird
A robust three-cup anemometer with 4–20mA current loop output, ideal for industrial monitoring and control applications. The all-aluminium construction provides excellent weather resistance, while the wear-free rotati...
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