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.
Hydrogen Gas Sensor - MQ-8
SKU: SF-SEN-10916 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple-to-use hydrogen gas sensor, suitable for sensing hydrogen concentrations in the air. The MQ-8 can detect hydrogen gas concentrations anywhere from 100-10000ppm. This sensor has a high sensitivity an...
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12 eTape Liquid Level Sensor + extras
SKU: AF-464 | Brand: Adafruit
The eTape Liquid Level Sensor is a solid-state resistive sensor that measures fluid level without mechanical floats. As the liquid level rises, the hydrostatic pressure compresses the sensor envelope, decreasing its r...
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SparkFun IR Thermometer Evaluation Board - MLX90614
SKU: SF-SEN-10740 | Brand: SparkFun
An evaluation board for the MLX90614 non-contact infrared thermometer sensor. It pairs the MLX90614 with an ATmega328 running at 3.3 V (8 MHz Arduino bootloader), giving you a ready-to-use IR temperature sensor with s...
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SparkFun RGB and Gesture Sensor - APDS-9960
SKU: SF-SEN-12787 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun RGB and Gesture Sensor, a small breakout board with a built in APDS-9960 sensor that offers ambient light and color measuring, proximity detection, and touchless gesture sensing. With this RGB and...
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SparkFun Logomatic v2 - Serial SD Datalogger (FAT32)
SKU: SF-WIG-12772 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Logomatic v2 is a versatile serial and analogue data logger built around the NXP LPC2148 ARM7 microcontroller. It logs data to a microSD card in FAT32 format and appears as a USB mass storage device, so l...
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Leddar M16 Sensor Module (45 degree beam)
SKU: DF-SEN0200 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION The Leddar M16 Sensor Module is an advanced sensing solution that combines 16 independent active elements into a single sensor, resulting in rapid, continuous and accurate de...
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Leddar M16 Sensor Module (95 degree beam)
SKU: DF-SEN0201 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION The Leddar M16 Sensor Module is an advanced sensing solution that combines 16 independent active elements into a single sensor, resulting in rapid, continuous and accurate de...
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Chirp! The Plant Watering Alarm
SKU: AF-1965 | Brand: Adafruit
Let's be honest - the hardest part about owning a houseplant is not killing it. And the hardest part about not killing your houseplant, at least for us, is remembering to water it. The Chirp! Plant Watering Alarm i...
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Liquid Flow Meter - Brass 1/2 Nominal Threaded
SKU: AF-833 | Brand: Adafruit
This brass liquid flow meter measures water or other liquid flow using a pinwheel and Hall effect sensor. As liquid passes through the 1/2" threaded brass body, it spins an internal pinwheel with a magnet attached. A ...
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URM07-UART Low-Power Consumption Ultrasonic Sensor (20~750cm)
SKU: DF-SEN0153 | Brand: DFRobot
The URM07 is an ultra-low-power UART ultrasonic distance sensor with an effective range of 20–750 cm. Operating on 3.0–5.5 V, it is directly compatible with 3.3 V and 5 V microcontrollers including Arduino and Raspber...
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RFID Glass Capsule (125kHz)
SKU: SF-SEN-09416 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a glass, cylindrical RFID tag; it’s very similar to those implanted into pets for identification purposes. But really guys, it’s not for use inside your body. Please don’t implant this thing into yourselves. E...
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INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout - 26V ±3.2A Max
SKU: AF-904 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board will solve all your power-monitoring problems. Instead of struggling with two multimeters, you can just use the handy INA219B chip on this breakout to both measure both the high side voltage and DC...
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Great Scott Gadgets YARD Stick One - Software Defined Radio
SKU: AF-3586 | Brand: Adafruit
YARD Stick One (Yet Another Radio Dongle) from Great Scott Gadgets can transmit or receive digital wireless signals at frequencies below 1 GHz. It uses the same radio circuit as the popular IM-Me. The radio...
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Raspberry Pi Sense Hat
SKU: RP-SC0329_1 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
The Raspberry Pi Sense HAT is an add-on board that attaches to the Raspberry Pi via the 40-pin GPIO header, adding a suite of environmental and motion sensors, an 8×8 RGB LED matrix, and a mini joystick. It's the same...
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MyoWare Electrodes (10-pack)
SKU: PI-AT-04-003 | Brand: Pimoroni
A pack of 10 disposable, pre-gelled foam electrodes designed for use with MyoWare Muscle Sensors. Each electrode snaps directly onto the sensor for quick and clean electromyography (EMG) measurements — no additional g...
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AS7343 14-Channel Light and Colour Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-6477 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout makes the AS7343 multi-channel spectrometer easy to add to your project. Instead of only measuring overall brightness, it can quantify how much light is present across different wavelengths, letting you ...
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AS7331 UVA/UVB/UVC Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-6476 | Brand: Adafruit
This compact board makes it easy to measure ultraviolet light across three separate bands, giving you independent UVA, UVB and UVC readings instead of a single combined value. That makes it a strong fit for human and ...
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VCNL4030 Proximity and Lux Sensor Breakout - STEMMA QT/Qwiic
SKU: AF-6491 | Brand: Adafruit
This compact breakout combines a Vishay VCNL4030 proximity sensor and ambient light sensor on one board. It can measure proximity from 0 to 300mm (about 12 inches) and light from 0.004 to 16,768 lux, making it a handy...
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MAX44009 Wide-Range Lux Light Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-6498 | Brand: Adafruit
Measure ambient light in real lux with a sensor that handles everything from very dim conditions to bright outdoor sunlight. This breakout is built around the MAX44009, an easy-to-use ambient light sensor that automat...
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TCS3430/TCS34303 Ambient Tri-Stimulus Colour Sensor
SKU: AF-6479 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout brings ambient light tri-stimulus colour sensing to your project using CIE XYZ plus an IR channel, rather than the more common RGB-style approach. It is designed for applications where you want access to...
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