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.
13.56MHz RFID/NFC Card [1KB]
SKU: AF-359 | Brand: Adafruit
This blank 13.56 MHz RFID/NFC card contains a Mifare Classic 1K chip with 1 KB of writable EEPROM storage. The standard credit-card-sized form factor (ISO 7810 ID-1) makes it suitable for access control badges, identi...
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SparkFun RFID Starter Kit
SKU: SF-KIT-13198 | Brand: SparkFun
This it the SparkFun RFID Starter Kit, an all-in-one kit that offer everything you need to get your next RFID project off the ground. This kit includes our USB RFID Reader, ID-12LA RFID module, and two 125kHz RFID car...
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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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Mini 2-wire Volt Meter (3.2 - 30 VDC)
SKU: AF-460 | Brand: Adafruit
Put a voltage meter anywhere with this very handy display. These are often used by RC hobbyists for keeping track of batteries but we thought it would be great on a breadboard or enclosure. This is the 2-wire versi...
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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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High Temp Waterproof DS18B20 Digital temperature sensor + extras
SKU: AF-642 | Brand: Adafruit
This is a pre-wired and waterproofed version of the DS18B20 sensor made with a PTFE wire cable. Handy for when you need to measure something far away, or in wet conditions. This sensor is a little more expensive th...
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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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SRF08 Ultrasonic Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0007 | Brand: DFRobot
The SRF08 is an evolutionary step up from the SRF04. It requires less power to operate, has a longer range (up to 6m) and it performs its own internal timing of the return echo. The SRF08 is also fitted with an LDR...
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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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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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AgXRP Pump & Soil Moisture Sensor Expansion Pack (Beta)
SKU: SF-KIT-30716 | Brand: SparkFun
Add another automated planting zone to your AgXRP setup with this expansion for the AgXRP Starter Kit. It lets students and educators add a second pump and soil moisture sensor, so they can water a second plant indepe...
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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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HMC6343 Qwiic Digital Compass
SKU: SF-SEN-30183 | Brand: SparkFun
This compact digital compass module is built around the HMC6343, a fully integrated electronic compass designed to deliver reliable heading data without making your main microcontroller do all the processing.Unlike ba...
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DFRobot Waterproof Digital Thermometer with Display
SKU: DF-FIT0507-EN | Brand: DFRobot
This compact digital thermometer gives you a simple, low-cost way to monitor temperature in wet or enclosed environments. It has an integrated display and a 1 m probe cable, making it handy for greenhouses, fish tanks...
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