Sensors & Modules
Explore a broad range of sensors and modules for electronics projects, from temperature and distance sensors to IMUs, relay modules, ADC breakouts, and liquid level sensors. Whether you're building a weather station, robotics project, or home automation system, you'll find the right component here.
Popular with Australian hobbyists, STEM educators, and professional makers, these modules work with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and other common platforms. Fast shipping across Australia to get your project moving.
Weather Meter Kit
SKU: SF-SEN-15901 | Brand: SparkFun
This Weather Meter Kit provides the three core sensors for a DIY weather station: an anemometer (wind speed), a wind vane (wind direction), and a rain gauge. All three sensors use passive magnetic reed switches rather...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Microphone Sound Sensor Module For Arduino
SKU: LB-LR0004 | Brand: Little Bird
Features Model: KY-038 Adopt LM393 main chip Electric condenser microphone Features Single channel signal output Low level output signal used for sound control light Great module for sound alarm system Working voltage...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Fast Vibration Sensor Switch (Easy to trigger)
SKU: AF-1766 | Brand: Adafruit
The "poor man's" accelerometer/motion sensor! These spring-vibration switches are high sensitivity non-directional vibration induced trigger switches. Inside is a very soft spring coiled around a long metal pin....
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Large Enclosed Piezo Element w/Wires
SKU: AF-1739 | Brand: Adafruit
This large enclosed piezo element (30 mm diameter) converts vibration to voltage and voltage to vibration, making it useful both as a buzzer for generating tones and as a sensor for detecting knocks and impacts. The e...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Little Bird 45 in 1 sensor kit for Arduino
SKU: LB-LR20 | Brand: Little Bird
Package included: 1 x Arduino PS2 Joystick game controller module 1 x Infrared sensor receiver module 1 x Laser head sensor module 1 x Temperature and humidity sensor module 1 x Infrared emission sensor module 1 x...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Logic Level Converter 8 Channels Bi-Directional
SKU: LB-LR0214-110A | Brand: Little Bird
Raspberry Pi 8 channel Level Switching (3.5V to 5V) IO Module Logic Level Converter is able to convert signals from 5V down to 3.3V (and vice versa) meaning you can safely use 5V or 3.3V devices with the Raspberry ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Light and Colour Sensor
SKU: LB-LS1697 | Brand: Little Bird
This is the Light and Colour Sensor, a small breakout board with a built in APDS-9960 sensor that offers ambient light and colour measuring, proximity detection, and touch-less gesture sensing. With this Light...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Gravity: I2C BME280 Environmental Sensor (Temperature, Humidity, Barometer)
SKU: DF-SEN0236 | Brand: DFRobot
BME280 is an environmental sensor that integrates onboard temperature sensor, humidity sensor and barometer. The sensor is of high precision, multiple functions, and small size etc. It provides both SPI and I2C in...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Electret Microphone Amplifier - MAX4466 with Adjustable Gain
SKU: AF-1063 | Brand: Adafruit
A well-designed electret microphone amplifier breakout built around the Maxim MAX4466 op-amp, specifically engineered for microphone amplification with excellent power supply noise rejection. The board comes fully ass...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Gravity: Analog TDS Sensor/Meter for Arduino
SKU: DF-SEN0244 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity Analog TDS Sensor is an Arduino-compatible kit for measuring Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in water. TDS indicates how many milligrams of soluble solids are dissolved per litre — the higher the value, the l...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Photo Transistor Light Sensor
SKU: AF-2831 | Brand: Adafruit
This Photo Transistor Light Sensor is a simple sensor that detects ambient light. It's kind of the opposite of an LED - when light hits the little chip inside, it induces current to flow from the long pin...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Piezo Element
SKU: SF-SEN-10293 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple piezo element that can be used as both a sensor and a small audio transducer. When flexed or tapped, it generates a voltage that can be read by a microcontroller, making it ideal for knock and vibration detec...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
1 Channel Relay 3V Relay Module for Micro:bit
SKU: EF-EF04086 | Brand: ElecFreaks
A single-channel 3 V relay module from the ElecFreaks OCTOPUS series, designed for use with the BBC micro:bit. It uses a high-quality HUIKE relay capable of switching loads up to 30 A, making it suitable for controlli...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Arduino Line Trace Sensor Module
SKU: LB-LR0005 | Brand: Little Bird
The Line Trace Sensor Module uses an infrared emitter/detector pair to measure the reflectivity of a surface below it. When the reflectivity exceeds an adjustable threshold, the output goes low — making it ideal for b...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Load Cell - 5kg, Straight Bar
SKU: LB-LR0399 | Brand: Little Bird
This straight bar load cell (strain gauge) converts applied force or weight into a proportional electrical signal, with a maximum capacity of 5kg. It uses four strain gauges arranged in a Wheatstone bridge configurati...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
One Wire Digital Temperature Sensor - DS18B20
SKU: SF-SEN-00245 | Brand: SparkFun
The DS18B20 is a digital temperature sensor from Maxim (now Analog Devices) that communicates over a 1-Wire bus. It reports temperature in degrees Celsius with 9 to 12-bit configurable resolution. Each sensor has a un...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Adafruit TSL2591 High Dynamic Range Digital Light Sensor
SKU: AF-1980 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit TSL2591 is an ultra-high-range digital light sensor with a massive 600,000,000:1 dynamic range. It features both infrared and full-spectrum photodiodes, allowing you to separately measure infrared, full-s...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
PL2303 USB To UART (TTL) Communication Module Type C Connector
SKU: WS-20645 | Brand: Waveshare
A USB-to-UART (TTL) communication module based on the PL2303GS chip. Connect it to your PC via USB and communicate with microcontrollers, single-board computers, and other TTL-level serial devices. Three LED indicator...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
BMM150 3-axis Magnetometer Sensor, Digital Compass Sensor, Magnetic Field Measurement
SKU: WS-24657 | Brand: Waveshare
BMM150 3-axis Magnetometer Sensor, Digital Compass Sensor, Magnetic Field Measurement BMM150 3-axis Magnetometer Sensor Suitable for compass, electronic compass applications ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
8-ch Ethernet Relay Module, Modbus RTU/Modbus TCP Protocol, PoE port Communication, With Various Isolation And Protection Circuits
SKU: WS-24964 | Brand: Waveshare
An industrial-grade 8-channel relay module controlled via Ethernet, supporting Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP protocols. Features PoE power supply (IEEE 802.3af), optocoupler isolation, reverse-polarity protection, and a r...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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