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.
ESP32 WROOM MCU Module - 16MB (U.FL)
SKU: SF-WRL-17746 | Brand: SparkFun
ESP32-WROOM-32 is a powerful, generic Wi-Fi+BT+BLE MCU module that targets a wide variety of applications, ranging from low-power sensor networks to the most demanding tasks, such as voice encoding, music streaming...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
URM13 Ultrasonic Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0352 | Brand: DFRobot
The DFRobot URM13 is a compact ultrasonic ranging sensor with an open single-probe design. It supports three communication methods — TRIG pulse (SR04-compatible), UART, and I2C — making it versatile for a wide range o...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Infrared Photoelectric Switch
SKU: DF-SEN0347 | Brand: DFRobot
This infrared photoelectric switch consists of a transmitter and receiver pair that detects objects at distances up to 1.5 m with a response time under 1 ms. The infrared beam provides stable detection regardless of a...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
OCTOPUS Magnetic Switch
SKU: EF-EF04075 | Brand: ElecFreaks
OCTOPUS Magnetic Switch is a kind of electric brick carrying magnetic switch and compatible with OCTOPUS series. It mainly consists of WBSF12 dry reed switch. WBSF12 is a dry reed tube with frequently open contact ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
ESP32-S2-WROVER Module - 4 MB flash and 2 MB PSRAM
SKU: AF-4653 | Brand: Adafruit
The ESP32-S2-WROVER is a Wi-Fi module from Espressif built around the ESP32-S2 SoC — a single-core 240 MHz Xtensa LX7 processor with native USB support, 4 MB flash, and 2 MB PSRAM. It provides 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n Wi-F...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
5V Metal Proximity Switch
SKU: DF-FIT0658 | Brand: DFRobot
This compact 5V inductive proximity switch detects metal objects at distances up to 4mm without physical contact. It features an NPN normally-open output, a fast response time under 1ms, and a 1,000Hz switching freque...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Octopus 3V laser sensor
SKU: EF-EF04096 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus 3V laser sensor is the laser emission electric brick in our Octopus series, the basic design is from the Octopus electric bricks and the setting of its outlook, the PCB fixing hole and the connectors are the s...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
TF03 (ToF) Laser Range Sensor (100m)
SKU: DF-SEN0328 | Brand: DFRobot
The TF03 is an industrial-grade LiDAR sensor with a detection range of up to 100 m. Using pulsed time-of-flight (ToF) measurement, it delivers high accuracy in a compact 44 × 43 × 32 mm package weighing just 77 g. Its...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Octopus Mercury Sensor
SKU: EF-EF04006 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus Mercury Sensor is a tilt and angle detection module based on the mercury switch principle. When tilted, the mercury inside the switch makes or breaks contact, providing a simple way to detect orientation c...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Water-proof Ultrasonic Sensor (ULS)
SKU: DF-SEN0300 | Brand: DFRobot
A high-performance waterproof ultrasonic distance sensor with an enclosed probe, capable of measuring distances from 270 mm to 8000 mm. Based on ultrasonic echo ranging, it determines distance by measuring the time be...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Garmin LIDAR-Lite v4 LED - Distance Measurement Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-15776 | Brand: SparkFun
The LIDAR-Lite v4 LED sensor is the next step in the LIDAR-Lite line. A small, lightweight, low-power optical ranging sensor. It's the first to incorporate ANT profile wireless networking technology into an optical se...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
LV-MaxSonar-EZ4(MB1040)
SKU: DF-SEN0275 | Brand: DFRobot
The MB1040 LV-MaxSonar-EZ4 is a compact ultrasonic range sensor from MaxBotix that provides distance measurements from 15 cm to 645 cm (6" to 254") with 2.5 cm (1") resolution. It features the narrowest beam width of ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Standalone 5-Pad Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - AT42QT1070
SKU: AF-1362 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with mutiple capacitive touch sensors. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and connect up to 5 conductive pads to the 5 left-...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
SRF05 ultrasonic sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0006 | Brand: DFRobot
The latest model SRF05 Detection range of 3 cm from the original SRF04 -3 m, increased to 1 cm -4 meters. RF04 is compatible with the original. Also has smaller side lobes. Ultrasonic module can be used to identi...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun Photo Interrupter Breakout Board - GP1A57HRJ00F
SKU: SF-BOB-09322 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple breakout PCB for the GP1A57HR photo interrupter (also known as a photogate, photodiode, or phototransistor). This PCB has three connections for PWR, GND, and Signal.When the gate is clear, SIG will be high (>...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Ultrasonic Scanner kit(180°)
SKU: DF-KIT0020 | Brand: DFRobot
An Ultrasonic sensor with scan capability is a must have feature for most robot application. This Ultrasonic scanner kit provides a cost effective way to have such feature for your robot application. This kit is...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Tilt ball switch
SKU: AF-173 | Brand: Adafruit
The "poor man's" accelerometer! Tilt sensors are switches that can detect basic motion/orientation. The metal tube has a little metal ball that rolls around in it, when its tilted upright, the ball rolls onto the cont...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Rotary Encoder - 1024 P/R (Quadrature)
SKU: SF-COM-11102 | Brand: SparkFun
This 1024 pulse per rotation rotary encoder outputs gray code which you can interpret using a microcontroller and find out which direction the shaft is turning and by how much. This allows you to add feedback to motor...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
URM37 Ultrasonic Sensor for Arduino / Raspberry Pi
SKU: DF-SEN0001 | Brand: DFRobot
URM37 V4.0 Arduino Ultrasonic Sensor comes with temperature compensation which provides better distance measurement accuracy. It is very unique feature in the industry. URM37 V4.0 Arduino Ultrasonic Sensor offers ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Encoder Adapter
SKU: DF-FIT0324 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION This adapter is especially designed for DFRobot 12V DC Motors, adding the compatibility factor for those products without customized connectors or external power supplies. ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
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