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.
SparkFun Infrared Temperature Breakout - TMP006
SKU: SF-SEN-11859 | Brand: SparkFun
This is not your typical temperature sensor. The TMP006 Breakout can measure the temperature of an object without making contact with it. By using a thermopile to detect and absorb the infrared energy an object is emi...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
SparkFun Photon IMU Shield
SKU: SF-DEV-13629 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun Photon IMU Shield, a versatile motion-sensing add-on board for your Photon device. Each IMU shield is equipped with an on-board LSM9DS1 system-in-a-chip that houses a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis ...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
SparkFun Line Follower Array
SKU: SF-SEN-13582 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Line Follower Array is a long board consisting of eight IR sensors that have been configured to read as digital bits! We have designed the SparkFun Line Follower Arrays to follow a dark line of about ¾ in...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
SparkFun Digital Temperature Sensor Breakout - TMP102
SKU: SF-SEN-13314 | Brand: SparkFun
The TMP102 is an easy-to-use digital temperature sensor from Texas Instruments. The TMP102 breakout allows you to easily incorporate the digital temperature sensor into your project. While some temperature sensors use...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
3-Axis MEMS Accelerometer - MMA8452Q
SKU: SF-COM-10953 | Brand: SparkFun
The MMA8452Q is a low-power, 3-axis capacitive MEMS accelerometer with 12-bit resolution. Packed with embedded motion-detection functions and configurable interrupt outputs, it can monitor events autonomously while st...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
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...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
SparkFun Pressure Sensor Breakout - MS5803-14BA
SKU: SF-SEN-12909 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor Breakout, a high resolution pressure sensor with both an I2C and SPI interface. This MEMS pressure sensor measures the absolute pressure of the fluid around it which includes ai...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
Pimoroni Rainbow HAT for Android Things™ and Raspberry Pi
SKU: AF-3354 | Brand: Adafruit
The Rainbow HAT from Pimoroni has a buffet of sensors, inputs, and displays to explore Android Things™. Use it as a weather station, a clock, a timer or stopwatch, a mood light, or endless other things.Pimoroni collab...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
SparkFun RGB Light Sensor - ISL29125
SKU: SF-SEN-12829 | Brand: SparkFun
If you’ve had ideas for a project that depends on the ability to sense different spectrums of visible light and react based on those measurements, the ISL29125 breakout board may be just what you need. The ISL29125 br...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
SparkFun ToF Range Finder Breakout - VL6180
SKU: SF-SEN-12784 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun “Time-of-Flight” Range Finder, a breakout for the VL6180 distance sensor. Unlike most distance sensors that rely reflected light intensity or reflected angles to determine range, the VL6180 use...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
SparkFun ToF Range Finder Sensor - VL6180
SKU: SF-SEN-12785 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun “Time-of-Flight” Range Finder, a sensor board for the VL6180 distance sensor. Unlike most distance sensors that rely on reflected light intensity or reflected angles to determine range, the VL6180...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
SparkFun RedBot Sensor - Accelerometer
SKU: SF-SEN-12589 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun RedBot Accelerometer is an add-on sensor that provides bump and motion detection for the RedBot platform. It measures acceleration forces on the X, Y, and Z axes using the MMA8452Q triple-axis acceleromet...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
Adafruit Triple-Axis Accelerometer - ±2/4/8g @ 14-bit - MMA8451
SKU: AF-2019 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MMA8451 is a high-precision triple-axis accelerometer with a built-in 14-bit ADC, offering selectable measurement ranges of ±2g, ±4g, and ±8g. Designed by Freescale (now NXP), this sensor detects motion, ...
Delivered by Fri 6 Nov
3D Gesture Sensor (Mini) For Arduino
SKU: DF-SEN0202 | Brand: DFRobot
The DFRobot 3D Gesture Sensor (Mini) integrates 3D gesture recognition and motion tracking using Microchip's patented GestIC near-field sensing technology. It can detect clockwise and counterclockwise rotation, direct...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
Gravity: Formaldehyde (HCHO) Sensor (Arduino Raspberry Pi Compatible)
SKU: DF-SEN0231 | Brand: DFRobot
The Formaldehyde (HCHO) sensor is an Arduino & Raspberry Pi compatible module, which is the ideal solution for indoor air quality monitor. This is a HCHO(CH2O) sensor module. It can be used to measure HCHO in a...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
Pico - 10DOF-IMU IC Test Board
SKU: WS-19358 | Brand: Waveshare
A 10-DOF IMU sensor expansion board designed for the Raspberry Pi Pico. Combines a 9-axis ICM20948 motion sensor (gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer) with an LPS22HB barometric pressure sensor, all communicating o...
Out of stock
MLX90640 Thermal Camera Breakout - Wide angle (110°)
SKU: PR-PIM366 | Brand: Little Bird
A sophisticated, hackable, 32x24 pixel thermal camera breakout! Use it to monitor the temperature of your CPU or coffee pot, or to build your own heat-seeking night vision camera. Works with Raspberry Pi or Arduino.It...
Out of stock
VL53L5CX 8x8 Time of Flight (ToF) Array Sensor Breakout
SKU: PR-PIM622 | Brand: Little Bird
A sophisticated distance sensor with 8x8 multizone ranging and a wide field of view - great for robots and advanced motion sensing. This sensor measures distance by beaming low powered infrared lasers at a target (p...
Out of stock
Gesture recognition sensor module
SKU: PR-WPSE358 | Brand: Little Bird
A gesture recognition sensor module capable of detecting nine distinct hand gestures including directional swipes, rotation, and waving. The module communicates via I²C and features both normal and game modes for diff...
Out of stock
Adafruit ISM330DHCX + LIS3MDL FeatherWing - High Precision 9-DoF IMU
SKU: AF-4569 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit ISM330DHCX + LIS3MDL FeatherWing combines two precision ST sensors to deliver 9 degrees of freedom — accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer — in the Feather form factor. Stack it onto any Feather boar...
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