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.
Adafruit LSM6DSOX + LIS3MDL - Precision 9 DoF IMU
SKU: AF-4517 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LSM6DSOX + LIS3MDL is a precision 9 Degree of Freedom (9-DoF) inertial measurement unit on a single breakout board. It combines the LSM6DSOX accelerometer/gyroscope — known for exceptionally low gyro drif...
Delivered by Fri 6 Nov
AM2301B - Wired Enclosed AHT20 - Temperature and Humidity Sensor
SKU: AF-5181 | Brand: Adafruit
The AM2301B is an affordable enclosed temperature and humidity sensor featuring an I2C interface — a modern upgrade over the classic DHT22/AM2302 sensors that required bit-bang timing protocols. Inside is the proven A...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Adafruit MCP9808 High Accuracy I2C Temperature Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-5027 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MCP9808 is a high-accuracy digital temperature sensor with ±0.25°C typical accuracy over its −40°C to +125°C range and 0.0625°C resolution. It communicates over standard I2C and runs on 2.7V to 5.5V power...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Adafruit VL53L1X Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~30 to 4000mm
SKU: AF-3967 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit VL53L1X (also known as VL53L1CX) is a next-generation Time-of-Flight (ToF) distance sensor from ST with an impressive 4-metre range and LIDAR-like precision. Using an invisible laser and matching sensor, ...
Delivered by Fri 6 Nov
Adafruit MSA311 Triple Axis Accelerometer - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-5309 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MSA311 is a compact, low-cost triple-axis accelerometer with 14-bit resolution and a rich set of built-in motion detection features. Very similar to the MSA301 but with an updated I2C address (0x62 instea...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
DFRobot AS7341 11-Channel Visible Light Sensor-Breakout
SKU: DF-SEN0365 | Brand: DFRobot
This compact breakout uses the AMS AS7341 spectral sensor IC to measure colour across multiple visible-light bands. It is designed for projects that need more detail than a basic RGB colour sensor, with channels cover...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
Adafruit Triple-axis Magnetometer - LIS2MDL - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4488 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LIS2MDL is a triple-axis magnetometer (compass) breakout from ST, capable of sensing magnetic fields across a wide ±50 gauss (±5000 µT) range with no range configuration required. It's ideal for detecting...
Delivered by Fri 6 Nov
Tilt Sensor Module
SKU: LB-TILT | Brand: Little Bird
A simple tilt sensor module that detects orientation changes. When tilted, the internal conductive ball breaks the circuit; when returned upright, it reconnects — providing a digital output signal. It's a compact, low...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Octopus light sensor
SKU: EF-EF04092 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus Light Sensor Brick reads the ambient light level of its surrounding environment and outputs an analog signal. The 3-pin GVS connector makes it easy to plug into micro:bit expansion boards, Arduino, and oth...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Gravity: Throw-in Type Liquid Level Transmitter
SKU: DF-KIT0139 | Brand: DFRobot
This throw-in type liquid level transmitter adopts high-performance pressure sensing chip, with advanced circuit processing and temperature compensation technology. The level transmitter receives different pressures a...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
Gravity: UART I2C NFC Module
SKU: DF-DFR0231-H | Brand: DFRobot
Gravity: UART & I2C NFC Module adopts NXP PN532, a highly integrated NFC communication controller, which supports various types of NFC smart cards or tags like the commonly used MIFARE Classic series and NTAG series i...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Gravity: Lightning Distance Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0290 | Brand: DFRobot
Gravity: Lightning Sensor employs AMS innovative AS3935 Franklin lightning sensor IC and Coilcraft MA5532-AE dedicated antenna to detect lightning distance, intensity, and frequency within a radius of 40km both indoor...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Adafruit MCP9600 I2C Thermocouple Amplifier - K, J, T, N, S, E, B and R Type T
SKU: AF-4101 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MCP9600 I2C Thermocouple Amplifier handles all the analogue complexity of thermocouple measurement for you. Simply connect your thermocouple, wire up I2C, and read accurate temperature data from virtually...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Gravity: I2C BMI160 6-Axis Inertial Motion Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0250 | Brand: DFRobot
The BMI160 6-axis inertial motion sensor is a new product from DFRobot. It is based on Bosch BMI160 6-axis MEMS sensor which integrates 16-bit 3-axis accelerometer with ultra-low-power 3-axis gyroscope. Bosch BMI160 ...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Sharp Infrared distance sensor with line GP2Y0A41SK0F 4-30CM
SKU: LB-LR0214-20 | Brand: Little Bird
The GP2Y0A41SK0F is a short range Sharp analog distance sensor. The detection range is 1.5″ to 12″ (4 cm to 30 cm). The shorter range gives you higher resolution measurements, and the lower minimum detection distance ...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Gravity: VL53L0X ToF Laser Range Finder
SKU: DF-SEN0245 | Brand: DFRobot
The VL53L0X laser range finder is a high-precision distance sensor that based on new Time-of-Flight (ToF) principle. VL53L0X provides accurate distance measurement whatever the target reflection unlike traditional ...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Adafruit VEML7700 Lux Sensor - I2C Light Sensor
SKU: AF-4162 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit VEML7700 is a high-accuracy ambient light sensor from Vishay that outputs calibrated lux values over I2C. Unlike basic light sensors that return unitless brightness readings, the VEML7700 calculates lux (...
Delivered by Fri 6 Nov
Moisture Sensor for micro:bit
SKU: PI-PPMB00113 | Brand: Pimoroni
The moisture sensor for micro:bit allows your micro:bit to detect moisture, so if your plant is thirsty you'll know about it! or how about using one and a couple of micro:bits to tell you when your bath has reached...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
ADS1015 12-Bit ADC - 4 Channel with Programmable Gain Amplifier
SKU: AF-1083 | Brand: Adafruit
Add high-speed analog-to-digital conversion to any microcontroller with the ADS1015 breakout. This 12-bit ADC delivers 3,300 samples per second over I2C, with four single-ended or two differential input channels and a...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
ESP8266 ESP-01S Relay
SKU: LB-LS0205 | Brand: Little Bird
A WiFi-controlled relay module based on the AI-Thinker ESP-01S (ESP8266). It lets you switch AC or DC loads remotely over WiFi, making it a simple building block for smart home automation, IoT switching, and remote co...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
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