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.
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...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
Infrared Proximity Sensor Short Range - Sharp GP2Y0A41SK0F
SKU: SF-SEN-12728 | Brand: SparkFun
Infrared proximity sensor made by Sharp. Part # GP2Y0A41SK0F has an analog output that varies from 3.1V at 4cm to 0.3V at 30cm with a supply voltage between 4.5 and 5.5VDC. The sensor has a Japanese Solderless Termina...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Gravity: Arduino Digital Microwave Sensor (Motion Detection)
SKU: DF-SEN0192 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION The microwave sensor applies the Doppler effect to detect moving objects using microwaves. This differs from the method used by a regular infrared (IR) sensor as microwave is...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
SparkFun Real Time Clock Module
SKU: SF-BOB-12708 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun Real Time Clock (RTC) Module, this little breakout that uses the DS1307 to keep track of the current year, month, day as well as the current time. The module comes fully assembled and includes a s...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Adafruit HTU21D-F Temperature Humidity Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-1899 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit HTU21D-F is an accurate I²C digital temperature and humidity sensor breakout board. With typical humidity accuracy of ±2% (optimised for 5–95% RH) and temperature accuracy of ±1°C across -30 to 90°C, it's...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
Pixy CMUcam5 Sensor
SKU: AF-1906 | Brand: Adafruit
The Pixy2 (CMUcam5) is a smart vision sensor that can be taught to detect objects, track lines, and identify intersections — all at 60 frames per second. It offloads image processing from your microcontroller, sending...
Delivered by Fri 4 Sep
Wheel Encoder Kit
SKU: SF-ROB-12629 | Brand: SparkFun
The DAGU Wheel Encoder Kit is a simple add-on for wheeled robots that measures speed and distance travelled. Each kit includes two neodymium 8-pole magnets with rubber hubs and two hall-effect sensors, providing relia...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
SparkFun RedBot Sensor - Wheel Encoder
SKU: SF-SEN-12617 | Brand: SparkFun
Knowing where your robot is can be very important! The RedBot Wheel Encoder allows you to track the number of revolutions each wheel has made. This sensor works by detecting the movement of small teeth connected to a ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
DIY Sensor Film Kit - 4x6 Small Kit
SKU: AF-1917 | Brand: Adafruit
The Sensor Film Kit is a great new way to make custom-sized sensors out of force sensitive material. This kit includes one piece of black plastic sensor film (it's thicker and more durable than Velostat but simi...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
Real Time Clock - DS3234
SKU: SF-COM-10079 | Brand: SparkFun
RTC stands for real time clock folks. The DS3234 is a low-cost, extremely accurate SPI bus RTC with an integrated temperature compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) and crystal.
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
RPLIDAR A2 - 360 Degree Laser Scanner Development Kit
SKU: DF-DFR0445 | Brand: DFRobot
RPLIDAR A2 is the next generation low cost 360 degree 2D laser scanner (LIDAR) solution developed by SLAMTEC. It can take up to 4000 samples of laser ranging per second with high rotation speed. And equipped with S...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
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 24 Aug
Gravity: Analog High Temperature Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0198 | Brand: DFRobot
What sensor should you use when you need to measure temperature? Most people will think of a DS18B20 temperature sensor first, but this sensor is only capable of measuring temperatures up to 125C. In order to me...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
ALS-PT19 Light Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-12566 | Brand: SparkFun
The ALS-PT19 is a compact SMD ambient light sensor, significantly smaller than standard through-hole alternatives like the TEMT6000. Functioning as an NPN phototransistor, it provides an analogue voltage output propor...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
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 4 Sep
URM04 Ultrasonic Sensor (RS485)
SKU: DF-SEN0002 | Brand: DFRobot
The URM04 Ultrasonic sensor is developed based upon our popular URM37 ultrasonic sensor, it is using RS485 interface which allows multiple sensors to be used simultaneously . The RS485 interface allows a number of...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
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 24 Aug
Gravity: 9 Pcs Sensor Set for Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0018 | Brand: DFRobot
This is DFRobot's basic sensor set for arduino. Set includes light sensor, touch sensor, temperature sensor, magnetic sensor, vibration sensor, tilt sensor, big button, LED lighting module and Grayscale sensor. ...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
Optical Dust Sensor - GP2Y1010AU0F
SKU: SF-COM-09689 | Brand: SparkFun
Sharp’s GP2Y1010AU0F is an optical air quality sensor, designed to sense dust particles. An infrared emitting diode and a phototransistor are diagonally arranged into this device, to allow it to detect the reflecte...
Delivered by Mon 24 Aug
Sensor / Motor Drive Board
SKU: DF-DFR0057 | Brand: DFRobot
This Sensor/Motor Drive Board (Cortex M3 CPU) is the integration of multiple communication interfaces that quickly build robotic systems. This board (Cortex M3 CPU) features the SPI Interface and works as a bridge ...
Delivered by Thu 13 Aug
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