Sensors
Browse our extensive range of sensor modules and breakout boards, covering temperature, distance, motion, touch, liquid level, radar, infrared, and more. Whether you're building with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or your own custom PCB, you'll find the right sensor for your project.
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Laser Detector module
SKU: LB-LS1177 | Brand: Little Bird
Laser Detector Module Want to set up your own laser tripwire? These little modules make it super simple. Just hook one up to your Arduino, line it up with a laser pointer, and you’ve got a working laser detection syst...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Useful Sensors Tiny Code Reader
SKU: SF-SEN-23352 | Brand: SparkFun
QR codes are a great way for users to communicate with microcontrollers, whether it’s passing WiFi credentials to set up connectivity or sending personal information to fill out a digital badge. Reading them from a ma...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Fermion: MEMS Ammonia NH3 Gas Detection Sensor (Breakout, 1-300ppm)
SKU: DF-SEN0567 | Brand: DFRobot
Fermion: MEMS Ammonia NH3 Gas Detection Sensor employs state-of-the-art micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) technology, endowing the sensor with compact dimensions (13x13x2.5mm), low power consumption (<20mA), minim...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
SparkFun Environmental Sensor - BME688 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-19096 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun BME688 Environmental Sensor is a breakout that combines a gas scanning sensor with temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure sensing for a complete environmental sensor in a single package. The ga...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Gravity: Multifunctional Environmental Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0501 | Brand: DFRobot
This multifunctional environmental sensor comprises SHTC3 temperature & humidity sensor, BMP280 barometric pressure sensor, VEML7700 ambient light sensor, and ML8511 UV sensor into one and offers 5 kinds of environmen...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Fermion: MEMS Microphone Module
SKU: DF-SEN0487 | Brand: DFRobot
This tiny MEMS microphone has an amplifier gain of 66. When there is no sound detected, it outputs voltage around 0.66*VCC. When speaking, you can easily get the acoustic waveform by ADC sampling. The module can be us...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit PCF8523 Real Time Clock Breakout Board
SKU: AF-5189 | Brand: Adafruit
Keep track of time even when your project loses power or gets reprogrammed. This updated PCF8523 Real Time Clock breakout features STEMMA QT / Qwiic connectors for solderless I2C wiring, plus traditional breadboard he...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Infrared Proximity Contactless Button
SKU: SF-PRT-18582 | Brand: SparkFun
This IR proximity contactless button makes for a good replacement for typical push buttons in situations where touching the button isn't required or desirable (especially in this day and age). This button includes a b...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Fermion: TCS3430 Tristimulus Color Sensor (Breakout)
SKU: DF-SEN0403 | Brand: DFRobot
DFRobot TCS3430 XYZ Tristimulus Color Sensor employs the new generation of TCS3430 spectral sensor IC launched by the well-known AMS company. It features advanced digital ambient light sensing(ALS) and CIE 1931 tristi...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
RFID Reader Module
SKU: EC-CRF16500R | Brand: Elecrow
This product has been used in building intercom and access control products for many years, it has high stability and strongest anti-interference ability. The ATMEGA8 of this module is a high- performance AVR MCU of A...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit SGP40 Air Quality Sensor Breakout - VOC Index - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4829 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SGP40 is a next-generation MOX (metal-oxide) gas sensor from Sensirion for indoor air quality monitoring. Unlike its predecessor the SGP30, the SGP40 outputs a raw signal that is processed through Sensiri...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
SparkFun Qwiic Thermocouple Amplifier - MCP9600 (Screw Terminals)
SKU: SF-SEN-16295 | Brand: SparkFun
The MCP9600 Breakout is a high accuracy Thermocouple Amplifier equipped with an I2C interface, accessed over our Qwiic system. Inside the chip are two temperature sensors, one for the thermocouple itself (the hot junc...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Thermistor Module
SKU: LB-24-THERMISTOR | Brand: Little Bird
A thermistor changes its resistance with temperature. Find our tutorial here A thermistor is a type of variable resistor whose resistance changes with temperature. Let's take a closer look at the thermistor module....
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Gravity: Analog SHT30 Temperature Humidity Sensor
SKU: DF-DFR0588 | Brand: DFRobot
Gravity: Analog SHT30 Temperature & Humidity Sensor adopts the new generation SHT30 temperature and humidity sensor from Sensirion. Thanks to Sensirion's CMOSens® technology, highly integrated capacitive humidity sens...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - HC-SR04
SKU: SF-SEN-15569 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor. This economical sensor provides 2cm to 400cm of non-contact measurement functionality with a ranging accuracy that can reach up to 3mm. Each HC-SR04 module includes an u...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit LPS35HW Water Resistant Pressure Sensor
SKU: AF-4258 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LPS35HW is a water-resistant barometric pressure and temperature sensor from ST. The sensing element is housed in a ceramic package with waterproof gel protection, making it safe to use in damp and humid ...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Maxbotix Ultrasonic Rangefinder - LV-EZ0 [LV-EZ0]
SKU: AF-979 | Brand: Adafruit
The LV-EZ0 from MaxBotix is a compact ultrasonic rangefinder providing short to long-range detection. It can detect objects from 0 to 254 inches (6.45 m) and provides calibrated range information from 6 inches out to ...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Grove - Sound Sensor
SKU: SS-101020023 | Brand: Seeed Studio
The Sound sensor module is a simple microphone. Based on the power amplifier LM386 and the electret microphone, it can be used to detect the sound strength of the environment. The value of output can be adjusted b...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit BMP280 I2C or SPI Barometric Pressure Altitude Sensor
SKU: AF-2651 | Brand: Adafruit
The BMP280 from Bosch is a precision barometric pressure and temperature sensor, and the next-generation upgrade to the BMP085/BMP180/BMP183 family. With support for both I2C and SPI communication, it offers flexibili...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit Silicon MEMS Microphone Breakout - SPW2430
SKU: AF-2716 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SPW2430 Silicon MEMS Microphone Breakout is a compact, low-cost microphone module that detects sound and converts it to an analog voltage — no external bias resistor or amplifier needed. With a frequency ...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
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