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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Octopus Temperature Sensor Brick TMP36 Analog for Arduino Micro:bit
SKU: EF-EF04079 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus TMP36 Temperature Sensor Brick is a temperature sensor with low voltage and accurate celsius read. It can provide voltage output,which forms a linear relationship with celsius temperature. TMP36 do not need an...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
SparkFun weather:bit - micro:bit Carrier Board (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-DEV-15837 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun weather:bit is a fully loaded "carrier" board for the micro:bit that, when combined with the micro:bit, provides you with a fully functional weather station. With the weather:bit you will have acces...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Adafruit LSM303AGR Accelerometer Magnetometer - STEMMA QT Qwiic
SKU: AF-4413 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LSM303AGR combines a triple-axis accelerometer and triple-axis magnetometer in a single breakout board. The accelerometer measures gravity to determine which way is down, while the magnetometer senses mag...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
SparkFun Grid-EYE Infrared Array Breakout - AMG8833 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-14607 | Brand: SparkFun
Get ready to be able to see like the Predator! The SparkFun Grid-EYE Infrared Array Breakout board is an 8x8 thermopile array, meaning you have a square array of 64 pixels capable of independent temperature detec...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Temperature and Humidity Sensor Module KY-028
SKU: LB-LR0010 | Brand: Little Bird
Digital TempTemperature sensing module using an NTC thermistor. The output signal at ‘DO’ switches high when the preset (adjustable) temperature is reached. An analog output signal from the sensor is availab...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Rainbow HAT
SKU: PR-PIM242 | Brand: Little Bird
Rainbow HAT has a buffet of sensors, inputs and displays to explore Android ThingsTM. Use it as a weather station, a clock, a timer or stopwatch, a mood light, or endless other things. We've worked with the Android...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Rainbow HAT
SKU: PR-PIM253 | Brand: Little Bird
Rainbow HAT is a feature-packed add-on board for the Raspberry Pi, loaded with sensors, inputs, displays, and LEDs. Use it as a weather station, clock, timer, mood light, or as a hands-on introduction to multiple Pi c...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
AM2320 Digital Temperature and Humidity Sensor
SKU: PI-COM1700 | Brand: Pimoroni
The AM2320 is a digital temperature and humidity sensor with an I2C interface. Its straightforward I2C communication makes it easy to connect to any Raspberry Pi or Arduino, and it works alongside other I2C sensors an...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
9-axis compass module CJMCU-MPU9150
SKU: LB-LS1026 | Brand: Little Bird
The CJMCU-MPU9150 is a 9-axis motion tracking breakout board based on the InvenSense MPU-9150 System in Package (SiP). It combines a 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, and 3-axis digital compass (magnetometer) in...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
SparkFun Humidity and Temperature Sensor Breakout - HTU21D
SKU: SF-SEN-12064 | Brand: SparkFun
The HTU21D is a low-cost, easy to use, highly accurate, digital humidity and temperature sensor. This sensor is ideal for environmental sensing and data logging and perfect for a weather stations or humidor control sy...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
AltIMU-10 v5 Gyro, Accelerometer, Compass, and Altimeter (LSM6DS33, LIS3MDL, and LPS25H Carrier)
SKU: PL-2739 | Brand: Pololu
The Pololu AltIMU-10 v5 is a compact inertial measurement unit (IMU) and altimeter that combines a gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, and barometric pressure sensor on a single board. It provides ten independent ...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Pololu 38 kHz IR Proximity Sensor, Fixed Gain, High Brightness
SKU: PL-2578 | Brand: Pololu
This module features a fixed-gain, 38 kHz modulated IR sensor and a corresponding IR LED with oscillator circuit to make a tiny proximity sensor. This high-brightness version draws an average of 16 mA at 5&...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Alcohol Gas Sensor MQ-3
SKU: PL-1634 | Brand: Pololu
The MQ-3 is a semiconductor gas sensor that detects alcohol vapour at concentrations from 0.04 mg/L to 4 mg/L — a range suitable for building a breathalyser. It provides a simple analog voltage output that requires on...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
VL53L0X Time-of-Flight Distance Sensor Carrier with Voltage Regulator, 200cm Max
SKU: PL-2490 | Brand: Pololu
This sensor is a carrier/breakout board for ST’s VL53L0X laser-ranging sensor, which measures the range to a target object up to 2 m away. The VL53L0X uses time-of-flight measurements of infrared pulses for rangi...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Carbon Monoxide Sensor (MQ7)
SKU: DF-FIT0227 | Brand: DFRobot
The MQ7 is a simple-to-use Carbon Monoxide (CO) sensor suitable for detecting CO concentrations in the air. It offers a wide detection range from 20 to 2000 ppm, making it ideal for safety monitoring and air quality p...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Crash sensor Right-
SKU: DF-SEN0138-R | Brand: DFRobot
A miniature snap-action switch, also trademarked and frequently known as a micro switch, is an electric switch that is actuated by very little physical force.Micro switches are very widely used; among their appl...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Gas Sensor Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-08891 | Brand: SparkFun
This breakout board provides a convenient PCB adapter for MQ-series gas sensors (MQ-3, MQ-4, MQ-6, MQ-7, and MQ-8). It converts the sensor's oversized, oddly-spaced pins into a standard breakout format that's easy to ...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Alcohol Gas Sensor - MQ-3
SKU: SF-SEN-08880 | Brand: SparkFun
The MQ-3 is an alcohol gas sensor suitable for detecting alcohol concentration in the air, similar to a breathalyser. It provides an analog resistive output based on alcohol concentration, with high sensitivity and fa...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
RFID Reader ID-12LA (125 kHz)
SKU: SF-SEN-11827 | Brand: SparkFun
RFID (radio-frequency identification) is the wireless non-contact use of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields, for the purposes of identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. This is the ID-12LA, a very simpl...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Infrared Proximity Sensor - Sharp GP2Y0A21YK
SKU: SF-SEN-00242 | Brand: SparkFun
The Sharp GP2Y0A21YK is an infrared proximity sensor with an analogue voltage output that varies with distance — from 3.1 V at 10 cm to 0.4 V at 80 cm. It uses an IR emitter and position-sensitive detector to measure ...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
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