Sensors

SKU: LB-LR0005 | Brand: Little Bird

The Line Trace Sensor Module uses an infrared emitter/detector pair to measure the reflectivity of a surface below it. When the reflectivity exceeds an adjustable threshold, the output goes low — making it ideal for b...

SKU: EF-EF04055 | Brand: ElecFreaks

OCTOPUS PIR Sensor module is a type of electronic building block based on AM412 pyroelectric digital smart sensor. It can be used in sensing and detection of human or animal motion, sensing distance is about 4-5 me...

SKU: AF-158 | Brand: Adafruit

Hall effect sensors detect whether a magnet is near. Useful for non-contact/waterproof type switches, position sensors, rotary/shaft encoders. I tried dozens of different hall effect sensors to see which one wou...

SKU: AF-189 | Brand: Adafruit

PIR sensors are used to detect motion from pets/humanoids from about 20 feet away (possibly works on zombies, not guaranteed). This one has an adjustable delay before firing (approx 2-4 seconds), adjustable sensiti...

SKU: AF-5578 | Brand: Adafruit

The BS612 is a compact, fully configurable mini PIR motion sensor that detects movement from approximately 3–8 metres away with a 120° detection spread. Its small form factor makes it ideal for unobtrusive motion-sens...

SKU: AF-157 | Brand: Adafruit

IR sensor tuned to 38KHz, perfect for receiving commands from a TV remote control. Runs at 3V to 5V so it's great for any microcontroller.To use, connect pin 3 (all the way to the right) to 5V power, pin 2 (middle) to...

SKU: AF-5990 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit Infrared IR Remote Transceiver combines a high-powered IR transmitter and a sensitive 38 kHz IR receiver on a single board. With two 940 nm IR LEDs (one vertical, one horizontal) driven by an onboard N-ch...

SKU: LB-24-REED | Brand: Little Bird

A reed switch is an electrical switch which is operated when a magnetic field is brought near to it.  Check out our tutorial here Digital Output (DO)GND: In electronics, we define a point in a circuit to be a ki...

SKU: AF-377 | Brand: Adafruit

This high-quality 24-pulse rotary encoder features detented rotation with a satisfying click at each step, a built-in push-button switch, and a panel-mount design. It comes with a soft-touch knob with an arrow indicat...

SKU: EC-ARS03218S | Brand: Elecrow

The board is designed for beginners in Arduino, with various components available that makes you build more than 10 projects easily. You won’t have to solder or connect anything at all, just plug it in a shield and st...

SKU: AF-3942 | Brand: Adafruit

The HC-SR04 is an ultrasonic distance sensor that measures distances from approximately 2 cm to 400 cm (best results between 10–250 cm). Widely used in robotics, automation, interactive art, and motion sensing project...

SKU: AF-828 | Brand: Adafruit

An inline flow sensor for measuring liquid or water flow in solar heating, computer cooling, irrigation, and other fluid projects. The sensor uses a pinwheel with a magnet and an external hall effect sensor to count r...

SKU: LB-LS7682 | Brand: Little Bird

This spare outdoor unit set is designed for use with professional wireless weather stations, providing the essential sensors needed to accurately monitor local weather conditions. Ideal as a replacement set or for cus...

SKU: AF-1767 | Brand: Adafruit

A low-sensitivity, non-directional vibration switch that acts as a simple motion detector. Inside, a stiff spring is coiled around a central metal pin — when the switch is shaken or moved with enough force, the spring...

SKU: AF-1458 | Brand: Adafruit

Sense the world around you! The FLORA Sensor Pack includes many types of sensors for your wearable enjoyment. Sense motion, direction, color, light levels, touch, and connections with FLORA sensor breakouts and con...

SKU: LB-LS6569 | Brand: Little Bird

A DIY soldering kit that builds into a functional ultrasonic distance meter. Using an HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor, STC89C52 microcontroller, and 3-digit 7-segment display, this kit measures distances from 5cm to 4m with...

SKU: AF-5022 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit Proximity Trinkey is a tiny USB-A development board built around the APDS9960 multi-function sensor and an ATSAMD21 microcontroller. Plug it into any USB port and you instantly have proximity, colour, amb...

SKU: AF-374 | Brand: Adafruit

These 1-wire digital temperature sensors are fairly precise (±0.5°C over much of the range) and can give up to 12 bits of precision from the onboard digital-to-analog converter. They work great with any microcontro...

SKU: AF-386 | Brand: Adafruit

The DHT11 is a basic, ultra low-cost digital temperature and humidity sensor. It uses a capacitive humidity sensor and a thermistor to measure the surrounding air, and spits out a digital signal on the data pin (no an...

SKU: SF-DEV-15162 | Brand: SparkFun

The SparkFun gator:bit v2.0 is an all-in-one “carrier” board for your micro:bit that provides you with a fully functional development and prototyping platform. Almost every pin on the micro:bit is broken out to pads t...