Sensors

SKU: AF-1246 | Brand: Adafruit

Add light-reactive sensing to your wearable Flora project with this high precision Lux sensor. The TSL2561 luminosity sensor is an advanced digital light sensor, ideal for use in a wide range of light situations. Comp...

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...

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...

SKU: TB-RN3444 | Brand: Little Bird

A 100 kΩ NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) thermistor in a radial dipped-epoxy package. These ceramic sensors change resistance rapidly with temperature, making them ideal for temperature measurement, compensatio...

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...

SKU: LB-LR0018 | Brand: Little Bird

A compact reed switch module that closes its circuit when a magnetic field is present. Inside the glass envelope, a pair of ferromagnetic metal contacts come together when a magnet is brought close, and spring apart w...

SKU: LB-LR0157 | Brand: Little Bird

The Sharp GP2Y0A710K0F IR Range Sensor takes a continuous distance reading and reports the distance as an analog voltage with a distance range of 100cm to 550cm. The interface is 5-wire with power, ground and out...

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 ...

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&...

SKU: DF-SEN0014 | Brand: DFRobot

The Sharp distance sensors are a popular choice for many projects that require accurate distance measurements. This IR sensor is more economical than sonar rangefinders, yet it provides much better performance than o...

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...

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...

SKU: SF-SEN-14348 | Brand: SparkFun

The SparkFun CCS811/BME280 Environmental Combo Breakout takes care of all your atmospheric-quality sensing needs with the popular CCS811 and BME280 ICs. This unique breakout provides a variety of environmental data, i...

SKU: PL-2463 | Brand: Pololu

The Vishay TSSP58P38 is a unique modulated IR receiver that is designed for IR brightness detection instead of data communication for remote control. This sensor can be used with a 38 kHz modulated IR emitter an...

SKU: DF-SEN0042 | Brand: DFRobot

A compact digital infrared distance sensor from DFRobot's Gravity range, designed for edge detection and close-range proximity sensing. It detects objects within 1–10 cm and outputs a simple digital HIGH/LOW signal — ...

SKU: SF-SEN-09299 | Brand: SparkFun

The GP1A57HRJ00F is a slotted optical sensor (photo interrupter) with an infrared emitter on one upright and a shielded infrared detector on the other. When an object passes through the 10 mm gap between the uprights,...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...