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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LPG Gas Sensor - MQ-6
SKU: SF-SEN-09405 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple-to-use MQ-6 gas sensor for detecting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) — primarily propane and butane — in the air. The sensor detects concentrations from 200 to 10,000 ppm with high sensitivity and fast response...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Methane CNG Gas Sensor - MQ-4
SKU: SF-SEN-09404 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a simple-to-use compressed natural gas (CNG) sensor, suitable for sensing natural gas (composed of mostly Methane [CH4]) concentrations in the air. The MQ-4 can detect natural gas concentrations anywhere from ...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
LPS331AP Pressure/Altitude Sensor Carrier with Voltage Regulator
SKU: PL-2126 | Brand: Pololu
A breakout board for ST's LPS331AP digital barometric pressure sensor. This sensor measures absolute pressure from 260 to 1260 mbar with excellent accuracy (±2 mbar), making it ideal for altitude estimation, weather m...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Air Quality and Environmental Control HAT for Raspberry Pi
SKU: KI-5038 | Brand: Kitronik
The Kitronik Air Quality Control HAT for Raspberry Pi lets you monitor, log, and react to environmental data using the BME688 sensor. It measures temperature, pressure, humidity, air quality index, and eCO2, with an o...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Yahboom K230 vision module + Adjustable Bracket
SKU: YH-3000101267 | Brand: Yahboom
Yahboom K230 vision module is a high-performance, low-power embedded AI vision processing module designed for edge computing scenarios. It is designed based on the end-side AloT chip of the RISC-V architecture, with 6...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Fermion: GR10-30 Gesture Sensor (Breakout, UART & I2C, 12 Gestures, 0~30cm)
SKU: DF-SEN0543 | Brand: DFRobot
This GR10-30 gesture sensor is capable of recognizing 12 hand gestures: move up, down, left, right, forward & backward, rotate clockwise & counterclockwise, rotate clockwise & counterclockwise continuously, hover, and...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit ICM-20649 Wide Range ±30g ±4000dps 6-DoF IMU
SKU: AF-4464 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit ICM-20649 breakout features a wide-range 6-DoF IMU capable of measuring up to ±30g acceleration and ±4000°/s gyroscope rotation — roughly double the range of standard IMUs. When typical ±16g accelerometer...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
BME680 Environmental Sensor Module
SKU: DF-SEN0375 | Brand: DFRobot
BME680 is a 4-in-1 multi-functional MEMS environmental sensor which integrates VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) sensor, temperature sensor, humidity sensor and barometer. It is designed for air quality monitor, and du...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit H3LIS331 Ultra High Range Triple-Axis Accelerometer - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4627 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit H3LIS331 is an ultra-high-range triple-axis accelerometer capable of measuring up to ±400g across all three axes. Part of the ST LIS331 family, it's designed for applications where standard ±16g accelerom...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
SparkFun GPS Breakout - NEO-M9N, Chip Antenna (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-GPS-15733 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun NEO-M9N GPS Breakout with on-board chip antenna is a high quality, GPS board with equally impressive configuration options. The NEO-M9N module is a 92-channel u-blox M9 engine GNSS receiver, meaning it ca...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Octopus Waterproof DS18B20 Temperature Sensor
SKU: EF-EF04095 | Brand: ElecFreaks
This sensor is a temperature detector used to test the liquid temperature based on 18b20. Characteristics Standard 3-pin GVS ports is easy to plug. 3V working voltage can drive the micro:bit. Water-proof design ma...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Octopus Vibration Detection Brick OBVD01
SKU: EF-EF04040 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus Electronic Bricks, you can use them to build electronics projects just as easy as piling bricks. By using Octopus electronic bricks, you may connect Arduino/Freaduino compatible boards easily with various d...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
M5StickC Yun Hat(SH20,BMP280,SK6812)
SKU: M5-U070 | Brand: Little Bird
The M5StickC Yun HAT is a cloud-shaped multi-sensor environmental monitoring accessory designed to mount on the M5StickC via the top socket. It integrates a temperature and humidity sensor (SHT20), barometric pressure...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Klimate Board for the BBC micro:bit
SKU: KI-5636 | Brand: Kitronik
This RTC & Klimate board is a Real Time Clock (RTC) and environmental sensor (BME280) interface for the BBC microbit. The environmental sensor will give the ability to measure temperature, barometric pressure an...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Octopus Linear Slider Potentiometer Brick
SKU: EF-EF04061 | Brand: ElecFreaks
A linear sliding potentiometer module from the ElecFreaks Octopus series. Provides an analogue voltage output proportional to the slider position, making it useful as a variable input for controlling volume, brightnes...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Line Following add-on for :MOVE mini
SKU: KI-5624-LF | Brand: Kitronik
Add line following capability to your Kitronik :MOVE mini buggy for the BBC micro:bit with this easy-to-assemble add-on kit. No soldering required — just mechanical assembly using the included hardware. Once built, t...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
SparkFun Distance Sensor Breakout - 4 Meter, VL53L1X (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-14722 | Brand: SparkFun
This SparkFun Distance Sensor Breakout utilizes the VL53L1X next generation ToF (Time of Flight) sensor module to give you the highly accurate measurements at long ranges for its size. The VL53L1X uses a VCSEL (V...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Touch pHAT
SKU: PR-PIM272 | Brand: Little Bird
Six touch-sensitive buttons to use for whatever your heart desires, with added LEDs (did you expect anything less?) Touch pHAT has six capacitive touch buttons, each with a bright white LED, designed to be complete...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Bend Labs Digital Flex Sensor - 1-Axis, 4 Inch
SKU: SF-SEN-15244 | Brand: SparkFun
The Bend Labs Digital Flex Sensors are an innovative solution for measuring motion, providing a unique alternative to existing sensor technologies for measuring a highly accurate and drift-free angular displacement in...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit HTU21D-F Temperature Humidity Sensor Breakout Board - Fully Assembled
SKU: AF-3515 | 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 Wed 5 Aug
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