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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SparkFun micro:climate kit for micro:bit - v3.0
SKU: SF-KIT-16274 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun micro:climate kit is a full weather station kit that is built on top of the weather:bit carrier board. Unlike previous weather kits we've carried, this micro:climate kit is Qwiic enabled and includes o...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Octopus Temperature And Humidity Sensor
SKU: EF-EF04019 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Temperature and humidity sensor is a module based on DHT11 digital temperature and humidity sensing element. Simple design, and sensitive to the ambient temperature and humidity changes, it can be used for temperature...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Medium Vibration Sensor Switch
SKU: AF-2384 | Brand: Adafruit
The "poor man's" accelerometer/motion sensor! These spring-vibration switches are medium sensitivity non-directional vibration induced trigger switches. Inside is a medium hardness spring coiled around a long metal...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055
SKU: AF-2472 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit BNO055 breakout delivers complete 9-DOF orientation sensing with onboard sensor fusion — no complex algorithms to write yourself. The Bosch BNO055 combines an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer on...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Rotary Encoder
SKU: SF-COM-09117 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a 12-step rotary encoder with a nice ‘clicking’ feel. It’s breadboard friendly, and has a pretty handy select switch (by pushing in on the knob). The encoder is different from a potentiometer in that an enc...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Mini Photocell
SKU: SF-SEN-09088 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a very small light sensor. A photocell changes (also called a photodetector, photo resistor, CdS or photoconductive cell) resistance depending on the amount of light it is exposed to. These little sensors make...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Photo cell (CdS photoresistor)
SKU: AF-161 | Brand: Adafruit
CdS cells are little light sensors. As the squiggly face is exposed to more light, the resistance goes down. When its light, the resistance is about 5-10KΩ, when dark it goes up to 200KΩ. To use, connect one side o...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Sensor Cable - Electrode Pads (3 connector)
SKU: SF-CAB-12970 | Brand: SparkFun
This is your simple three conductor sensor cable with electrode pad leads. These cables are 24" long and feature a 3.5mm audio jack connector on one end with snap style receptacles for biomedical sensor pads. Each cab...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Temperature Sensor - High Temperature, Waterproof (DS18B20)
SKU: SF-SEN-18367 | Brand: SparkFun
A sealed, waterproof DS18B20 digital temperature probe for precise measurements in wet or harsh environments. The sensor communicates over a 1-Wire interface, requiring just one data pin (plus ground) to connect to yo...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
ACS712 Current Sensor- 20A
SKU: EC-SEL71220A | Brand: Elecrow
A current sensing module based on the Allegro ACS712 Hall effect sensor, capable of accurately measuring both AC and DC current up to ±20 A. The module outputs a proportional analogue voltage that can be read directly...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Adafruit LTR390 UV Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4831 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LTR390 is a dual-purpose UV and ambient light sensor with true UVA sensing at a peak spectral response between 300 and 350 nm. Unlike UV index approximation sensors, the LTR390 has a genuine UV photodiode...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Adafruit MS8607 Pressure Humidity Temperature PHT Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4716 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MS8607 is a factory-calibrated 3-in-1 sensor that measures barometric pressure, relative humidity, and temperature over I2C. Made by TE Connectivity, this PHT (Pressure, Humidity, Temperature) sensor is a...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Octopus Analog UV sensor (GUVA-S12SD)
SKU: EF-EF04093 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus Analog UV sensor (GUVA-S12SD) is the UV electric brick in our Octopus series, the basic design is from the Octopus electric bricks and the setting of its outlook, the PCB fixing hole and the connectors are the...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Adafruit MPU-6050 6-DoF Accel and Gyro Sensor - STEMMA QT Qwiic
SKU: AF-3886 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MPU-6050 breakout combines a 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope in a single compact sensor, providing 6 degrees of freedom (6-DoF) motion sensing over I2C. A proven and popular IMU, the MPU-6050 is...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Potentiometer Module
SKU: LB-LS1673 | Brand: Little Bird
This Potentiometer Module is from our Micro:bit 24 bit kit. You're probably already familiar with using a potentiometer as they are commonly found on many electrical devices, such as in audio equipment where they a...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Octopus Soil Moisture Sensor Brick
SKU: EF-EF04027 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus Soil Moisture Sensor Brick can read the amount of moisture present in the soil surrounding it. It's a low tech sensor, but ideal for monitoring an urban garden, or your pet plant's water level. This is a mu...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Adafruit BMP388 - Precision Barometric Pressure and Altimeter
SKU: AF-3966 | Brand: Adafruit
The BMP388 from Bosch is a high-precision barometric pressure and temperature sensor, offering significantly improved altitude accuracy over the BMP280. With altitude noise as low as 0.1 metres and a relative accuracy...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
37 in 1 Sensor Kit for Arduino
SKU: LB-LR07 | Brand: Little Bird
A comprehensive collection of 37 different sensors and modules for Arduino, covering a wide range of inputs and outputs for electronics projects. Everything comes neatly organised in a clear plastic storage case. Fro...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Incremental Photoelectric Rotary Encoder - 400P/R
SKU: DF-SEN0230 | Brand: DFRobot
This is an industrial incremental photoelectric rotary encoder with aluminum material, metal shell and stainless steel shaft. It generates AB two-phase orthogonal pulse signal though the rotation of the grating dis...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Opto Interrupter IRT9608 DIP-4
SKU: LB-LS1216 | Brand: Little Bird
This sensor is composed of an infrared emitter on one upright and a shielded infrared detector on the other. By emitting a beam of infrared light from one upright to the other, the sensor can detect when an object pas...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
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