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 DS18B20 Digital Temperature Brick
SKU: EF-EF04042 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus DS18B20 Digital Temperature Brick uses the DS18B20 1-Wire digital temperature sensor from Maxim IC to deliver accurate readings from −55 °C to +125 °C with ±0.5 °C accuracy. Each sensor has a unique 64-bit...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Octopus Infrared Receiver Sensor
SKU: EF-EF04009 | 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...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Octopus Smoke Sensor MQ-2 Brick OBMQ2
SKU: EF-EF04029 | Brand: ElecFreaks
An analogue gas sensor module based on the MQ-2 sensor, part of the Octopus Electronic Bricks series for plug-and-play integration with Arduino and compatible boards. Detects a wide range of combustible gases and smok...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Octopus 9DOF MODULE
SKU: EF-EF04020 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus Electronic Bricks, you can use them build electronics projects just as easy as piling bricks. By using Octopus electronic bricks, you may connect Arduino/Freaduino compatible boards easily with various digi...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Octopus Vibration Sensor
SKU: EF-EF04014 | 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 Thu 25 Jun
Adafruit PCT2075 Temperature Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4369 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit PCT2075 Temperature Sensor is a precise, affordable I2C temperature sensor and a drop-in replacement for the classic LM75. With an 11-bit ADC (compared to the LM75's 9-bit), it delivers finer temperature ...
Delivered by Mon 6 Jul
Adafruit PDM Microphone Breakout with JST SH Connector
SKU: AF-4346 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit PDM Microphone Breakout with JST SH Connector provides a digital audio input using Pulse Density Modulation (PDM) in a compact, cable-ready form factor. The 4-pin JST SH connector (3V, GND, DAT, CLK) pair...
Delivered by Mon 6 Jul
LV-MaxSonar-EZ4(MB1040)
SKU: DF-SEN0275 | Brand: DFRobot
The MB1040 LV-MaxSonar-EZ4 is a compact ultrasonic range sensor from MaxBotix that provides distance measurements from 15 cm to 645 cm (6" to 254") with 2.5 cm (1") resolution. It features the narrowest beam width of ...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
SparkFun Ambient Light Sensor - VEML6030 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-15436 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun VEML6030 Ambient Light Sensor is a high-accuracy, 16-bit light sensor that measures ambient light in lux with a spectral response similar to the human eye. It connects via the Qwiic I2C system for solderl...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Octopus Photo Interrupter Sensor
SKU: EF-EF04012 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Photo Interrupter Sensor is a sensor module based on ITR9608 photoelectric switch, together with special Arduino shield in use. It has been widely used in parts counting, motor speed and so on. Three pins electronic b...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
SparkFun GPS Breakout - Chip Antenna, SAM-M8Q (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-GPS-15210 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun SAM-M8Q GPS Breakout features a u-blox SAM-M8Q 72-channel GNSS receiver with a built-in chip antenna. It supports GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou constellations simultaneously, providing improved positi...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
SparkFun GPS Breakout - ZOE-M8Q (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-GPS-15193 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun ZOE-M8Q GPS Breakout is a miniaturised, high-accuracy GNSS receiver board with Qwiic (I2C) connectivity. The u-blox ZOE-M8Q is a 72-channel receiver that tracks GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, and Galileo constella...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
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 Tue 16 Jun
SparkFun Triple Axis Magnetometer Breakout - MLX90393 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-14571 | Brand: SparkFun
It’s time to start utilizing the superior magnetometer, and what better way than to throw it onto an easy-to-use breakout board? The SparkFun MLX90393 Magnetometer Breakout is a triple-axis magnetic sensor bo...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
LilyPad Light Sensor
SKU: SF-DEV-14629 | Brand: SparkFun
The LilyPad Light Sensor is a sewable breakout board with an ALS-PT19 light sensor built in and ready to use right away. Each sensor outputs voltage between 0V and 3.3V depending on the level of ambient light shi...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
SparkFun IR Array Breakout - 110 Degree FOV, MLX90640 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-14843 | Brand: SparkFun
It’s time to say hip hip array for this IR Breakout! The MLX90640 SparkFun IR Array Breakout is equipped with a 32x24 array of thermopile sensors creating, in essence, a low resolution thermal imaging camera. With thi...
Delivered by Thu 25 Jun
Gravity:Digital Magnetic Sensor
SKU: DF-DFR0033 | Brand: DFRobot
what's the best way to detect the magnet? Use anther magnet. But it's not sensitive enough. You have to feel it by youself.Right.This magnetic sensor knows whether there is a magnetic object nearby or not. And it c...
Delivered by Tue 16 Jun
SparkFun GPS Breakout - XA1110 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-GPS-14414 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun XA1110 GPS Breakout is a small I2C-supported module built for easy hookup, thanks to our Qwiic Connect System. Equipped with the XA1110 GPS module from GTOP, this board utilizes the MediaTek MT3333 chips...
Delivered by Tue 16 Jun
Maxbotix Ultrasonic Rangefinder - LV-EZ4 [LV-EZ4]
SKU: AF-982 | Brand: Adafruit
The LV-EZ4 from MaxBotix is a compact ultrasonic rangefinder that detects objects from 0 to 254 inches (6.45 metres), with calibrated range output from 6 to 254 inches at 1-inch resolution. Objects closer than 6 inche...
Delivered by Mon 6 Jul
MPL115A2 - I2C Barometric Pressure/Temperature Sensor
SKU: AF-992 | Brand: Adafruit
This pressure sensor from Freescale is a great low-cost sensing solution for measuring barometric pressure. At 1.5 hPa resolution, it's not as precise as our favorite pressure sensor, the BMx280 series, which has u...
Delivered by Mon 6 Jul
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