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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Tilt Sensor Module
SKU: LB-TILT | Brand: Little Bird
A simple tilt sensor module that detects orientation changes. When tilted, the internal conductive ball breaks the circuit; when returned upright, it reconnects — providing a digital output signal. It's a compact, low...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Gravity: I2C BMI160 6-Axis Inertial Motion Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0250 | Brand: DFRobot
The BMI160 6-axis inertial motion sensor is a new product from DFRobot. It is based on Bosch BMI160 6-axis MEMS sensor which integrates 16-bit 3-axis accelerometer with ultra-low-power 3-axis gyroscope. Bosch BMI160 ...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Adafruit VEML7700 Lux Sensor - I2C Light Sensor
SKU: AF-4162 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit VEML7700 is a high-accuracy ambient light sensor from Vishay that outputs calibrated lux values over I2C. Unlike basic light sensors that return unitless brightness readings, the VEML7700 calculates lux (...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Moisture Sensor for micro:bit
SKU: PI-PPMB00113 | Brand: Pimoroni
The moisture sensor for micro:bit allows your micro:bit to detect moisture, so if your plant is thirsty you'll know about it! or how about using one and a couple of micro:bits to tell you when your bath has reached...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Standalone Toggle Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout [AT42QT1012]
SKU: AF-1375 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with a single "toggle" capacitive touch sensor. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and touch the pad to activate the sens...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
ADXL335 - 5V ready triple-axis accelerometer (+-3g analog out)
SKU: AF-163 | Brand: Adafruit
A precision triple-axis accelerometer breakout featuring the Analog Devices ADXL335. With a ±3 g measurement range and analog outputs for X, Y, and Z axes, this sensor is ideal for tilt sensing, motion detection, and ...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Gravity: Analog Sound Sensor For Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0034 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a new Arduino compatible Analog Sound Sensor. Sound Sensor is typically used in detecting the loudness in ambient, the Arduino can collect its output signal and actuate accordingly. You may use it to make some...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Gravity: Flexible Piezo Film Vibration Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0209 | Brand: DFRobot
This is an Arduino compatible piezo film vibration sensor. It is made up of flexible piezo film and converter board. The sensor is able to detect vibration, flexibility, impact and touch. The film is a flexible compo...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Adafruit Sensiron SHT31-D Temperature Humidity Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-2857 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Sensirion SHT31-D is a high-accuracy temperature and humidity sensor with a true I2C interface and PTFE filter for protection against dust and contaminants. Part of Sensirion's third-generation SHT sensor...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Fermion: MEMS Ethanol EtOH Gas Detection Sensor (Breakout, 1-500ppm)
SKU: DF-SEN0569 | Brand: DFRobot
The Fermion MEMS Ethanol (EtOH) Gas Detection Sensor uses micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) technology for compact, low-power ethanol gas detection. With a detection range of 1–500 ppm, it provides qualitative mea...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Fermion: MEMS Hydrogen Sulfide H2S Gas Detection Sensor (Breakout, 0.5-50ppm)
SKU: DF-SEN0568 | Brand: DFRobot
Fermion: MEMS Hydrogen Sulfide H2S Gas Detection Sensor employs state-of-the-art micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) technology, endowing the sensor with compact dimensions (13x13x2.5mm), low power consumption (<20m...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Gravity: I2C SCD41 Infrared CO2 Sensor (400 - 5000 ppm)
SKU: DF-SEN0536 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity SCD41 Infrared CO2 Sensor provides accurate carbon dioxide, temperature, and humidity measurements in a single compact module. Based on Sensirion's SCD41 sensor, it uses photoacoustic NDIR (non-dispersive ...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
SparkFun Indoor Air Quality Sensor - ENS160 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-20844 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun ENS160 Indoor Air Quality Sensor is a digital multi-gas sensor solution with four sensor elements that can be used in a wide range of applications including building automation, smart home, and HVAC. The ...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
SparkFun Analog MEMS Microphone Breakout - SPH8878LR5H-1
SKU: SF-BOB-19389 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Analog MEMS Microphone Breakout makes it easy to work with the SPH8878LR5H-1 analog microphone from Knowles. This board features an OpAmp to bring the output of the microphone to a usable level, allowing ...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
ADXL375 - High G Accelerometer (+-200g) with I2C and SPI
SKU: AF-5374 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit ADXL375 is a high-G triple-axis accelerometer capable of measuring up to ±200g of force. It communicates via I2C or SPI and includes STEMMA QT connectors for solderless I2C connections. An on-board 3.3V r...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Humidity and Temperature Sensor - DHT20
SKU: SF-SEN-18364 | Brand: SparkFun
The DHT20 is a factory-calibrated digital humidity and temperature sensor with an I²C interface. An upgrade to the popular DHT11/DHT22 series, it provides reliable environmental measurements without requiring addition...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
SparkFun Atmospheric Sensor Breakout - BME280 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-15440 | Brand: SparkFun
The BME280 Atmospheric Sensor Breakout measures barometric pressure, relative humidity, and temperature from a single compact board. With both Qwiic (I2C) and 0.1″ header connections, it integrates easily into Arduino...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
Octopus Rain/Steam Sensor
SKU: EF-EF04024 | Brand: ElecFreaks
This is a Rain/steam sensor from ElecFreaks. This steam sensor can be connected to the Arduino IO Expansion shield directly. The output voltage will increase when the humidity of the sensor surface goes up.You even co...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
ADXL345 - Triple-Axis Accelerometer (+-2g/4g/8g/16g) w/ I2C/SPI
SKU: AF-1231 | Brand: Adafruit
The ADXL345 from Analog Devices is a triple-axis digital accelerometer with both I2C and SPI interfaces. This breakout board includes an on-board 3.3V regulator and logic-level shifting, making it easy to interface wi...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
T-Slot Photo Interrupter
SKU: AF-3986 | Brand: Adafruit
This T-Slot Photo Interrupter is a simple plastic sensor with two elements - an IR LED and an IR photo-transistor, situated across a U-shaped gap. You can control the IR LED and turn it on to transmit IR light acro...
Delivered by Mon 15 Jun
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