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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DIY Sensor Film Kit - 4x6 Small Kit
SKU: AF-1917 | Brand: Adafruit
The Sensor Film Kit is a great new way to make custom-sized sensors out of force sensitive material. This kit includes one piece of black plastic sensor film (it's thicker and more durable than Velostat but simi...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: Analog High Temperature Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0198 | Brand: DFRobot
What sensor should you use when you need to measure temperature? Most people will think of a DS18B20 temperature sensor first, but this sensor is only capable of measuring temperatures up to 125C. In order to me...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
ALS-PT19 Light Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-12566 | Brand: SparkFun
The ALS-PT19 is a compact SMD ambient light sensor, significantly smaller than standard through-hole alternatives like the TEMT6000. Functioning as an NPN phototransistor, it provides an analogue voltage output propor...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Gravity: 9 Pcs Sensor Set for Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0018 | Brand: DFRobot
This is DFRobot's basic sensor set for arduino. Set includes light sensor, touch sensor, temperature sensor, magnetic sensor, vibration sensor, tilt sensor, big button, LED lighting module and Grayscale sensor. ...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Gravity: 360 Degree Hall Angle Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0221 | Brand: DFRobot
The Hall Angle Sensor is a miniature 360 degree sensor which works based on the principle of the Hall effect. It is compatible with the DFRobot Gravity sensor interface, and works with a 5V DC power supply. The ...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Gravity: 80cm Arduino Infrared Proximity Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0019 | Brand: DFRobot
This is an Arduino infrared distance sensor. It has an adjustable detection range, 3cm - 80cm. It is small, easy to use, assemble, and inexpensive. Useful for robotics, interactive media, industrial assembly line,...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
DFRobot Gravity Industrial Analog EC Meter Kit (K=1, IP68)
SKU: DF-SEN0451 | Brand: DFRobot
This industrial Gravity kit measures electrical conductivity in aqueous solutions, helping you evaluate water quality by tracking dissolved content or salinity. It is suited to hydroponics, aquaculture and environment...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
MyoWare 2.0 Muscle Sensor
SKU: SF-DEV-27924 | Brand: SparkFun
Control a project with muscle activity instead of buttons, levers or joysticks. The MyoWare® 2.0 Muscle Sensor is an all-in-one surface electromyography (sEMG) sensor that detects the electrical signals generated when...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Wind Vane
SKU: SF-SEN-28868 | Brand: SparkFun
This wind vane is used to indicate the direction from which the wind is blowing. Inside the vane are eight switches, each paired with a unique resistor, allowing a microcontroller to read direction based on the vane’s...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Magnetic Imaging Tile - 8x8
SKU: SF-SEN-26092 | Brand: SparkFun
Visualise magnetic fields in real time with a dense 8x8 array of Hall-effect sensors. This tile lets you observe nearby magnets, current flow in wires and fields generated by electric motors as a live magnetic image.T...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Qwiic Soil Moisture Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-24409 | Brand: SparkFun
This compact breakout board measures moisture in soil and similar materials using two large exposed pads as conductivity probes. As the soil gets wetter, conductivity between the pads increases, resistance drops, and ...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Gravity HF Gas Sensor (Calibrated) - I2C/UART/Analogue
SKU: DF-SEN0475 | Brand: DFRobot
Measure hydrogen fluoride concentration with a factory-calibrated electrochemical probe that supports analogue, I2C and UART output modes. It is designed for quickly building an HF concentration detector for industria...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Gravity Calibrated NH3 Ammonia Sensor - I2C/UART
SKU: DF-SEN0469 | Brand: DFRobot
This calibrated gas sensor measures ammonia concentration in the environment using an electrochemical probe. It supports three output modes — analogue, I2C and UART — so it can slot into a wide range of microcontrolle...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
SEN0690 300mm Flexible Linear Potentiometer
SKU: DF-SEN0690 | Brand: DFRobot
Add a slim linear touch input to curved or space-constrained surfaces with this flexible ribbon-style potentiometer. At just 0.45mm thick, it can conform to wearables, curved dashboards, soft robotics and other builds...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
MagnetoPot Linear Potentiometer 50mm - Male Pins
SKU: SF-SEN-27312 | Brand: SparkFun
This 50mm MagnetoPot provides potentiometric position feedback without needing a traditional external wiper or actuator. An outside magnet guides the built-in magnetic element, allowing the sensor to report position t...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Pressure-Sensitive Conductive Sheet (Velostat/Linqstat)
SKU: AF-1361 | Brand: Adafruit
This conductive material, also known as Velostat or Linqstat, is a handy addition to a wearable and sensor hacking toolkit. It is pressure-sensitive, so squeezing the sheet reduces its resistance, making it useful for...
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W1209 High-precision Digital Thermostat Incubator Temperature Controller
SKU: EC-SSE01209P | Brand: Elecrow
This is a high-precision temperature control module, it can not only show the temperature, but also according to the current temperature of the relay control, it can control some of the power equipment through the ...
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SparkFun Sound Detector (with Headers)
SKU: SF-SEN-14262 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Sound Detector is a small and very easy-to-use audio sensing board with three different outputs. The Sound Detector not only provides an audio output, but also a binary indication of the presence of sound...
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Adafruit Feather nRF52840 Sense
SKU: AF-4516 | Brand: Adafruit
The Feather nRF52840 Sense takes the popular Feather nRF52840 Express and adds a suite of on-board environmental and motion sensors. It features Bluetooth Low Energy, native USB, CircuitPython and Arduino support, plu...
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Rotary Potentiometer - 10 kΩ
SKU: PI-COM1004 | Brand: Pimoroni
You'll find these rotary potentiometers in our Maker Essentials kit, but they're so useful we decided to offer them on their own! Pair them with something like our Explorer HAT Pro or Explorer pHAT to rea...
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