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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Force Sensitive Resistor 0.5
SKU: DF-SEN0047 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a force sensitive resistor with a round, 0.5" diameter, sensing area. This FSR will vary its resistance depending on how much pressure is being applied to the sensing area. The harder the force, the lower t...
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Force Sensitive Resistor - Small
SKU: DF-SEN0065 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a small force sensitive resistor. It has a 0.16" (4 mm) diameter active sensing area. This FSR will vary its resistance depending on how much pressure is being applied to the sensing area. The harder the fo...
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XL-MaxSonar-AE0(MB1300)
SKU: DF-SEN0090 | Brand: DFRobot
The XL-MaxSonar-AE0 offers a wide and sensitive beam pattern for indoor use. This makes the XL-MaxSonar-AE0 an excellent choice wherever wide beam detection, reliable people detection, or reliable small obstacle de...
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XL-MaxSonar-EZ0 (MB1200)
SKU: DF-SEN0089 | Brand: DFRobot
The XL-MaxSonar-EZ0 offers a wide and sensitive beam pattern for indoor use. This makes the XL-MaxSonar-EZ0 an excellent choice wherever wide beam detection, reliable people detection, or reliable small obstacle de...
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Flexiforce Pressure Sensor - 100lbs
SKU: DF-SEN0066 | Brand: DFRobot
The FlexiForce is a thin, flexible piezoresistive force sensor that measures applied pressure from 0 to 100 lbs (440N). The harder you press on the circular sensing area, the lower the sensor's resistance — from effec...
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Geophone - SM-24
SKU: SF-SEN-11744 | Brand: SparkFun
Need to put your finger on the pulse of the Earth? Did I just blow your mind? A geophone works by translating ground movement into voltage, which can easily be read by a microcontroller. The SM-24 geophone element is ...
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Sensor pack 900
SKU: AF-176 | Brand: Adafruit
An assortment of the most common sensors used in electronics. 9 sensors and 3 additional components to interface with the 'analog world'. We have some tutorials here, to get you started. Includes Triple-axis an...
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FlexiForce Pressure Sensor - 25lbs (1 area)
SKU: SF-SEN-11207 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a piezoresistive force sensor from Tekscan. The harder you press, the lower the sensor’s resistance. Pressing hard, the resistance changes from infinite to ~50k. The sensor itself is thin and flexible, but the...
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MyoWare 2 Muscle Sensor Development Kit
SKU: SF-KIT-27920 | Brand: SparkFun
This all-in-one electromyography (EMG) kit gives you the MyoWare 2 boards needed to experiment with different muscle-sensing setups. Depending on how you configure it, you can visualise muscle activity with the MyoWar...
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MyoWare 2 Muscle Sensor Basic Kit
SKU: SF-KIT-27921 | Brand: SparkFun
This all-in-one MyoWare 2 electromyography (EMG) kit gives you the essentials for measuring and visualising muscle activity. It is Arduino-compatible, but the included setup is designed to follow the standalone exampl...
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