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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Gravity: Arduino Analog Flame Sensor
SKU: DF-DFR0076 | Brand: DFRobot
This Gravity analog flame sensor detects fire and infrared light sources in the 760–1,100 nm wavelength range. With a 60° detection angle and analogue output proportional to flame distance, it's widely used in firefig...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Conductive Rubber Sheet / Stretch Sensor- 200mm x 200mm x 0.5mm
SKU: AF-5464 | Brand: Adafruit
This rubber sheet is made of the same carbon-black impregnated rubber material that our conductive rubber cord uses. Traditionally it would be used for EMF shielding, or conductive gaskets - but it's very fun to play ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Optical Detector / Phototransistor - QRD1114
SKU: SF-SEN-00246 | Brand: SparkFun
This sensor uses an infrared emitted diode combined with an infrared phototransistor to detect the reflected infrared signal. Ideal for sensing black-to-white transitions or can be used to detect nearby objects (.5-1cm).
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: Arduino LM35 Temperature Sensor
SKU: DF-DFR0023 | Brand: DFRobot
This is an Arduino Temperature Sensor based on LM35 temperature chip. A Temperature Sensor can be used to detect ambient air temperature.The LM35 chip is produced by National Semiconductor Corporation and offers a fun...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: Analog Ambient Light Sensor TEMT6000
SKU: DF-SEN0043 | Brand: DFRobot
An analog ambient light sensor based on the TEMT6000 detector, which has a spectral response closely matching the human eye with very low IR sensitivity. It outputs an analog voltage proportional to the ambient light ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: Arduino DHT11 Temperature Humidity Sensor
SKU: DF-DFR0067 | Brand: DFRobot
This Gravity-compatible DHT11 sensor provides calibrated digital temperature and humidity readings via a single data pin. With an integrated 8-bit microcontroller and factory-calibrated coefficients stored in OTP memo...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Force Sensitive Resistor - Square
SKU: SF-SEN-09376 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a force sensitive resistor with a square, 1.75x1.5", 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 the res...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Octopus light sensor
SKU: EF-EF04092 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus Light Sensor Brick reads the ambient light level of its surrounding environment and outputs an analog signal. The 3-pin GVS connector makes it easy to plug into micro:bit expansion boards, Arduino, and oth...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
ADS1015 12-Bit ADC - 4 Channel with Programmable Gain Amplifier
SKU: AF-1083 | Brand: Adafruit
Add high-speed analog-to-digital conversion to any microcontroller with the ADS1015 breakout. This 12-bit ADC delivers 3,300 samples per second over I2C, with four single-ended or two differential input channels and a...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
E-Textiles Light Sensor-TEMT6000
SKU: LB-LS0239 | Brand: Little Bird
This e-textiles ambient light sensor uses the TEMT6000 phototransistor to detect light levels. Designed for wearable electronics, it features a compact 20 mm round PCB that's only 0.8 mm thick — thin enough to sew int...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Piezo Vibration Sensor - Large
SKU: SF-SEN-09196 | Brand: SparkFun
This basic piezo sensor from Measurement Specialties is often used for flex, touch, vibration and shock measurements. A small AC and large voltage (up to +/-90V) is created when the film moves back and forth. A simple...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Thumb Joystick
SKU: SF-COM-09032 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a joystick very similar to the ‘analog’ joysticks on PS2 (PlayStation 2) controllers. Directional movements are simply two potentiometers - one for each axis. Pots are ~10k each. This joystick also has a se...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: Analog Voltage Divider V2
SKU: DF-DFR0051 | Brand: DFRobot
The Analog Voltage Divider V2 can detect the supply voltage from 0.0245V to 25V. This module is based on resistor divider principle. The voltage detection module allows the input voltage to reduce 5 times. As the A...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Thermocouple Type-K Glass Braid Insulated Stainless Steel Tip
SKU: AF-3245 | Brand: Adafruit
Thermocouples are best used for measuring temperatures that can go above 100°C. This is a bare wires stainless-steel tip probe which can measure air or surface temperatures. Most inexpensive thermocouples have a vi...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
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 Thu 1 Oct
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 Thu 1 Oct
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 12 Oct
Infrared Detector
SKU: SF-SEN-19018 | Brand: SparkFun
An Infrared detector is a detector that reacts to infrared (IR) radiation. These simple devices operate at 940nm and work well for generic IR systems including remote control and touch-less object sensing. Using a sim...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Piezoelectric Ribbon Sensor - 2 feet / 600mm long
SKU: AF-4931 | Brand: Adafruit
This thin silvery ribbon is an interesting sensor. It's made of 2mm wide by 600mm long piezoelectric film sandwich. Piezo film can be used to detect motion or vibration - when shifted around or touched, it create...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Octopus 2 Channel Tracking Module
SKU: EF-EF04088 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus 2 Channel Tracking Module uses two pairs of reflective infrared diodes to detect black lines on a surface. Designed for line-following smart cars, it lets you create custom black track layouts and program ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
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