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 Magnetic Switch
SKU: EF-EF04075 | Brand: ElecFreaks
OCTOPUS Magnetic Switch is a kind of electric brick carrying magnetic switch and compatible with OCTOPUS series. It mainly consists of WBSF12 dry reed switch. WBSF12 is a dry reed tube with frequently open contact ...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
5V Metal Proximity Switch
SKU: DF-FIT0658 | Brand: DFRobot
This compact 5V inductive proximity switch detects metal objects at distances up to 4mm without physical contact. It features an NPN normally-open output, a fast response time under 1ms, and a 1,000Hz switching freque...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Octopus 3V laser sensor
SKU: EF-EF04096 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus 3V laser sensor is the laser emission electric brick in our Octopus series, the basic design is from the Octopus electric bricks and the setting of its outlook, the PCB fixing hole and the connectors are the s...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
TF03 (ToF) Laser Range Sensor (100m)
SKU: DF-SEN0328 | Brand: DFRobot
The TF03 is an industrial-grade LiDAR sensor with a detection range of up to 100 m. Using pulsed time-of-flight (ToF) measurement, it delivers high accuracy in a compact 44 × 43 × 32 mm package weighing just 77 g. Its...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
PIR Motion Sensor Module:DYP-ME003 SEN005
SKU: EF-EF10030 | Brand: ElecFreaks
A passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor module based on the BISS0001 IC, capable of detecting human movement at up to 7 metres. Outputs a digital high signal when motion is detected, making it easy to interface with Ar...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Octopus Mercury Sensor
SKU: EF-EF04006 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus Mercury Sensor is a tilt and angle detection module based on the mercury switch principle. When tilted, the mercury inside the switch makes or breaks contact, providing a simple way to detect orientation c...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Water-proof Ultrasonic Sensor (ULS)
SKU: DF-SEN0300 | Brand: DFRobot
A high-performance waterproof ultrasonic distance sensor with an enclosed probe, capable of measuring distances from 270 mm to 8000 mm. Based on ultrasonic echo ranging, it determines distance by measuring the time be...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Garmin LIDAR-Lite v4 LED - Distance Measurement Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-15776 | Brand: SparkFun
The LIDAR-Lite v4 LED sensor is the next step in the LIDAR-Lite line. A small, lightweight, low-power optical ranging sensor. It's the first to incorporate ANT profile wireless networking technology into an optical se...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
XL-MaxSonar-EZL0(MB1260)
SKU: DF-SEN0281 | Brand: DFRobot
The MB1260 XL-MaxSonar-EZL0 sensor features centimeter resolution and a 10Hz read rate, and provides short to long distance detection, range information from 25cm to 1068cm. Besides, this sensor has the widest and mos...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
XL-TrashSonar-WR(MB7139)
SKU: DF-SEN0283 | Brand: DFRobot
The MB7139 XL-TrashSonar-WR is a weather-resistant ultrasonic sensor specifically designed for waste bin fill-level monitoring. It measures the distance to the nearest target from 20 cm to 350 cm with centimetre resol...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
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 Mon 12 Oct
Standalone 5-Pad Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - AT42QT1070
SKU: AF-1362 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with mutiple capacitive touch sensors. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and connect up to 5 conductive pads to the 5 left-...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
US-100 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V Logic
SKU: AF-4019 | Brand: Adafruit
If you're like me, you've dreamed of being a dolphin - smoothly gliding through the water. Using your echo-location abilities to detect tasty fish treats. Until genetic modifications catches up with our desires,...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
SRF05 ultrasonic sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0006 | Brand: DFRobot
The latest model SRF05 Detection range of 3 cm from the original SRF04 -3 m, increased to 1 cm -4 meters. RF04 is compatible with the original. Also has smaller side lobes. Ultrasonic module can be used to identi...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Ultrasonic Sensor XL-MaxSonar -WRC1-Water Proof
SKU: DF-SEN0080 | Brand: DFRobot
The XL-MaxSonar-WR sensor provides very short to long-range detection and ranging, in a compact, robust PVC housing, designed to meet IP67 water intrusion, and matches standard electrical 3/4" PCV pipe fittings....
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
SparkFun Photo Interrupter Breakout Board - GP1A57HRJ00F
SKU: SF-BOB-09322 | Brand: SparkFun
A simple breakout PCB for the GP1A57HR photo interrupter (also known as a photogate, photodiode, or phototransistor). This PCB has three connections for PWR, GND, and Signal.When the gate is clear, SIG will be high (>...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Ultrasonic Scanner kit(180°)
SKU: DF-KIT0020 | Brand: DFRobot
An Ultrasonic sensor with scan capability is a must have feature for most robot application. This Ultrasonic scanner kit provides a cost effective way to have such feature for your robot application. This kit is...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
LIDAR-Lite v3
SKU: SF-SEN-14032 | Brand: SparkFun
It’s back! This is the LIDAR-Lite v3, a compact, high-performance optical distance measurement sensor from Garmin™. When space and weight requirements are tight, the LIDAR-Lite v3 soars. The LIDAR-Lite v3 is the ideal...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout - AT42QT1010
SKU: SF-SEN-12041 | Brand: SparkFun
If you need to add user input without using a button, then a capacitive touch interface might be the answer. The AT42QT1010 SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout offers a single capacitive touch button with easy-to-use d...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
Coin Acceptor - Programmable (6 coin types)
SKU: SF-COM-11636 | Brand: SparkFun
Are you trying to make a quick dime from electronics? Why limit yourself to dimes? This coin acceptor will take up to 6 different kinds of coin! Whether you’re building your own arcade cabinet or just charging admissi...
Delivered by Mon 12 Oct
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