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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Adafruit LTR-329 Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-5591 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LTR-329 is a low-cost I2C digital light sensor that provides 16-bit measurements for both infrared and visible+IR spectrums. Subtract one from the other to get human-visible light readings. With configura...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit MCP9601 (MCP96L01) I2C Thermocouple Amplifier
SKU: AF-5165 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MCP9601 (MCP96L01) I2C Thermocouple Amplifier handles all the analogue complexity of thermocouple measurement over a simple I2C interface. Connect your thermocouple, wire up I2C (or use the solderless STE...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit HTS221 - Temperature & Humidity Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-4535 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit HTS221 is an affordable I²C/SPI temperature and humidity sensor breakout board from ST. It measures relative humidity from 0–100% RH with 3.5% accuracy (in the 20–80% range) and temperature from -40 to 12...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit ESP32-S2 Feather with BME280 Sensor - STEMMA QT
SKU: AF-5303 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit ESP32-S2 Feather with BME280 is identical to the standard ESP32-S2 Feather but with an on-board BME280 temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure sensor at I2C address 0x77. This makes it an instant I...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
PM2.5 Air Quality Sensor with I2C Interface - PMSA003I
SKU: AF-4505 | Brand: Adafruit
The PMSA003I is a compact particulate matter sensor that measures PM1.0, PM2.5, and PM10.0 concentrations using laser scattering. Unlike most PM sensors that use UART, this version features an I2C interface, making it...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Garmin LIDAR-Lite Optical Distance LED Sensor - V4
SKU: AF-4441 | Brand: Adafruit
The Garmin LIDAR-Lite V4 LED is a compact, low-power optical distance sensor that measures up to 10 metres using lensed LED light (not a laser, despite the name). Drawing only 85 mA during acquisition with measurement...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit ISM330DHCX - 6 DoF IMU - Accelerometer and Gyroscope - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4502 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit ISM330DHCX is an industrial-quality 6-DoF IMU from ST, combining a 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope on a single silicon die for synchronised measurements. With an extended gyroscope range of ±400...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit PCT2075 Temperature Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4369 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit PCT2075 Temperature Sensor is a precise, affordable I2C temperature sensor and a drop-in replacement for the classic LM75. With an 11-bit ADC (compared to the LM75's 9-bit), it delivers finer temperature ...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit ATSAMD09 Breakout with seesaw
SKU: AF-3657 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit ATSAMD09 Breakout with seesaw is a versatile I2C peripheral board built on the Adafruit seesaw framework. Seesaw is a near-universal converter that lets you add GPIO, ADC, PWM, and more to any I2C-capable...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit INA219 FeatherWing
SKU: AF-3650 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit INA219 FeatherWing is a high-side current and voltage sensor that stacks onto any Feather development board. Using the INA219B chip over I2C, it measures both DC current draw and bus voltage with 1% preci...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit Wide-Range Triple-axis Magnetometer - MLX90393
SKU: AF-4022 | Brand: Adafruit
Measure invisible magnetic fields with the Adafruit Wide-Range Triple-axis Magnetometer, featuring the MLX90393 sensor. With 16-bit resolution across all three axes and a dynamic range of ±5 mT to ±50 mT, this sensor ...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Garmin LIDAR-Lite Optical Distant Sensor - V3
SKU: AF-4058 | Brand: Adafruit
You've heard about the sensors in the news, when used in self-driving cars, and now you can have your own! Garmin's LIDAR-Lite V3 is the ideal high-performance (but compact) optical distant measurement sensor solution...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
AM2320 Digital Temperature and Humidity Sensor
SKU: AF-3721 | Brand: Adafruit
The AM2320 is a low-cost digital temperature and humidity sensor with an I2C interface — a simpler alternative to the classic DHT11/DHT22 sensors that require timing-critical bit-bang protocols. With standard I2C comm...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
L3GD20H Triple-Axis Gyro Breakout Board - L3GD20/L3G4200 Upgrade [L3GD20H]
SKU: AF-1032 | Brand: Adafruit
A gyroscope is a type of sensor that can sense twisting and turning motions. Often paired with an accelerometer, you can use these to do 3D motion capture and inertial measurement (that is - you can tell how an object...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit 12 x Capacitive Touch Shield for Arduino - MPR121
SKU: AF-2024 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Capacitive Touch Shield brings 12 channels of capacitive touch sensing to any Arduino using the MPR121 chip. Each sensor has a "figure 8" pad with holes designed for quick alligator clip connections — att...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit Si7021 Temperature Humidity Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-3251 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Si7021 is a temperature and humidity sensor from Silicon Labs with a PTFE filter for protection against dust and contaminants. It provides ±3% relative humidity accuracy over 0–80% RH and ±0.4 °C temperat...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit HTU21D-F Temperature Humidity Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-1899 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit HTU21D-F is an accurate I²C digital temperature and humidity sensor breakout board. With typical humidity accuracy of ±2% (optimised for 5–95% RH) and temperature accuracy of ±1°C across -30 to 90°C, it's...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit AMG8833 IR Thermal Camera Breakout
SKU: AF-3538 | Brand: Adafruit
Add heat-vision to your project with the Adafruit AMG8833 Grid-EYE Breakout. This sensor from Panasonic contains an 8×8 array of infrared thermal sensors that returns 64 individual temperature readings over I2C — like...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
INA219 High Side DC Current Sensor Breakout - 26V ±3.2A Max
SKU: AF-904 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board will solve all your power-monitoring problems. Instead of struggling with two multimeters, you can just use the handy INA219B chip on this breakout to both measure both the high side voltage and DC...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
Adafruit AMG8833 IR Thermal Camera FeatherWing
SKU: AF-3622 | Brand: Adafruit
Add heat-vision to any Feather board with the Adafruit AMG8833 Thermal Camera FeatherWing. This sensor from Panasonic contains an 8×8 array of infrared thermal sensors that returns 64 individual temperature readings o...
Delivered by Fri 23 Oct
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