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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Gyroscope and accelerometer in one
SKU: LB-LR0044 | Brand: Little Bird
This compact MPU-6050 module combines a MEMS accelerometer and MEMS gyroscope in a single chip for detecting movement, tilt and rotation across the X, Y and Z axes.Each channel is captured with 16-bit analogue-to-digi...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
10DOF Module MPU6050 HMC5883L BMP180 GY87 Sensor Module
SKU: LB-LS5114 | Brand: Little Bird
The GY-87 is a 10 degrees-of-freedom (10DOF) sensor module that combines three chips on a single compact board: the MPU6050 (3-axis gyroscope + 3-axis accelerometer), HMC5883L (3-axis magnetometer), and BMP180 (barome...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Little Bird L3G4200D based 3 Axis Gyro
SKU: LB-LR0401 | Brand: Little Bird
This compact module is built around the L3G4200D, a low-power 3-axis angular rate sensor with temperature data output. It measures the rate of change in rotation on the X, Y and Z axes, making it useful for motion sen...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
E-Textiles ADXL335 three axis acceleration sensor
SKU: LB-ETEXTILEADXL335 | Brand: Little Bird
This three-axis accelerometer is designed for e-textiles projects and is based on the ADXL335 MEMS accelerometer from Analog Devices. It can be used to detect joint movement, inclination and vibration.The board provid...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
ADXL343 - Triple-Axis Accelerometer (+-2g/4g/8g/16g) w/ I2C/SPI
SKU: AF-4097 | Brand: Adafruit
A versatile triple-axis digital accelerometer breakout featuring the Analog Devices ADXL343. With selectable sensitivity of ±2g, ±4g, ±8g, or ±16g and up to 13-bit resolution, this sensor handles everything from preci...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055
SKU: AF-2472 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit BNO055 breakout delivers complete 9-DOF orientation sensing with onboard sensor fusion — no complex algorithms to write yourself. The Bosch BNO055 combines an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer on...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout - BNO055 - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4646 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit BNO055 STEMMA QT breakout delivers complete 9-DOF orientation sensing with onboard sensor fusion and plug-and-play I2C connectivity. The Bosch BNO055 combines an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Triple Axis Accelerometer ADXL345
SKU: DF-SEN0032 | Brand: DFRobot
Breakout board for the Analog Device ADXL345. The ADXL345 is a small, thin, low power, 3-axis accelerometer with high resolution (13-bit) measurement at up to ±16 g. Digital output data is formatted as 16-bit twos ...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit MSA311 Triple Axis Accelerometer - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-5309 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MSA311 is a compact, low-cost triple-axis accelerometer with 14-bit resolution and a rich set of built-in motion detection features. Very similar to the MSA301 but with an updated I2C address (0x62 instea...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
ADXL335 - 5V ready triple-axis accelerometer (+-3g analog out)
SKU: AF-163 | Brand: Adafruit
A precision triple-axis accelerometer breakout featuring the Analog Devices ADXL335. With a ±3 g measurement range and analog outputs for X, Y, and Z axes, this sensor is ideal for tilt sensing, motion detection, and ...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
ADXL345 - Triple-Axis Accelerometer (+-2g/4g/8g/16g) w/ I2C/SPI
SKU: AF-1231 | Brand: Adafruit
The ADXL345 from Analog Devices is a triple-axis digital accelerometer with both I2C and SPI interfaces. This breakout board includes an on-board 3.3V regulator and logic-level shifting, making it easy to interface wi...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout - ADXL335
SKU: SF-SEN-09269 | Brand: SparkFun
Breakout board for the 3 axis ADXL335 from Analog Devices. This is the latest in a long, proven line of analog sensors - the holy grail of accelerometers. The ADXL335 is a triple axis MEMS accelerometer with extremely...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout - ADXL345
SKU: SF-SEN-09836 | Brand: SparkFun
This new version adds 2 standoff holes as well as an extra decoupling capacitor. The ADXL345 is a small, thin, low power, 3-axis MEMS accelerometer with high resolution (13-bit) measurement at up to +-16 g. Digital...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Gravity: I2C LIS331HH Triple Axis Accelerometer Sensor (±6g/±12g/±24g)
SKU: DF-SEN0411 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity: LIS331HH is a high-performance 3-axis linear accelerometer with ultra-low power consumption of just 10 µA in low-power mode. It offers user-selectable measurement ranges of ±6g, ±12g, or ±24g and delivers...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit LSM303AGR Accelerometer Magnetometer - STEMMA QT Qwiic
SKU: AF-4413 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LSM303AGR combines a triple-axis accelerometer and triple-axis magnetometer in a single breakout board. The accelerometer measures gravity to determine which way is down, while the magnetometer senses mag...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
9-axis compass module CJMCU-MPU9150
SKU: LB-LS1026 | Brand: Little Bird
The CJMCU-MPU9150 is a 9-axis motion tracking breakout board based on the InvenSense MPU-9150 System in Package (SiP). It combines a 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, and 3-axis digital compass (magnetometer) in...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
AltIMU-10 v5 Gyro, Accelerometer, Compass, and Altimeter (LSM6DS33, LIS3MDL, and LPS25H Carrier)
SKU: PL-2739 | Brand: Pololu
The Pololu AltIMU-10 v5 is a compact inertial measurement unit (IMU) and altimeter that combines a gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, and barometric pressure sensor on a single board. It provides ten independent ...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Triple Axis Accelerometer BMA220 (Tiny)
SKU: DF-SEN0168 | Brand: DFRobot
This Triple Axis Accelerometer with Bosch BMA220 is an ultra small triaxial, low-g acceleration sensor breakboard with SPI and I2C interface, aiming for low power consumer market applications. It allows measurem...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit H3LIS331 Ultra High Range Triple-Axis Accelerometer - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4627 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit H3LIS331 is an ultra-high-range triple-axis accelerometer capable of measuring up to ±400g across all three axes. Part of the ST LIS331 family, it's designed for applications where standard ±16g accelerom...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
LSM303D 6DoF Motion Sensor Breakout
SKU: PR-PIM376 | Brand: Little Bird
This 6 Degrees of Freedom Motion Sensor Breakout can detect acceleration in three axes - X, Y, and Z - as well as three axes of magnetic heading. It's ideal for building into robots, rockets, and rov...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
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