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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10-180cm Distance Sensor UART I2C output 3-5V
SKU: LB-LS1747 | Brand: Little Bird
A compact distance sensor with a measurement range of 10–180 cm, featuring both UART and I2C output interfaces. It operates on 3–5 V, making it compatible with Arduino and other microcontrollers. The sensor includes h...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Adafruit Proximity Trinkey - USB APDS9960 Sensor Dev Board
SKU: AF-5022 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Proximity Trinkey is a tiny USB-A development board built around the APDS9960 multi-function sensor and an ATSAMD21 microcontroller. Plug it into any USB port and you instantly have proximity, colour, amb...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
MonkMakes Air Quality Kit for micro:bit
SKU: MM-SKU00086 | Brand: Monk Makes
The MonkMakes Air Quality Kit for micro:bit is based around the MonkMakes Air Quality Sensor. This add-on for the BBC micro:bit measures the quality of the air in a room - how stale the air is. The outputs of the Air ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: Alcohol Sensor (0-5ppm)
SKU: DF-SEN0376 | Brand: DFRobot
This is an Arduino compatible alcohol sensor module from DFRobot with a 0-5ppm measuring range, supporting I2C and UART outputs. Aiming at fast and accurate detection of alcohol gas concentration in the air,...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
BMP280 Digital Pressure Sensor Module
SKU: DF-SEN0372 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a breakout version of BMP280 Barometric Pressure Sensor from DFRobot with temperature and pressure measurement functions, supporting Arduino code control.Housed in an extremely compact package, the BMP280 is b...
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BMP388 Digital Pressure Sensor Module
SKU: DF-SEN0371 | Brand: DFRobot
The BMP388 Digital Pressure Sensor Module is a high-accuracy barometric pressure and temperature breakout based on the Bosch BMP388. It offers significantly improved performance over its predecessors (BMP180, BMP280) ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
ESP8266 ESP-01/ESP-01S DHT11 Temperature Humidity WiFi NodeMCU Module for Arduino
SKU: EC-ESP82003S | Brand: Elecrow
A compact sensor shield that pairs with an ESP8266 ESP-01 or ESP-01S module to monitor temperature and humidity over WiFi. The onboard DHT11 sensor captures environmental data, which the ESP8266 processes and uploads ...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Octopus Temperature Sensor Brick TMP36 Analog for Arduino Micro:bit
SKU: EF-EF04079 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus TMP36 Temperature Sensor Brick is a temperature sensor with low voltage and accurate celsius read. It can provide voltage output,which forms a linear relationship with celsius temperature. TMP36 do not need an...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor Distance Measuring Module Ultra01+
SKU: EF-EF03085 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The HC-SR04 is a widely used ultrasonic distance sensor that provides non-contact measurement from 2 cm to 450 cm with up to 3 mm resolution. It uses a 40 kHz ultrasonic transducer pair — one transmitter and one recei...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
SparkFun weather:bit - micro:bit Carrier Board (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-DEV-15837 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun weather:bit is a fully loaded "carrier" board for the micro:bit that, when combined with the micro:bit, provides you with a fully functional weather station. With the weather:bit you will have acces...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Octopus ADKeypad
SKU: EF-EF04017 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus Electronic Bricks, you can use them to build electronics projects just as easy as piling bricks. By using Octopus electronic bricks, you may connect Arduino / Freaduino compatible boards easily with various...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Ring:bit Car Accessories (Sonar:bit,Tracking Module and LED Light bar)
SKU: EF-EF03435 | Brand: ElecFreaks
An accessory pack for the ElecFreaks Ring:bit Car V2, adding obstacle avoidance, line-following, and colourful LED lighting to your micro:bit-powered car. The kit includes three modules that plug directly into the Rin...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
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 Thu 1 Oct
Gravity: URM09 Ultrasonic Sensor ( I²C)
SKU: DF-SEN0304 | Brand: DFRobot
DFRobot URM09 is an ultrasonic sensor specifically designed for fast ranging and obstacle avoidance application. Its measuring frequency can reach up to 50Hz. The sensor adopts built-in temperature compensation and I2...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
SparkFun gator:environment - micro:bit Accessory Board
SKU: SF-SEN-15269 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun gator:environment is a micro:bit accessory board that combines the CCS811 gas sensor and BME280 atmospheric sensor for comprehensive environmental monitoring. It measures barometric pressure, humidity, te...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Octopus Crash Sensor Brick
SKU: EF-EF04013 | Brand: ElecFreaks
The Octopus Crash Sensor Brick is a simple collision detection module based on a momentary crash switch. When physical contact is made, the switch triggers a digital signal — making it ideal for bump detection in robo...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
SparkFun Grid-EYE Infrared Array Breakout - AMG8833 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-14607 | Brand: SparkFun
Get ready to be able to see like the Predator! The SparkFun Grid-EYE Infrared Array Breakout board is an 8x8 thermopile array, meaning you have a square array of 64 pixels capable of independent temperature detec...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Temperature and Humidity Sensor Module KY-028
SKU: LB-LR0010 | Brand: Little Bird
Digital TempTemperature sensing module using an NTC thermistor. The output signal at ‘DO’ switches high when the preset (adjustable) temperature is reached. An analog output signal from the sensor is availab...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Rainbow HAT
SKU: PR-PIM242 | Brand: Little Bird
Rainbow HAT has a buffet of sensors, inputs and displays to explore Android ThingsTM. Use it as a weather station, a clock, a timer or stopwatch, a mood light, or endless other things. We've worked with the Android...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
Rainbow HAT
SKU: PR-PIM253 | Brand: Little Bird
Rainbow HAT is a feature-packed add-on board for the Raspberry Pi, loaded with sensors, inputs, displays, and LEDs. Use it as a weather station, clock, timer, mood light, or as a hands-on introduction to multiple Pi c...
Delivered by Thu 1 Oct
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