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: PAJ7620U2 Gesture Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0315 | Brand: DFRobot
Build an awesome interactive project with this PAJ7620U2 Gesture Sensor! It is an interactive sensor with 3D gesture recognition that can recognize 13 gestures at most within 20cm. The sensor offers stable performance...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Adafruit Sensirion SHTC3 Temperature Humidity Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4636 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Sensirion SHTC3 is a compact temperature and humidity sensor with a true I2C interface, offering ±2% relative humidity and ±0.2 °C temperature accuracy. It's a cost-effective option from Sensirion's range...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
SparkFun Qwiic Thermocouple Amplifier - MCP9600 (Screw Terminals)
SKU: SF-SEN-16295 | Brand: SparkFun
The MCP9600 Breakout is a high accuracy Thermocouple Amplifier equipped with an I2C interface, accessed over our Qwiic system. Inside the chip are two temperature sensors, one for the thermocouple itself (the hot junc...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Thermistor Module
SKU: LB-24-THERMISTOR | Brand: Little Bird
A thermistor changes its resistance with temperature. Find our tutorial here A thermistor is a type of variable resistor whose resistance changes with temperature. Let's take a closer look at the thermistor module....
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
SparkFun Environmental Sensor Breakout - BME680 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-16466 | Brand: SparkFun
A complete environmental sensor breakout based on the Bosch BME680, combining gas sensing (VOC), temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure in a compact 25.4 × 25.4mm (1" × 1") board. The gas sensor detects a wide...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Himax CMOS Imaging Camera - HM01B0
SKU: SF-SEN-15570 | Brand: SparkFun
The HM01B0 from Himax Imaging is an ultra low power CMOS Image Sensor that enables the integration of an “Always On” camera for computer vision applications such as gestures, intelligent ambient light and proximity...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Gravity: Analog SHT30 Temperature Humidity Sensor
SKU: DF-DFR0588 | Brand: DFRobot
Gravity: Analog SHT30 Temperature & Humidity Sensor adopts the new generation SHT30 temperature and humidity sensor from Sensirion. Thanks to Sensirion's CMOSens® technology, highly integrated capacitive humidity sens...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Adafruit Mini GPS PA1010D - UART and I2C - STEMMA QT
SKU: AF-4415 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Mini GPS PA1010D is a compact 25×25 mm GPS/GNSS breakout with a built-in patch antenna, dual UART and I2C interfaces, and STEMMA QT connectors for solderless plug-and-play use. Powered by the MTK3333 chip...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
A01NYUB Waterproof Ultrasonic Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0313 | Brand: DFRobot
A waterproof ultrasonic distance sensor with UART serial output. The A01NYUB measures distance by timing the ultrasonic pulse echo and outputs the result directly via asynchronous serial at 9600 bps — no external sign...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
RP-S40-ST Thin Film Pressure Sensor 40mmx40mm
SKU: DF-SEN0296 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a square flexible thin film pressure sensor of short legs with a side length of 40mm, which can be used to realize highly sensitive detection of pressure. The sensor is durable and designed to sense static and...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
RP-L-170 Thin Film Pressure Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0293 | Brand: DFRobot
The RP-L-170 is a long, flexible thin-film pressure sensor with a 170mm active area for detecting both static and dynamic pressure. As pressure is applied, the sensor's resistance decreases — making it easy to read wi...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - HC-SR04
SKU: SF-SEN-15569 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor. This economical sensor provides 2cm to 400cm of non-contact measurement functionality with a ranging accuracy that can reach up to 3mm. Each HC-SR04 module includes an u...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Adafruit LPS35HW Water Resistant Pressure Sensor
SKU: AF-4258 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit LPS35HW is a water-resistant barometric pressure and temperature sensor from ST. The sensing element is housed in a ceramic package with waterproof gel protection, making it safe to use in damp and humid ...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Rotary Potentiometer - 100k Ohm, Logarithmic (Panel Mount)
SKU: SF-COM-14624 | Brand: SparkFun
A panel-mount rotary potentiometer with a 100 kΩ logarithmic taper. Turn the knob and the resistance changes smoothly — ideal for volume controls and other audio applications where a logarithmic response matches human...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Maxbotix Ultrasonic Rangefinder - LV-EZ0 [LV-EZ0]
SKU: AF-979 | Brand: Adafruit
The LV-EZ0 from MaxBotix is a compact ultrasonic rangefinder providing short to long-range detection. It can detect objects from 0 to 254 inches (6.45 m) and provides calibrated range information from 6 inches out to ...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
SparkFun Proximity Sensor Breakout - 20cm, VCNL4040 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-15177 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun VCNL4040 Proximity Sensor Breakout detects objects qualitatively up to 20 cm away using infrared proximity sensing. It also includes a built-in ambient light sensor, making it a versatile dual-function mo...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout - AT42QT1011
SKU: SF-SEN-14520 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout provides a single momentary touch button using the AT42QT1011 capacitive sense chip. Simply supply 1.8–5 V and ground — the chip handles all touch monitoring and outputs a digita...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Grove - Sound Sensor
SKU: SS-101020023 | Brand: Seeed Studio
The Sound sensor module is a simple microphone. Based on the power amplifier LM386 and the electret microphone, it can be used to detect the sound strength of the environment. The value of output can be adjusted b...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Slow Vibration Sensor Switch (Hard to trigger)
SKU: AF-1767 | Brand: Adafruit
A low-sensitivity, non-directional vibration switch that acts as a simple motion detector. Inside, a stiff spring is coiled around a central metal pin — when the switch is shaken or moved with enough force, the spring...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
LED Voltage Meter (Blue)
SKU: DF-DFR0130-B | Brand: DFRobot
This is a standalone DC voltage meter. It measures 3V-30V with 1% accuracy. Best suited for battery level display. Just apply two wires on the power without any extra circuit or components, it gives the reading st...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
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