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: 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 Tue 23 Jun
Adafruit VCNL4040 Proximity and Lux Sensor - STEMMA QT
SKU: AF-4161 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit VCNL4040 is a two-in-one proximity and ambient light sensor from Vishay. It measures proximity from 0 to 200 mm (~7.5 inches) using an on-board IR LED, and ambient light from 0.0125 to 6,553 lux — all ove...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
SparkFun Lightning Detector - AS3935
SKU: SF-SEN-15441 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Lightning Detector adds lightning detection to your next weather station to make sure you are aware of any potential hazardous weather heading your way. The AS3935 is capable of detecting lightning up to ...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
SparkFun Capacitive Touch Slider - CAP1203 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-15344 | Brand: SparkFun
Do you want to replace a slider or a button on your art project or science experiment with a more interesting interface? This Capacitive Touch Slider is a "Qwiic" and easy way to add capacitive touch to your next proj...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Adafruit PiRTC - Precise DS3231 Real Time Clock for Raspberry Pi
SKU: AF-4282 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit PiRTC Precise DS3231 is a high-accuracy, battery-backed real-time clock that plugs directly onto your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header. Built around a genuine Maxim DS3231 with an integrated temperature-compens...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Adafruit Ultimate GPS with USB - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates
SKU: AF-4279 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Ultimate GPS with USB brings plug-and-play GPS and GLONASS positioning to any computer, laptop, or embedded Linux device via a built-in CP2104 USB-to-Serial converter. Simply connect a Micro USB cable and...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
SHT-30 Mesh-protected Weather-proof Temperature/Humidity Sensor - 1M Cable
SKU: AF-4099 | Brand: Adafruit
Take your next outdoor sensor project to the next level with this SHT-30 based temperature/humidity sensor. The sensor includes a dual-use sensor module from Sensiron in a sintered metal mesh encasing. The casing is w...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
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 Tue 23 Jun
Molex Flexible GNSS Antenna - U.FL (Adhesive)
SKU: SF-GPS-15246 | Brand: SparkFun
The Molex GNSS Flex antenna is a great option for basic GNSS applications and will work with any of our GNSS boards equipped with a U.FL at a fraction of the cost of many of its big brothers. This antenna supports GPS...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Gravity: I2C Non-contact IR Temperature Sensor (MLX90614-DCI)
SKU: DF-SEN0263 | Brand: DFRobot
We can divide temperature measurement in to two types: contact and non-contact. Contact measurement can only accurately measure temperature when the testing object and the sensor reach thermal equilibrium. This ca...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
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 Tue 23 Jun
Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Membrane Cap
SKU: DF-FIT0575 | Brand: DFRobot
This product is a replacement membrane cap for the Gravity Analog Dissolved Oxygen Sensor, which needs to be used in conjunction with the sensor and electrolyte. There is a transparent oxygen permeable membra...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Gravity: I2C High Temperature Sensor (K-Type, 800℃)
SKU: DF-DFR0558 | Brand: DFRobot
This Gravity I2C high-temperature sensor pairs a signal amplification module (MAX31855K) with a stainless steel sheathed K-type thermocouple probe for measuring temperatures up to 800 °C. The module converts the therm...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Adafruit BME680 - Temperature, Humidity, Pressure and Gas Sensor
SKU: AF-3660 | Brand: Adafruit
The BME680 from Bosch delivers comprehensive environmental sensing in a single compact package. This precision sensor measures temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and VOC gas levels, all accessible over I2C or...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Adafruit ADXL343 + ADT7410 Sensor FeatherWing
SKU: AF-4147 | Brand: Adafruit
Add motion and precision temperature sensing to any Feather board with this all-in-one sensor FeatherWing from Adafruit. It combines two high-quality Analog Devices sensors — the ADXL343 triple-axis accelerometer and ...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
TFMini Plus - Micro LiDAR Module
SKU: SF-SEN-15179 | Brand: SparkFun
The TFMini Plus is a ToF (Time of Flight) LiDAR sensor capable of measuring the distance to an object as close as 10 centimeters (+/- 5cm up to 6m) and as far as 12 meters (+/-1% starting at 6m)! As with all LiDAR sen...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
INA169 Analog DC Current Sensor Breakout - 60V 5A Max
SKU: AF-1164 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board will solve all your current-monitoring problems. Instead of struggling with a multimeter, you can just use the handy INA169 chip on this breakout to both measure both the DC current draw and have a...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Flat Vibration Switch - Breadboard friendly
SKU: AF-4081 | Brand: Adafruit
This flat vibration switch is a low-sensitivity, directional trigger that closes its circuit when bumped from the side. Inside, a soft spring coiled around a metal pin makes contact when vibration or impact occurs, ac...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Standalone Momentary Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout [AT42QT1010]
SKU: AF-1374 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with a single "momentary" capacitive touch sensor. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and touch the pad to activate the sens...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Gravity: I2C BME680 Environmental Sensor (VOC, Temperature, Humidity, Barometer)
SKU: DF-SEN0248 | Brand: DFRobot
DFRobot BME680 Environmental Sensor is a low power gas, pressure, temperature & humidity sensor based on BOSCH BME680 sensor. It is a 4-in-1 multi-functional MEMS environmental sensor which integrates VOC (Volatil...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
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