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: 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 Tue 13 Oct
Adafruit SGP30 Air Quality Sensor Breakout - VOC and eCO2
SKU: AF-3709 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit SGP30 is a multi-pixel MOX (metal-oxide) gas sensor from Sensirion that measures Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) and equivalent CO2 (eCO2) for indoor air quality monitoring. With fully calibrated ...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
Standard mini Reed Switch Module
SKU: LB-LR0018 | Brand: Little Bird
A compact reed switch module that closes its circuit when a magnetic field is present. Inside the glass envelope, a pair of ferromagnetic metal contacts come together when a magnet is brought close, and spring apart w...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Sharp GP2Y0A710K0F IR Range Sensor 100-550cm
SKU: LB-LR0157 | Brand: Little Bird
The Sharp GP2Y0A710K0F IR Range Sensor takes a continuous distance reading and reports the distance as an analog voltage with a distance range of 100cm to 550cm. The interface is 5-wire with power, ground and out...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Gravity: Analog Sound Level Meter
SKU: DF-SEN0232 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity Analog Sound Level Meter is an Arduino-compatible decibel meter that accurately measures environmental noise levels. It uses an instrumentation-grade circuit with a low-noise microphone for high-precision ...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
MCP9808 High Accuracy I2C Temperature Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-1782 | Brand: Adafruit
This I2C digital temperature sensor is one of the more accurate/precise we've ever seen, with a typical accuracy of ±0.25°C over the sensor's -40°C to +125°C range and precision of +0.0625°C. They work great with any ...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
Sharp GP2Y0A21 IR Distance Sensor (10-80cm) For Arduino
SKU: DF-SEN0014 | Brand: DFRobot
The Sharp distance sensors are a popular choice for many projects that require accurate distance measurements. This IR sensor is more economical than sonar rangefinders, yet it provides much better performance than o...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Flex Sensor 2.2
SKU: DF-SEN0086 | Brand: DFRobot
A simple flex sensor 2.2" in length. As the sensor is flexed, the resistance across the sensor increases. Patented technology by Spectra Symbol - they claim these sensors were used in the original Nintendo Power G...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
SHT20 I2C Temperature Humidity Sensor (Waterproof Probe)
SKU: DF-SEN0227 | Brand: DFRobot
This SHT20 I2C temperature & humidity sensor is equipped with waterproof probe. It comes with the 4C CMOSens® SHT20 temperature & humidity sensor chip and the probe has gone through dual waterproof protection test...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Audio Analyzer Module
SKU: DF-DFR0126 | Brand: DFRobot
This Audio Analyzer module features the MSGEQ7 graphic equalizer display filter.It will give your arduino ears. Sound is broken down into seven frequency bands and the peak level for each band can be read. The seven ...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Light Sensor - BH1750
SKU: DF-SEN0097 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a BH1750 light intensity sensor breakout board with a 16 bit AD converter built-in which can directly output a digital signal, there is no need for complicated calculations. This is a more acurate and easier ...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Mini Touch Kit
SKU: DF-SEN0104 | Brand: DFRobot
This is a cool touch sensor from DFRobot. You can hook it up to the IO Expansion shield (for arduino) directly. It includes a metallic tape with a sticky side. This make it possible for you to place your sensors...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Raspberry Pi Sense HAT [For the Pi 3 / 2 / B+ / A+]
SKU: AF-2738 | Brand: Adafruit
Control the same hardware as used in space...build your very own Astro Pi with the new Raspberry Pi Sense HAT! The Raspberry Pi Sense HAT is attached on top of the Raspberry Pi via the 40 GPIO pins to create an ‘As...
Delivered by Mon 26 Oct
Photo Interrupter - GP1A57HRJ00F
SKU: SF-SEN-09299 | Brand: SparkFun
The GP1A57HRJ00F is a slotted optical sensor (photo interrupter) with an infrared emitter on one upright and a shielded infrared detector on the other. When an object passes through the 10 mm gap between the uprights,...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Piezo Vibration Sensor - Small Horizontal
SKU: SF-SEN-09198 | Brand: SparkFun
The Minisense 100 from Measurement Specialties is a low-cost cantilever-type vibration sensor loaded by a mass to offer high sensitivity at low frequencies. Useful for detecting vibration and ‘tap’ inputs from a user....
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Piezo Vibration Sensor - Large with Mass
SKU: SF-SEN-09197 | Brand: SparkFun
A flexible piezo vibration sensor from Measurement Specialties, commonly used for detecting flex, touch, vibration, and shock. The PVDF polymer film generates a small AC voltage (up to ±90 V) when it moves, which can ...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Gravity: Arduino Carbon Monoxide Sensor (MQ7)
SKU: DF-SEN0132 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION This is an Arduino Carbon Monoxide Sensor. It uses MQ7 probe to detect Carbon Monoxide (CO) concentrations in the air from 20 to 2000ppm. The sensitivity ca...
Delivered by Tue 13 Oct
Carbon Monoxide Sensor (MQ7)
SKU: DF-FIT0227 | Brand: DFRobot
The MQ7 is a simple-to-use Carbon Monoxide (CO) sensor suitable for detecting CO concentrations in the air. It offers a wide detection range from 20 to 2000 ppm, making it ideal for safety monitoring and air quality p...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Crash sensor Right-
SKU: DF-SEN0138-R | Brand: DFRobot
A miniature snap-action switch, also trademarked and frequently known as a micro switch, is an electric switch that is actuated by very little physical force.Micro switches are very widely used; among their appl...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
Gas Sensor Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-08891 | Brand: SparkFun
This breakout board provides a convenient PCB adapter for MQ-series gas sensors (MQ-3, MQ-4, MQ-6, MQ-7, and MQ-8). It converts the sensor's oversized, oddly-spaced pins into a standard breakout format that's easy to ...
Delivered by Fri 2 Oct
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