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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ZX Distance and Gesture Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-13162 | Brand: SparkFun
The ZX Distance and Gesture Sensor is a touchless sensor that is capable of looking for simple gestures. Developed in conjunction with XYZ Interactive, the sensor uses their GestureSense® technology to recognize the d...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
3-Axis MEMS Accelerometer - MMA8452Q
SKU: SF-COM-10953 | Brand: SparkFun
The MMA8452Q is a low-power, 3-axis capacitive MEMS accelerometer with 12-bit resolution. Packed with embedded motion-detection functions and configurable interrupt outputs, it can monitor events autonomously while st...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
Adafruit Si7021 Temperature Humidity Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-3251 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Si7021 is a temperature and humidity sensor from Silicon Labs with a PTFE filter for protection against dust and contaminants. It provides ±3% relative humidity accuracy over 0–80% RH and ±0.4 °C temperat...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
URM37 Ultrasonic Sensor for Arduino / Raspberry Pi
SKU: DF-SEN0001 | Brand: DFRobot
URM37 V4.0 Arduino Ultrasonic Sensor comes with temperature compensation which provides better distance measurement accuracy. It is very unique feature in the industry. URM37 V4.0 Arduino Ultrasonic Sensor offers ...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
Gravity: Digital Hall Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0185 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION what's the best way to detect the magnet? Use anther magnet. But it's not sensitive enough. You have to feel it by youself.Right! This Hall sensor knows whether there is a magne...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
Weather Station Kit with Anemometer/Wind Vane/Rain Bucket
SKU: DF-SEN0186 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION Ever want to build your own weather station? This iot weather station kit includess anemometer, wind vane and rain bucket. The serial communication method provides good compatibility and ma...
Delivered by Fri 26 Jun
Analog 2-axis Thumb Joystick with Select Button + Breakout Board
SKU: AF-512 | Brand: Adafruit
A PSP/Xbox-style analog thumb joystick with a built-in press-to-select button, mounted on a breakout board designed for easy panel mounting. Unlike simple directional joysticks, this analog stick provides precise, pro...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
SparkFun Pressure Sensor Breakout - MS5803-14BA
SKU: SF-SEN-12909 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor Breakout, a high resolution pressure sensor with both an I2C and SPI interface. This MEMS pressure sensor measures the absolute pressure of the fluid around it which includes ai...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
Encoder Adapter
SKU: DF-FIT0324 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION This adapter is especially designed for DFRobot 12V DC Motors, adding the compatibility factor for those products without customized connectors or external power supplies. ...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
Pimoroni Rainbow HAT for Android Things™ and Raspberry Pi
SKU: AF-3354 | Brand: Adafruit
The Rainbow HAT from Pimoroni has a buffet of sensors, inputs, and displays to explore Android Things™. Use it as a weather station, a clock, a timer or stopwatch, a mood light, or endless other things.Pimoroni collab...
Delivered by Fri 26 Jun
Fingerprint Sensor
SKU: DF-SEN0188 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION This is an Arduino compatible fingerprint module. With the high speed DSP processor, it could also work with other serial device, like MSP430, 51, AVR, PIC, STM32, ARM and FPGA ...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
SparkFun RGB Light Sensor - ISL29125
SKU: SF-SEN-12829 | Brand: SparkFun
If you’ve had ideas for a project that depends on the ability to sense different spectrums of visible light and react based on those measurements, the ISL29125 breakout board may be just what you need. The ISL29125 br...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
SparkFun ToF Range Finder Breakout - VL6180
SKU: SF-SEN-12784 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun “Time-of-Flight” Range Finder, a breakout for the VL6180 distance sensor. Unlike most distance sensors that rely reflected light intensity or reflected angles to determine range, the VL6180 use...
Delivered by Fri 26 Jun
SparkFun ToF Range Finder Sensor - VL6180
SKU: SF-SEN-12785 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the SparkFun “Time-of-Flight” Range Finder, a sensor board for the VL6180 distance sensor. Unlike most distance sensors that rely on reflected light intensity or reflected angles to determine range, the VL6180...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
Arduino 9 Axes Motion Shield
SKU: DF-DFR0407 | Brand: DFRobot
The Arduino 9 Axes Motion Shield is based on the Bosch BNO055 absolute orientation sensor — a System in Package (SiP) integrating a triaxial 14-bit accelerometer, 16-bit gyroscope (±2000°/s range), triaxial geomagneti...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
High Temp Waterproof DS18B20 Digital temperature sensor + extras
SKU: AF-642 | Brand: Adafruit
This is a pre-wired and waterproofed version of the DS18B20 sensor made with a PTFE wire cable. Handy for when you need to measure something far away, or in wet conditions. This sensor is a little more expensive th...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
Infrared Proximity Sensor Short Range - Sharp GP2Y0A41SK0F
SKU: SF-SEN-12728 | Brand: SparkFun
Infrared proximity sensor made by Sharp. Part # GP2Y0A41SK0F has an analog output that varies from 3.1V at 4cm to 0.3V at 30cm with a supply voltage between 4.5 and 5.5VDC. The sensor has a Japanese Solderless Termina...
Delivered by Fri 26 Jun
Gravity: Arduino Digital Microwave Sensor (Motion Detection)
SKU: DF-SEN0192 | Brand: DFRobot
INTRODUCTION The microwave sensor applies the Doppler effect to detect moving objects using microwaves. This differs from the method used by a regular infrared (IR) sensor as microwave is...
Delivered by Tue 7 Jul
Adafruit HTU21D-F Temperature Humidity Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-1899 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit HTU21D-F is an accurate I²C digital temperature and humidity sensor breakout board. With typical humidity accuracy of ±2% (optimised for 5–95% RH) and temperature accuracy of ±1°C across -30 to 90°C, it's...
Delivered by Thu 16 Jul
Wheel Encoder Kit
SKU: SF-ROB-12629 | Brand: SparkFun
The DAGU Wheel Encoder Kit is a simple add-on for wheeled robots that measures speed and distance travelled. Each kit includes two neodymium 8-pole magnets with rubber hubs and two hall-effect sensors, providing relia...
Delivered by Fri 26 Jun
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