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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Adafruit Wide-Range Triple-axis Magnetometer - MLX90393
SKU: AF-4022 | Brand: Adafruit
Measure invisible magnetic fields with the Adafruit Wide-Range Triple-axis Magnetometer, featuring the MLX90393 sensor. With 16-bit resolution across all three axes and a dynamic range of ±5 mT to ±50 mT, this sensor ...
Delivered by Thu 27 Aug
ADT7410 High Accuracy I2C Temperature Sensor Breakout Board
SKU: AF-4089 | Brand: Adafruit
Get precise temperature readings with the ADT7410 High Accuracy I2C Temperature Sensor from Analog Devices. Featuring 16-bit resolution (0.0078°C) and ±0.5°C accuracy, this breakout delivers reliable measurements over...
Delivered by Thu 27 Aug
SparkFun gator:bit v2.0 - micro:bit Carrier Board
SKU: SF-DEV-15162 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun gator:bit v2.0 is an all-in-one “carrier” board for your micro:bit that provides you with a fully functional development and prototyping platform. Almost every pin on the micro:bit is broken out to pads t...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Adafruit AS7262 6-Channel Visible Light / Color Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-3779 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit AS7262 is a 6-channel visible light spectral sensor from AMS that measures light intensity across six specific wavelength bands: violet (450 nm), blue (500 nm), green (550 nm), yellow (570 nm), orange (60...
Delivered by Thu 27 Aug
SparkFun GPS-RTK2 Board - ZED-F9P (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-GPS-15136 | Brand: SparkFun
With GPS you are able to know where you are, where you’re going, and how to get there anywhere on Earth within 30 seconds. This means the higher the accuracy the better! GPS Real Time Kinematics (RTK) has mastered dia...
Delivered by Fri 14 Aug
Linker light sensor for Arduino
SKU: TB-XC4574 | Brand: Little Bird
The light sensor, also known as the light dependent resistor (LDR). Typically, the resistance of the light sensor will decrease when the ambient light intensity increases. Linksprite Page Specificat...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Bearables Flower Light Sensor
SKU: PR-PIM317 | Brand: Little Bird
A cute flower-shaped light sensor designed to connect to Bearables LED badges using conductive thread. When the sensor is covered or it gets dark, your connected badge's LEDs light up — bringing your wearable to life ...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Garmin LIDAR-Lite Optical Distant Sensor - V3
SKU: AF-4058 | Brand: Adafruit
You've heard about the sensors in the news, when used in self-driving cars, and now you can have your own! Garmin's LIDAR-Lite V3 is the ideal high-performance (but compact) optical distant measurement sensor solution...
Delivered by Thu 27 Aug
Standalone 5-Pad Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - AT42QT1070
SKU: AF-1362 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout board is the simplest way to create a project with mutiple capacitive touch sensors. No microcontroller is required here - just power with 1.8 to 5.5VDC and connect up to 5 conductive pads to the 5 left-...
Delivered by Thu 27 Aug
CO₂ Humidity and Temperature Sensor - SCD30
SKU: SF-SEN-15112 | Brand: SparkFun
The SCD30 from Sensirion is a high quality Nondispersive Infrared (NDIR) based CO₂ sensor capable of detecting 400 to 10000ppm with an accuracy of ±(30ppm+3%). In order to improve accuracy the SCD30 has temperature an...
Delivered by Fri 14 Aug
US-100 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V Logic
SKU: AF-4019 | Brand: Adafruit
If you're like me, you've dreamed of being a dolphin - smoothly gliding through the water. Using your echo-location abilities to detect tasty fish treats. Until genetic modifications catches up with our desires,...
Delivered by Thu 27 Aug
10-bit ADC (SPI) - 4 Channel
SKU: PI-COM0205 | Brand: Pimoroni
The MCP3008 is a 10-bit analogue-to-digital converter with eight single-ended input channels, communicating via SPI. It's a popular choice for adding analogue inputs to the Raspberry Pi and other digital-only boards —...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Slamtec RPLIDAR A1 - 360 Laser Range Scanner
SKU: AF-4010 | Brand: Adafruit
Is your favorite robot currently in a mid-life crisis? Does it need a new purpose or perhaps, direction? Well now you can find your way with the affordable and easy to use Slamtec RPLIDAR A1.You may have heard o...
Delivered by Thu 27 Aug
Littlebits Temperature
SKU: LI-650-0022 | Brand: Little Bird
The littleBits Temperature Sensor responds to the ambient temperature surrounding its probe, sending a stronger signal as the temperature increases. It's a simple way to add temperature sensing to your littleBits circ...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Fingerprint Scanner - TTL (GT-521F52)
SKU: SF-SEN-14585 | Brand: SparkFun
Fingerprint scanners are awesome! Why use a key when you have one right at the tip of your finger? Unfortunately, they’re often unreliable or difficult to implement. Well not anymore! This great GT-521F52 fing...
Delivered by Fri 14 Aug
AM2320 Digital Temperature and Humidity Sensor
SKU: AF-3721 | Brand: Adafruit
The AM2320 is a low-cost digital temperature and humidity sensor with an I2C interface — a simpler alternative to the classic DHT11/DHT22 sensors that require timing-critical bit-bang protocols. With standard I2C comm...
Delivered by Thu 27 Aug
SparkFun Human Presence Sensor Breakout - AK9753 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-14349 | Brand: SparkFun
This is not your normal Passive Infrared (PIR) sensor! The SparkFun AK9753 Human Presence Sensor Breakout is a Qwiic-enabled, 4-channel Nondispersive Infrared (NDIR) sensor. Each channel has a different field of view...
Delivered by Fri 14 Aug
Thermistor NTC 5MMDIA 47KR
SKU: TB-RN3442 | Brand: Little Bird
A 47 kΩ NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) thermistor in a compact 5 mm radial package. NTC thermistors decrease in resistance as temperature rises, making them ideal for temperature sensing, thermal protection, a...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Ultra Sonic range measurement module
SKU: SS-101990004 | Brand: Seeed Studio
This is a non-contact distance measurement module, which is also compatible with electronic brick. It’s designed for easy modular project usage with industrial performance. Features Detecting range: 3cm-4...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
Thermistor NTC 5MMDIA 1KR
SKU: TB-RN3436 | Brand: Little Bird
A 1 kΩ NTC (negative temperature coefficient) thermistor in a 5 mm radial dipped-epoxy package. The resistance decreases as temperature increases, making it suitable for temperature sensing, thermal compensation, and ...
Delivered by Wed 5 Aug
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