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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Thermocouple Type-K - Glass Braid Insulated (Bare Wire)
SKU: SF-SEN-00251 | Brand: SparkFun
36" high temperature Type-K Thermocouple with glass braid insulation.
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Gravity:Analog Grayscale Sensor For Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0022 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity Analogue Grayscale Sensor measures reflected light intensity, outputting an analogue value that ranges from black (low) to white (high). It uses a photocell paired with an integrated white LED to illuminat...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Coin Acceptor - Programmable (6 coin types)
SKU: SF-COM-11636 | Brand: SparkFun
Are you trying to make a quick dime from electronics? Why limit yourself to dimes? This coin acceptor will take up to 6 different kinds of coin! Whether you’re building your own arcade cabinet or just charging admissi...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Dust Sensor Adapter
SKU: DF-DFR0280 | Brand: DFRobot
Sharp GP2Y1010AU Dust Sensor requires some wiring on the breadboard and a list of components to make it Arduino compatible. This has turned down several people due to the thin wires of the sharp sensor making it ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Gravity: Arduino Alcohol Sensor (MQ3)
SKU: DF-SEN0128 | Brand: DFRobot
An analogue alcohol gas sensor based on the MQ-3 probe, designed for use with Arduino and other microcontrollers. The sensor outputs a voltage proportional to the concentration of alcohol vapour in the surrounding air...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
IR distance sensor includes cable (10cm-80cm) [GP2Y0A21YK0F]
SKU: AF-164 | Brand: Adafruit
The Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F is an infrared distance sensor that measures distances from 10 cm to 80 cm by bouncing IR light off objects. It outputs an analogue voltage proportional to distance — approximately 3 V at 10 cm ...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Tilt ball switch
SKU: AF-173 | Brand: Adafruit
The "poor man's" accelerometer! Tilt sensors are switches that can detect basic motion/orientation. The metal tube has a little metal ball that rolls around in it, when its tilted upright, the ball rolls onto the cont...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
GPS Receiver - GP-735 (56 Channel)
SKU: SF-GPS-13670 | Brand: SparkFun
The GP-735 is a slim, ultra-high performance, easy to use GPS smart antenna receiver. With -162dBm tracking sensitivity and only 29 second cold start time, the GP735 is a tiny, yet powerful, piece of tech. The slim de...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout - ADXL362
SKU: SF-SEN-11446 | Brand: SparkFun
A breakout board for the Analog Devices ADXL362, a 3-axis MEMS accelerometer that operates at ultra-low power consumption. It measures both dynamic acceleration (motion, shock) and static acceleration (tilt), and comm...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Sensor pack 900
SKU: AF-176 | Brand: Adafruit
An assortment of the most common sensors used in electronics. 9 sensors and 3 additional components to interface with the 'analog world'. We have some tutorials here, to get you started. Includes Triple-axis an...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Thermocouple Connector - PCC-SMP-K
SKU: SF-PRT-13612 | Brand: SparkFun
This Thermocouple Connector is perfect for bridging the gap between Type-K thermocouples with standard connectors with a PCB. This little connector is actually the exact part we recommend using with our SparkFun Th...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Light and temperature data-logger pack
SKU: AF-249 | Brand: Adafruit
This pack includes everything you need to build a light and temperature data logger with an Arduino. The Adafruit data logger shield records sensor readings to an SD card with real-time timestamps, while the included ...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
SparkFun Line Follower Array
SKU: SF-SEN-13582 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Line Follower Array is a long board consisting of eight IR sensors that have been configured to read as digital bits! We have designed the SparkFun Line Follower Arrays to follow a dark line of about ¾ in...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
SparkFun Digital Temperature Sensor Breakout - TMP102
SKU: SF-SEN-13314 | Brand: SparkFun
The TMP102 is an easy-to-use digital temperature sensor from Texas Instruments. The TMP102 breakout allows you to easily incorporate the digital temperature sensor into your project. While some temperature sensors use...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
FlexiForce Pressure Sensor - 25lbs (1 area)
SKU: SF-SEN-11207 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a piezoresistive force sensor from Tekscan. The harder you press, the lower the sensor’s resistance. Pressing hard, the resistance changes from infinite to ~50k. The sensor itself is thin and flexible, but the...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Adafruit MiCS5524 CO, Alcohol and VOC Gas Sensor Breakout
SKU: AF-3199 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit MiCS-5524 Gas Sensor Breakout is a robust MEMS sensor from SGX Sensortech for detecting carbon monoxide, natural gas leaks, alcohol, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It provides a simple analogue vo...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
Rotary Encoder - 1024 P/R (Quadrature)
SKU: SF-COM-11102 | Brand: SparkFun
This 1024 pulse per rotation rotary encoder outputs gray code which you can interpret using a microcontroller and find out which direction the shaft is turning and by how much. This allows you to add feedback to motor...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
PSP 3000 2-Axis Analog Thumb Joystick
SKU: AF-3103 | Brand: Adafruit
Sometimes a simple analog control device can be the perfect tactile solution for your project, but they can be surprisingly hard to come by. Luckily we've found a low cost, quality PSP 3000 2-Axis Analog Thumb...
Delivered by Mon 13 Jul
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 Thu 2 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 Thu 2 Jul
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