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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Grove - Alcohol Sensor
SKU: SS-101020044 | Brand: Seeed Studio
Alcohol sensor is semiconductor sensor for alcohol detection. It has good sensitivity and fast response to alcohol, suitable for portable alcohol detector. Specifications Power requirements: 5 VDC @ ~120 ...
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Adafruit Gemma Sensor Starter Pack
SKU: AF-1849 | Brand: Adafruit
Get started with wearable electronics using the Adafruit Gemma Sensor Starter Pack. This all-in-one kit includes a GEMMA V2 board, sewable RGB NeoPixels, multiple sensors, a rechargeable battery with charger, and ever...
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HIH-4030 Humidity Sensor Carrier
SKU: PL-1643 | Brand: Pololu
Sparkfun’s carrier board for the HIH-4030 relative humidity (%RH) sensor from Honeywell outputs an analog voltage that varies nearly linearly with humidity. It operates at 5 V while drawing only 200 μA and ...
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Methane Gas Sensor MQ-4
SKU: PL-1633 | Brand: Pololu
This semiconductor gas sensor detects the presence of methane (CNG) gas at concentrations from 300 ppm to 10,000 ppm, a range suitable for detecting gas leaks. The sensor’s simple analog voltage interface re...
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Pololu Carrier with Sharp GP2Y0D815Z0F Digital Distance Sensor 15cm
SKU: PL-2465 | Brand: Pololu
This small digital distance sensor detects objects between 0.5 cm and 15 cm (0.2″ and 6″) away. With its quick response time, small size, low current draw, and short minimum sensing distance, this sensor is ...
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Pololu 38 kHz IR Proximity Sensor, Fixed Gain, Low Brightness (irs05a)
SKU: PL-2461 | Brand: Pololu
Discontinuation notice: These original (irs05a) versions of our 38 kHz IR proximity sensors have been replaced by newer (irs05b) high-brightness and low-brightness versions. The main changes are the locations o...
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Sharp GP2Y0D810Z0F Digital Distance Sensor 10cm
SKU: PL-1135 | Brand: Pololu
This small digital distance sensor detects objects between 2 cm and 10 cm (0.8″ and 4″) away. With its quick response time, small size, and low current draw, this sensor is a good choice for non-contact obje...
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Thermal Imaging Camera Module LWIR – 80x62, SPI/I2C, Raspberry Pi Compatible, 90° FOV
SKU: WS-31941 | Brand: Waveshare
Elevate your technological projects with our cutting-edge Long-wave IR Thermal Imaging Camera Module. Designed for seamless integration with Raspberry Pi and other development boards, this module is an ideal addition ...
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25m Long Distance ToF Laser Sensor (±3cm Accuracy, 100Hz, 100K LUX Resistant)
SKU: DF-SEN0647 | Brand: DFRobot
The TOFSense F2 is a high-performance laser distance sensor using dTOF (Direct Time-of-Flight) technology. With 25m range, ±3cm accuracy, and 100Hz refresh rate, it's ideal for robotics, industrial automation, drones,...
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SparkFun GNSS Flex pHAT - mosaic-X5 - SparkFun Electronics
SKU: SF-GPS-28766 | Brand: SparkFun
Achieve survey-grade, millimeter-level precision with your Raspberry Pi using the SparkFun mosaic-X5 GNSS Flex pHAT. This top-tier PNT add-on for the Raspberry Pi combines our versatile pHAT carrier with th...
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SparkFun GNSS Flex pHAT - LG290P - SparkFun Electronics
SKU: SF-GPS-28929 | Brand: SparkFun
Achieve robust, centimetre-level RTK positioning in challenging RF environments with the SparkFun LG290P GNSS Flex pHAT. This all-in-one development board combines a versatile pHAT carrier with the powerful Quectel LG...
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Gravity: High-Speed CAT4 SIM7600G-H Global 4G Communication and GNSS Positioning Module (150Mbps/50Mbps)
SKU: DF-TEL0162 | Brand: DFRobot
##Introduction The SIM7600G-H is an integrated wireless communication module featuring 4G CAT4 (with anuplink speed of 50Mbps and a downlink speed of 150Mbps) and GNSS positioning (supportingGPS, BD, GLONASS). It exte...
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RGB-D 3D ToF Sensor Camera (Supports ROS1 and ROS2)
SKU: DF-SEN0583 | Brand: DFRobot
##Introduction The RGB-D camera is a 3D time-of-flight camera module with RGB capabilities, boasting a resolution of 320×240 and an inertial measurement unit (IMU). It effortlessly acquires all RGB-D data through a US...
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ROS-Compatible 10-Axis IMU Sensor with ARM DSP, BLE 5.3, and Environmental Sensors
SKU: WS-29207 | Brand: Waveshare
Revolutionize Your Robotics and Drones with the 10-Axis ROS IMU SensorDive into Dynamic Orientation and Precision with Our State-of-the-Art SensorTransform your robotic creations into masterpieces of precision and agi...
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TOF Laser Distance Sensor with Multi-Interface and Up to 50m Range
SKU: WS-28730 | Brand: Waveshare
Elevate your precision measurement needs with our cutting-edge TOF (Time of Flight) Laser Range Sensor, designed for remarkable long-range detection with steadfast accuracy. Whether you're engineering automation solut...
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FGSensors FG-3+ Sensor
SKU: SF-SEN-25531 | Brand: SparkFun
The FGM-X series of devices are very high sensitivity magnetic field sensors operating in the ±50 microtesla range ( ±0.5 oersted). They are simple, essentially three terminal devices, operating from a single +5 volt ...
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Adafruit Infrared IR Remote Receiver - STEMMA JST PH 2mm
SKU: AF-5939 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Infrared IR Remote Receiver is a sensitive, wide-range 38 kHz IR receiver board with two selectable sensor orientations — one vertical and one horizontal. A slide switch lets you choose which sensor to re...
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SparkFun Mini Linear 3D Hall-Effect Sensor - TMAG5273 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-23881 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun TMAG5273 Qwiic Mini Linear 3D Hall-Effect Sensor is a low-power, high-precision magnetic field sensor that can detect a magnetic field's presence, strength, and direction in three dimensions. This board i...
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SparkFun Mini Spectral UV Sensor - AS7331 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-23518 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Mini Spectral UV Sensor features the AS7331 from ams OSRAM, measuring ultraviolet radiation across three dedicated channels: UVA (320–400 nm), UVB (280–320 nm), and UVC (200–280 nm). Each channel has its ...
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SparkFun Mini Human Presence and Motion Sensor - STHS34PF80 (Qwiic)
SKU: SF-SEN-23253 | Brand: SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic Mini Human Presence and Motion Sensor is built around the STHS34PF80 Low-power, high-sensitivity infrared (IR) sensor for presence and motion detection from STMicroelectronics. This sensor features ...
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