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Breadboard-friendly Mini PIR Motion Sensor with 3 Pin Header
A compact passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor that detects movement from people and animals at distances of 2 to 5 metres. Much smaller than standard PIR mo...
A compact passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor that detects movement from people and animals at distances of 2 to 5 metres. Much smaller than standard PIR modules, this sensor is ideal for unobtrusive projects and plugs directly into a breadboard or perfboard.
Powered from 3–12 V DC via an onboard regulator, the sensor outputs a 3.3 V digital signal that goes high when motion is detected and stays high for approximately 2 seconds, giving your microcontroller plenty of time to read the state.
Key Features
- Compact Form Factor – Breadboard and perfboard friendly with 3-pin header
- Wide Input Voltage – 3–12 V DC with onboard regulator
- 3.3 V Digital Output – High when motion detected, low when idle
- 13.8 mm Diameter Lens – 100° detection spread, 2–5 m range
- 2-Second Hold Time – Signal stays high after detection for easy reading
Pinout
- Pin 1 (−) – Ground
- Pin 2 (O) – Signal output (3.3 V high/low)
- Pin 3 (+) – Power (3–12 V DC)
Ideal For
- Motion-activated lighting and alarms
- Presence detection in IoT projects
- Breadboard prototyping with Arduino or Raspberry Pi
Package Contents
- 1× Mini PIR motion sensor with 3-pin header and lens
Resources
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- IoT
- Short for Internet of Things, meaning physical devices that connect to networks or the internet to send data or be controlled remotely. It matters if you want projects such as connected sensors, remote controls or classroom data-logging activities.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a chip that runs your program and controls connected inputs and outputs. For this product, it is the part that reads buttons and sensors, drives the display and speaker, and communicates over Bluetooth.
- PIR sensor
- A passive infrared sensor detects changes in heat, usually from a person moving across its view. It matters because PIR sensors are common for lights and alarms, but they can miss people who are present but not moving much.
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