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SKU: AF-5022

The Adafruit Proximity Trinkey is a tiny USB-A development board built around the APDS9960 multi-function sensor and an ATSAMD21 microcontroller. Plug it into any USB port and you instantly have proximity, colour, ambient light, and gesture sensing — plus two NeoPixel LEDs and two capacitive touc...

SKU: AF-5810 · MPN: ADA5810

This breakout combines Vishay's VCNL4020 proximity sensor and ambient light sensor on one compact I2C board, making it a handy choice when you want to detect nearby objects and measure light levels at the same time. The proximity sensor works from 0 to 200mm (about 7.5 inches), while the light se...

SKU: AF-3595

The Adafruit APDS9960 is a multi-function sensor that combines proximity detection, ambient light sensing, RGB colour sensing and gesture recognition in a single I2C breakout. It uses an integrated IR LED and four directional photodiodes to detect reflected IR energy, enabling both distance measu...

SKU: DF-SEN0531

The Digital IR Proximity Sensor detects objects at distances from 1 to 400 cm using a 940 nm laser emitter. It's the advanced version of the SEN0381, offering a longer sensing range and an onboard status indicator LED. Detection distance is adjustable — hold the onboard button for 3 seconds, the...

SKU: AF-6461 · MPN: ADA6461

This compact breakout combines RGB colour sensing, true lux light measurement and infrared proximity detection in one I2C device. With library code running on your microcontroller, it can read red, green, blue and clear light levels, as well as detect how much IR light is reflected from an object...

SKU: SF-SEN-15177

The SparkFun VCNL4040 Proximity Sensor Breakout detects objects qualitatively up to 20 cm away using infrared proximity sensing. It also includes a built-in ambient light sensor, making it a versatile dual-function module. With no dead zone, it can read objects all the way to the face of the sens...

SKU: AF-6491 · MPN: ADA6491

This compact breakout combines a Vishay VCNL4030 proximity sensor and ambient light sensor on one board. It can measure proximity from 0 to 300mm (about 12 inches) and light from 0.004 to 16,768 lux, making it a handy option for touchless controls, presence detection and light-aware projects.The ...

SKU: AF-4161

The Adafruit VCNL4040 is a two-in-one proximity and ambient light sensor from Vishay. It measures proximity from 0 to 200 mm (~7.5 inches) using an on-board IR LED, and ambient light from 0.0125 to 6,553 lux — all over a simple I2C interface. The breakout includes 3.3V and 5V level-shifting circ...

SKU: DF-SEN0556

An infrared proximity sensor that detects objects at distances of 10 ±5 mm to 80 ±20 mm by measuring reflected IR energy. It outputs a simple high/low digital signal, making it easy to integrate with Arduino and other microcontrollers. The sensor features strong ambient light rejection, fast res...

SKU: DF-SEN0279

The MB1414 USB-ProxSonar-EZ1 is an ultrasonic proximity and range sensor with a USB interface. It provides both proximity detection (target enter/exit a calibrated zone) and distance measurement with 1-inch resolution, making it ideal for people sensing and obstacle detection applications. With ...

SKU: DF-SEN0381

A digital infrared proximity sensor with an adjustable detection range of 0–200 cm. It uses diffuse IR reflection to detect objects or people, outputting a digital high signal when something enters the sensing zone and returning to low when cleared — ideal for smart home, security, robotics, and ...

SKU: DF-FIT0762

These Inductive Ring Proximity sensors are designed to detect metal objects entering or passing through the ring. They operate on a 6-36V power supply and offer NPN output. The sensor features less than 1ms response time, high accuracy and stable performance, which could work well even in the det...

SKU: AF-3316

The Adafruit VL6180X is a close-range Time-of-Flight (ToF) distance sensor from ST that measures from approximately 5 mm to 100 mm (up to 150–200 mm in good conditions). It also includes a built-in ambient light sensor (lux), making it a versatile two-in-one module for proximity and light measure...

SKU: PR-PIM373

The VL53L1X Time of Flight sensor breakout uses a low-power laser to measure distances with excellent accuracy and speed. With a detection range of 4 cm to 4 metres and up to 50 Hz sampling frequency, it's ideal for proximity sensing, presence detection, and collision avoidance on robots. This b...

SKU: DF-SEN0447

A capacitive proximity sensor with an adjustable detection range of 1–10 mm, capable of detecting both metallic and non-metallic objects. Unlike inductive sensors that only respond to metals, this capacitive sensor detects anything with sufficient dielectric properties — including plastics, wood,...

SKU: SF-SEN-00242

The Sharp GP2Y0A21YK is an infrared proximity sensor with an analogue voltage output that varies with distance — from 3.1 V at 10 cm to 0.4 V at 80 cm. It uses an IR emitter and position-sensitive detector to measure distance, making it unaffected by the colour or reflectivity of most objects. T...

SKU: DF-FIT0759

These Inductive Ring Proximity sensors are designed to detect metal objects entering or passing through the ring. They operate on a 6-36V power supply and offer NPN output. The sensor features less than 1ms response time, high accuracy, and stable performance, which could work well even in the de...

SKU: DF-SEN0430

The TMF8801 is a time-of-flight (ToF) distance ranging sensor that uses the time difference between light pulses to measure distance. It provides single zone detection of an object irrespective of the color, reflectivity and texture of the object. The TMF8801 offers high dynamic range and detecti...

SKU: DF-SEN0276

The MB1009 ParkSonar-EZ-144 is an ultrasonic proximity and range sensor from MaxBotix, designed to detect vehicles within a calibrated detection zone. It reports when a target enters or leaves the zone, with both proximity and range data available via logic-level (high/low) and RS232 serial outpu...

SKU: LB-LR0230

The HC-SR04 is a widely used ultrasonic distance sensor that measures distances from 2cm to 500cm (approximately 5 metres) with 1cm resolution. It works by emitting a 40kHz ultrasonic pulse, then measuring the time it takes for the echo to return — making it ideal for obstacle detection, range fi...