Sensors

The SparkFun MPU-9250 IMU Breakout features the latest 9-axis MEMS sensor from InvenSense. Each of these 9DoF breakouts feature an MPU-9250 with a ...

For precision temperature sensing, nothing beats a Platinum RTD. Resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) are temperature sensors that contain a res...

Unlike all the other temperature sensors we have, this breakout has a really cool IR sensor from TI that can measure the temperature of an object ...

Offering equally impressive performance to the CMPS12, but also allowing background calibration to be disabled and operation with a fixed cali...

Freescale's MAG3110 is a small, low-power, digital 3-axis magnetometer. The device can be used in conjunction with a 3-axis accelerometer to produc...

The LSM9DS1 is a versatile, motion-sensing system-in-a-chip. It houses a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer – nine de...

Extend your light-sensing spectrum with this analog UV sensor module. It uses a UV photodiode, which can detect the 240-370nm range of light (which...

The CMPS12 is our 4th generation tilt compensated compass. Employing a 3-axis magnetometer, a 3-axis gyro and a 3-axis accelerometer. At the core o...

These are very thin variable potentiometers. By pressing down on various parts of the strip, the resistance linearly changes from 100Ohms to 10,...

The pH/ORP Adapter Interfaces to a pH or ORP glass electrode through a BNC connector and feeds the data to an Analog Input on a PhidgetInter...

The GP-20U7 is a compact GPS receiver with a built-in high performances all-in-one GPS chipset. The GP-20U7 accurately provides position, velocity...

The MAX31820 ambient temperature sensor provides 9-bit to 12-bit Celsius temperature measurements with ±0.5°C accuracy over a +10°C to +45°C tempe...

It's summer and you're sweating and your hair's all frizzy and all you really want to know is why the weatherman said this morning that today's re...

The AD8232 Single Lead Heart Rate Monitor is a cost-effective board used to measure the electrical activity of the heart. This electrical activity ...

The SparkFun 9DoF Sensor Stick is an easy-to-use 9 Degrees of Freedom IMU. The Sensor Stick deftly utilizes the LSM9DS1 motion-sensing system-in-a...

The GP2Y0A21 Sharp distance sensor is a great way to add obstacle avoidance or motion sensing to your robot or any other project. With a detection...

FEATURES MRF24J40 + PIC18F26K20 with open source MiWi and Zigbee stack PIR sensor motion detector, sends wireless alarm to Zigbee nodes wh...

The LIS3DH Breakout is a smart, low-power, three-axis, capacitive micro-machined accelerometer with 12 bits of resolution that you can use to add t...

The Slider 60 is a linear potentiometer - the resistance varies linearly with the position of the slider. SensorValue varies from 0 to1000 over t...

This reflectance sensor module is designed for use with the Zumo shield for Arduino . It has six IR LED/phototransistor pairs that can be used for ...

Need to put your finger on the pulse of the Earth? Did I just blow your mind? A geophone works by translating ground movement into voltage, which ...

Using our muscles to control things is the way that most of us are accustomed to doing it. We push buttons, pull levers, move joysticks… but what ...

The INA169 is a “high-side current monitor,” which means that you place a resistor (a “shunt resistor”) on the positive power rail and the INA169 ...

This sensor module has 8 IR LED/phototransistor pairs mounted on a 0.375" pitch, making it a great detector for a line-following robot. Pairs of LE...