myDAQ - DIY Projects Sensor List

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This is an informal list of sensors that are compatible with myDAQ. This is by no means a complete or official list, but should provide a starting point for simple sensors that can connect with myDAQ.

Type	Model	Vendor	Price	Uses	Category	PHY	EGR	Robotics	Chem	Bio	Career-Tech	Controls	Link	myDAQ Conectivity
2	5-Way Switch	SF3O3GJ2	SparkFun	$1.76	rotary selector (think washing machine selector)	Buttons & Switches		x	x					http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10063	Basic Circuit
3	7-Segment Alpha-Numeric Display	YSD-160AR4B-	SparkFun	$0.86	Show #'s 0-9 and some letters	Advanced Sensors		x	x					http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8546	Protoboard
4	Accelerometer	MMA7361L	Freescale	$11.95	measure acceleration	Fundamental Sensors	x	x	x			x	x	http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1246	Direct Connect
5	Alligator Adapter for DMM Probes	TL 30	Elenco	$2.1	Resistor Measurements, prototyping	Accessories	x	x	x	x		x		http://www.elenco.com/search/searchdetails/screwon_aligator_clips_for_test_leads=NTM3	-
6	Alligator Leads for DMM (Short)	TL 13	Elenco	$3.25	Resistor Measurements, prototyping	Accessories	x	x	x	x		x		http://www.elenco.com/search/searchdetails/component_test_lead_6"=NTI4	-
7	Button		SparkFun	$1.76	Interface, automatic detection	Buttons & Switches		x	x			x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10442	Protoboard
8	Buzzer				Sound output from myDAQ	Basic Output		x	x			x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/7950	Protoboard
9	Carbon Monoxide Sensor	MQ-7	SparkFun	$6.53	Safety/chemistry/bottany	Advanced Sensors		x	x	x	x	x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9403	Protoboard
10	DC Motor (small)	ROB-09608	Sparkfun	$1.76	Movement	Fundamental Components		x	x			x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9608	Direct Connect
11	Dust Sensor (Air Quality)	DS18B2	Little Bird	$5.4	Environmental	Advanced Sensors		x	x	x	x	x		http://littlebirdelectronics.com/products/optical-dust-sensor-gp2y1010au0f	Advanced Wiring
12	Flex Sensor	SEN-10264	Sparkfun	$7.16	Measure bend, user interface, biomedical testing	Fundamental Sensors	x	x	x		x	x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10264	Basic Circuit (Voltage Divider)
13	Flow Rate		Seeedstudio	$9.5	Water Speed	Advanced Sensors	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/g12-water-flow-sensor-p-635.html	Direct Connect
14	Force Sensor		Interlink	$5.36	Measure compresion force	Fundamental Sensors	x	x	x		x	x	x	http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9673	Basic Circuit
15	Gas Pressure Sensor	GPS-BTA	Vernier	$83	Methane	Advanced Sensors	x	x		x		x		http://www.vernier.com/products/sensors/gps-bta/	Veriner Adaptor
16	Gyroscope		Sparkfun	$17.96	Sensing rotational motion	Fundamental Sensors	x	x	x		x	x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10100	Direct Connect
17	Hall Effect Sensor (Analog)	SS49	Mouser	$1.68	touchless presense, distance	Fundamental Sensors	x	x	x	x		x		http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Honeywell-Microswitch/SS49/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtdU8v%2fCHkq3%252bgKqua...	Direct Connect
18	Hall Effect Sensor (Digital)	SS466A	Jameco	$0.99	measure magnetif field, touchless rotation measurment,	Fundamental Sensors	x	x	x			x	x	http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9312	Direct Connect
19	Humidity Sensor	SEN-09569	Sparkfun	$15.26	Weather applicatiopns	Advanced Sensors	x	x	x	x		x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9569	Direct Connect
20	Infrared Distance Sensor	SEN-08958	Sparkfun	$13.46	Distance: more accurate than ultrasonic	Advanced Sensors	x	x	x			x	x	http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8958	Direct Connect
21	Infrared Temperature Sensor	MLX90614	Little Bird	$19.95	body temperature measurment and movement detection.	Advanced Sensors	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	http://littlebirdelectronics.com/products/infrared-thermometer-mlx90614	Basic Circuit
22	Liquid Level Sensor	SEN-10221	Sparkfun	$35.96	tank indicator	Advanced Sensors	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10221	Basic Circuit (Voltage Divider)
23	Load Cell		SeeedStudio	$17		Advanced Sensors	x	x	x			x	x	http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/weight-sensor-load-cell-0500g-p-525.html?cPath=144_150	Basic Circuit
24	Microphone		Sparkfun		Voice Input, Music	Fundamental Sensors	x	x	x			x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8635	Direct Connect
25	Motion Sensor (PIR)	SEN-08630	Sparkfun	$8.96	Security/gaming	Advanced Sensors	x	x	x			x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8630	Direct Connect
26	Photocell	SEN-09088	Sparkfun	$1.35	Brightness level	Fundamental Sensors	x	x	x			x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9088	Basic Circuit
27	Piezo Vibration Sensor	SEN-09198	Little Bird	$3.77	Tap and touch detection	Advanced Sensors	x	x	x			x		http://littlebirdelectronics.com/products/piezo-vibration-sensor-small-horizontal	Direct Connect
28	Potentiometer			< 2$	Knobs, Dials, angle tracking	Fundamental Sensors	x	x	x			x		http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=potentiometer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=17657634950990604489&sa=X&e...	Basic Circuit (Voltage Divider)
29	Pressure Sensor (Absolute)	841-MPVZ7025G6U	Mouser	$12.25		Advanced Sensors	x	x	x	x	x	x		http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=MPVZ7025G6Uvirtualkey55700000virtualkey841-MPVZ702...	Direct Connect
30	Relay	COM-00100	Sparkfun	$1.76	Actuate larger voltages	Fundamental Components		X	X			X		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/100	Basic Circuit
31	RGB LED	COM-00105	Sparkfun	$1.76	Light output/ Info Light	Fundamental Components		x	x					http://www.sparkfun.com/products/105	Basic Circuit
32	Simple Joystick	COM-09136	Sparkfun	$17.96	Claw machine control	Advanced Component		x	x					http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9136	Basic Circuit
33	Soil Moisture Sensor	SEN92355P	SeeedStudio	$4.99	Plants, Envornmental monitoring	Advanced Sensors		x	x		x	x		http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/grove-moisture-sensor-p-955.html?cPath=144_147	Direct Connect
34	Temperature Sensor	LM34DZ	Jameco	$1.95	precision integrated-circuit temperaturesensors	Fundamental Components		x	x			x		http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_1467905_-1	Basic Circuit
35	Thermistor				Sensing Temperature	Fundamental Sensors	x	x	x	x	x	x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/250	Basic Circuit (myTemp)
36	Thumb Joystick	COM-09032	Sparkfun	$3.56	User input for XY direction and a push button	Advanced Component		x	x					http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9032	Basic Circuit
37	Ultrarasonic Range Sensor	Maxbotix LV-EZ0	Sparkfun	$27.95	robotics, interface	Advanced Sensors		x	x			x		http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8449	Direct Connect