Sensors Equipment
Measuring force: load cells
Author: Claire Porter (claire.porter@colorado.edu, please stop by the Electronics Center or email...
Measuring Temperature
Covers various ways to measure temperature (e.g., thermocouples, RTD's, thermistors, etc)
Remote Sensing
We will cover ways to remotely sense data including WiFi, LoRa, and Bluetooth.
New sensors for Fall 2026
Thanks to the Engineering Excellence Fund, we acquired over 50 new sensors the summer of 2026 tha...
Measuring distance/proximity
The Electronics Center has a wide variety of object/distance detection sensors available for your...
Passive Infrared (PIR) Sensors
Overview PIR or Passive Infrared Sensors are commonly used in projects where students want a dev...
Ultrasonic Sensor
Overview Ultrasonic Sensors are a common form of proximity and distance sensors used in a wide v...
Measuring distance/proximity
If you need to quantify distance: SHARP 2Y0A02, IR sensor (λ = 850 ± 70nm) At-a-glance useful...
IR LED & transceiver
Two options: Single PCB with LED and transceiver LED and transceiver from Treston (BYOC or bu...
Hall Sensor (AH1815, from Treston)
Author: Claire Porter Overview Hall sensors are available from the Treston. The presence of a m...
Strain gauges
In this guide, I will walk you through setting up a strain gauge measurement with a NI-9237 DAQ (...