Skip to Store Area:

MakingThings Store

Piezo Sensor

Double click on above image to view full picture

Zoom Out
Zoom In

More Views

Piezo Sensor

Availability: In stock.

$5.13
  • Buy 10 for $4.62 each and save 10%
Add Items to Cart Add to Cart

Quick Overview

A small sensor is triggered when it's displaced - detects when it is hit, struck, or flicked.


Piezo sensors generate electricity in response to applied stress. When the piezo sensor is bent or struck, it creates a signal that you can read into the analog inputs of the Make Controller. Comes wire assembled, ready for immediate connection.

The sensor has two wires - it doesn't matter which side gets connected to which, but they should be connected to:

  • One side to a VIn set to 3.3V.
  • The other side to an Analog In, 0-7.
Check the piezo how-to to get started.