Magnetic Sensors

Magnetic Sensors are in stock with same-day shipping at Mouser from industry leading manufacturers. Mouser is an authorized distributor for many magnetic sensor manufacturers including Allegro Microsystems, Asahi Kasei Microdevices, Bosch, Diodes Inc., Honeywell, Infineon, Melexis, Texas Instruments & more.

Magnetic sensors are sensing devices designed to detect, measure, and respond to magnetic fields for monitoring, positioning, navigation, and control applications. By converting magnetic field changes into electrical signals, they enable accurate, non-contact sensing while providing reliable operation in demanding industrial and electronic environments. These sensors play a critical role in motion control, position detection, current measurement, and system feedback applications across a wide range of modern technologies.

Types: The most common magnetic sensor types include Hall effect sensors, magnetoresistive sensors, reed sensors, fluxgate sensors, magnetic encoders, current sensing magnetic sensors, geomagnetic sensors, and magnetic switch sensors, each optimized for specific sensing, measurement, and control requirements.

Applications: Magnetic sensors are widely used in industrial automation systems, automotive electronics, robotics, motor control equipment, navigation systems, consumer electronics, current sensing applications, security systems, and position detection platforms to provide reliable non-contact measurement and control.

Selection requirements: To choose magnetic sensors, evaluate magnetic sensitivity, sensing range, output type, response time, operating voltage range, measurement accuracy, environmental protection rating, package type, temperature performance, and suitability for the intended operating conditions.

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