Akwai nau'ikan firikwensin matsa lamba da yawa, waɗanda za a iya raba su zuwa na'urori masu auna ma'auni, na'urori masu auna matsa lamba daban-daban da cikakkun firikwensin matsa lamba gwargwadon nau'in gwajin gwaji. Daga cikin su, ana amfani da firikwensin matsa lamba mai nauyi sosai a fagen sufuri saboda yana iya jure babban matsin lamba, kamar sa ido kan canje-canjen maɓalli na maɓalli kamar su pneumatic, hydraulic mai ɗaukar nauyi, matsin birki, da sauransu. ka'idodin aiki na firikwensin matsa lamba, gami da piezoresistive, piezoelectric da capacitive. Kowace ka'ida tana da fa'idodi na musamman da iyakokin aikace-aikacen, kamar na'urori masu auna siginar piezoresistive ta hanyar auna canjin ƙimar juriya don tantance matsa lamba, yayin da na'urori masu auna firikwensin ke amfani da tasirin piezoelectric don samar da siginar wutar lantarki.