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TCS3200 RGB Color Sensor For Arduino
An RGB colour sensor breakout board based on the TAOS TCS3200 chip, with four built-in white LEDs for illumination. The TCS3200 can detect and measure a wide...
An RGB colour sensor breakout board based on the TAOS TCS3200 chip, with four built-in white LEDs for illumination. The TCS3200 can detect and measure a wide range of visible colours by converting light intensity to a frequency output that can be read directly by a microcontroller.
The sensor contains an array of photodetectors with red, green, blue, and clear filters distributed evenly to eliminate location bias. An internal oscillator produces a square-wave output whose frequency is proportional to the intensity of the selected colour channel.
Key Features
- TCS3200 RGB Sensor – High-resolution light-to-frequency conversion
- 4 White LEDs – Built-in illumination for consistent readings
- Digital TTL Output – Communicates directly with microcontrollers
- Programmable Output – Selectable colour channel and full-scale frequency
- Power Down Feature – Low-power standby mode
Specifications
- Sensor Chip: TCS3200
- Operating Voltage: 2.7–5.5 V
- Interface: Digital TTL
- Board Size: 28.4 × 28.4 mm
Ideal For
- Colour detection and sorting
- Test strip reading
- Ambient light sensing and calibration
- Colour matching applications
Package Contents
- 1× TCS3200 RGB Colour Sensor Board
Resources
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout is a small circuit board that makes a tiny or hard-to-solder component easier to connect to with standard pins. It matters because this OLED module can be wired into a microcontroller project without needing to solder directly to the display’s fine contacts.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a chip that runs your program and controls connected inputs and outputs. For this product, it is the part that reads buttons and sensors, drives the display and speaker, and communicates over Bluetooth.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, usually referring to an LED that can mix those three colours. It matters because controlling an RGB LED teaches how separate outputs combine to create different colours.
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