Colour Sensor

Add a colour sensor to your project for colour sorting, matching, colour strip reading or ambient light sensing! Note:

* Sensor ONLY - no cable included

* Avoid environment light noise

* White balance is required when the first time using the module, resetting the module or changing the light source

Features

* Sensor Chip: TCS3200 (RGB color detector)

* Detects static colour, the output is a square wave with frequency directly proportional to incident light intensity

* Supports fill-light by onboard LEDs

Connection Example - Raspberry Pi Pico

Specifications

* Power: 2.7V ~ 5.5V

* Ideal detection distance: 10mm

* Dimension: 36.0mm * 20.6mm

* Mounting holes size: 2.0mm

Resources

* Product Wiki

Working with an MCU:

* VCC ↔ 2.7V ~ 5.5V

* GND ↔ power supply ground

* LED ↔ MCU.IO (controlling the 4 white LEDs)

* OUT ↔ MCU.IO (RGB colour output frequency)

* S0/S1 ↔ MCU.IO (Output frequency scaling selection inputs)

* S2/S3 ↔ MCU.IO (Photodiode type selection inputs)

S0/S1 selects the output frequency scaling factor, S2/S3 selects the colour filter of red, green, blue, then OUT outputs a square wave with a frequency proportional to the selected colour intensity. The detected colour can be determined by the ratio of the intensity of red, green and blue. Package Contents

* 1x Colour Sensor

* 2x 4-pin custom connector jumper wire