TCS3200 Color Recognition Sensor Module for MCU Arduino

With the help of a top-notch light sensor and a mix of Red, Green, and Blue, the TCS3200 Colour Recognition Sensor Module for MCU Arduino can detect any colour. All of the TCS3200 pins are conveniently provided by the module on 0.1′′ headers, making it perfect for use with PCBs, breadboards, or stripboards.

You can use the module in any ambient light thanks to the four white LEDs, which provide the colour sensor plenty of light.

The module works with almost all popular microcontrollers, such as PICs, AVRs, ARM, Arduino, and more! It just needs a single supply voltage between 2.7V and 5.5V!

The pinout is clearly labeled on the board and is as follows

Header one on the left side of the board

• S0: Output frequency scaling selection input (along with S1)
• S1: Output frequency scaling selection input (along with S0)
• OE: Output Enable – if held low, the output of the module is turned on
• GND: Ground – connect to 0V

Header two on the right side of the board

• S3: Photodiode type (along with S2)
• S2: Photodiode type (along with S3)
• OUT: Output – A square wave appears here showing the intensity of the detected colour
• VCC: Power – connect to 2.7V-5.5V

The Photodiode type pins allow you to pick which color light you are currently detecting:

S2           S3           Photodiode type
Low      Low           Only red light
Low      High          Only blue light
High     Low              No filter
High                         green light

You can recognise any visible colour by combining the readings of the three colours!

Features: 

• Conversion of light intensity to frequency with high resolution.
• Every chip pin has been drawn for the standard 100.
• Place the 2.54 mm needle in.
• Not very practical for a bitmap board.
• Full-scale output frequency and colour programmable.
• Directly communicate with a microcontroller.
• Compact surface mount assembly.