What components do I need to build TCS3200 Colour Sensor?

You'll need 5 components: Arduino UNO, TCS3200 Colour Sensor Module, Breadboard, Jumper Wires (Male-to-Female) houses ×7, USB Cable (Type A to B). Each comes in the matching Drishti Innovations robotics kit.

How long does the TCS3200 Colour Sensor project take?

Around 65 minutes from wiring to working build. Difficulty: Intermediate.

What will I learn from building TCS3200 Colour Sensor?

Understand how light-to-frequency converters translate visual data into digital pulses. · Learn to multiplex sensor inputs using logic pins (S0-S3) to read multiple data types. · Master the 'pulseIn()' function to measure square wave periods for physical computing.

Project 38 · Sensor Catalog (Vol III)

TCS3200 Colour Sensor

Give your Arduino 'vision' by detecting and distinguishing between millions of different colors.

Intermediate 65 min 5 components

What you'll learn

Understand how light-to-frequency converters translate visual data into digital pulses.
Learn to multiplex sensor inputs using logic pins (S0-S3) to read multiple data types.
Master the 'pulseIn()' function to measure square wave periods for physical computing.

What's in the kit

Arduino UNO
TCS3200 Colour Sensor Module
Breadboard
Jumper Wires (Male-to-Female) houses×7
USB Cable (Type A to B)

Protocol: digital

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