TCS3200 Color Sensor
Programmable color light-to-frequency converter
Features
- Programmable color light-to-frequency converter
- Output Enable (OE) pin
- Output frequency scaling
- Available in 5mm x 6.2mm SOIC (D) package
Benefits
- Enables high-resolution conversion of light intensity to frequency
- Disables the output into a Hi-Impedance state when OE input pin is Low
- Enables output range to be optimized for a variety of low-cost measurement techniques
- Reduces board space requirements while simplifying designs
Product parameters
| Supply Voltage [V] | 2.7- 5.5 |
|---|---|
| Interface | Frequency |
| Color Sensor Channels | RGBC |
| IR Blocking Filter | |
| Programmable | |
| Temperature Range [°C] | -40 to 70 |
| Packages | D, pin count 8 |
| Remark | Not recommended for new designs. Please see TCS3430, TCS3400, TCS3472x device family. |
General Description
The TCS3200 programmable color light-to-frequency converter combines configurable silicon photodiodes and a current-to-frequency converter on a single monolithic CMOS integrated circuit. The output is a square wave (50% duty cycle) with frequency directly proportional to light intensity (irradiance). The TCS3200 reads an 8x8 array of photodiodes.
This product suits for the following applications:
- RGB LED consistency control
- Industrial process control
- Medical diagnostic equipment
Tools
| Title | Category | Headline | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCS3200EvalKit | Application Board | Evaluation Kit for TCS3200 |
Technical Documents
| Name | Type | Description | Version | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColorSensors_AN000518_1-00.pdf | Application Note | Color Classification with the TCS230 | 1-00 | English |
| ColorSensors_AN000166_1-00.pdf | Application Note | Lux and CCT Calculations (DN40) | 1-00 | English |
| ColorSensors_AN000261_1-00.pdf | Application Note | Improving Color Sensor Lux Accuracy | 1-00 | English |
| LightSensors_AN000519_1-00.pdf | Application Note | Colorimetry Tutorial (DN 20) | 1-00 | English |
| TCS3200_BD000169_1-00.png | Block Diagram | TCS3200 Block Diagram | 1-00 | English |
| TCS3200_DS000107_3-00.pdf | Datasheet | Document version 1-01 | 3-00 | English |
| TCS3200_PD000357_1-00.png | Other Product Document | TCS3200EvalKit Image | 1-00 | English |
Related Boards
Evaluation Kit for TCS3200
TCS3200EvalKit
The TCS3200 Evaluation Kit comes with everything needed to evaluate the TCS3200 color sensor. The evaluation kit comprises of a Parallax BASIC Stamp 2pe Motherboard programmed with the TCS3200 Evaluation Kit Stamp software program, a TCS3200-DB color sensor daughterboard with four 1'' aluminum standoffs, a 6' USB cable, and a CD-ROM with BASIC Stamp editor software to allow custom software development.