RGB Color Sensor with IR filter and White LED - TCS34725
Discontinued - you can grab Adafruit APDS9960 Proximity, Light, RGB, and Gesture Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic instead!
Pinout
- VDD
sensor supply input; Adafruit product page says connect VDD to 3-5VDC
Type · powerVoltage · 3-5VDC per Adafruit product page - GND
common ground; Adafruit product page says Ground to common ground
Type · groundVoltage · 0V - SCL
I2C clock; Adafruit product page says SCL to I2C Clock on the microcontroller
Type · i2c clock - SDA
I2C data; Adafruit product page says SDA to I2C Data on the microcontroller
Type · i2c data - LED
white illumination LED control; Adafruit product page says the LED can be turned on or off by any logic-level output
Type · digital input
| Pin | Position | Type | Function | Voltage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDD | power | sensor supply input; Adafruit product page says connect VDD to 3-5VDC | 3-5VDC per Adafruit product page | |
| GND | ground | common ground; Adafruit product page says Ground to common ground | 0V | |
| SCL | i2c clock | I2C clock; Adafruit product page says SCL to I2C Clock on the microcontroller | ||
| SDA | i2c data | I2C data; Adafruit product page says SDA to I2C Data on the microcontroller | ||
| LED | digital input | white illumination LED control; Adafruit product page says the LED can be turned on or off by any logic-level output |
Start wiring
I2C · 3-5VDC per Adafruit product page · 0V
Confirm the data interface matches your host board.
Module pins: VDD, GND, SCL, SDA. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.
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