Fermion: TCS3430 Tristimulus Color Sensor (Breakout)

TCS3430 breakout measuring CIE XYZ tristimulus color values and ambient light over I2C. Suited for display calibration and applications requiring true-color accuracy.

+Official table 2 row 1
Power+
Type · power
-Official table 2 row 2
Power-
Type · pin
SCLOfficial table 2 row 3
I2C Clock line
Type · i2c
SDAOfficial table 2 row 4
I2C Data line
Type · i2c
LEDOfficial table 2 row 5
Drive LED
Type · pin

Start wiring

I2C · Analog · 3.3 – 5 V · Breakout

Adafruit describes the CdS photoresistor as a light sensor whose resistance falls as light increases, and its product page gives an examp…

Module pins: +, SCL, SDA. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

Light & color

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