RGB Color Sensor with IR Filter and White LED - TCS34725
Discontinued — replaced by the Adafruit APDS9960 Proximity, Light, RGB, and Gesture Sensor (STEMMA QT / Qwiic).
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 - SDA
I2C data; Adafruit product page says SDA to I2C Data on the microcontroller
Type · I2C - LED
white illumination LED control; Adafruit product page says the LED can be turned on or off by any logic-level output
Type · GPIO
| Pin | 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 | I2C clock; Adafruit product page says SCL to I2C Clock on the microcontroller | |
| SDA | I2C | I2C data; Adafruit product page says SDA to I2C Data on the microcontroller | |
| LED | GPIO | white illumination LED control; Adafruit product page says the LED can be turned on or off by any logic-level output |
Pin details
5 connections- VDD
sensor supply input; Adafruit product page says connect VDD to 3-5VDC
PowerVoltage · 3-5VDC per Adafruit product page - GND
common ground; Adafruit product page says Ground to common ground
GroundVoltage · 0V - SCL
I2C clock; Adafruit product page says SCL to I2C Clock on the microcontroller
I2C - SDA
I2C data; Adafruit product page says SDA to I2C Data on the microcontroller
I2C - LED
white illumination LED control; Adafruit product page says the LED can be turned on or off by any logic-level output
GPIO
Start wiring
I2C · Analog · 3.3 – 5 V · Breakout
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Module pins: VDD, GND, SCL, SDA. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.
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