TCS3200 Color Sensor

Name: TCS3200 Color Sensor
Brand: Waveshare
SKU: Color Sensor

Waveshare · Color Sensor

WaveshareView vendor page$9.99 · In stock

Identifier

Color Sensor

Price

$9.99

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In stock

Pinout

Pin	Position	Type	Function	Voltage
OE	1	digital input	output enable control
OUT	2	digital output	frequency output proportional to selected colour intensity
S3	3	digital input	photodiode/filter select input
S2	4	digital input	photodiode/filter select input
S1	5	digital input	output frequency scaling select input
S0	6	digital input	output frequency scaling select input
VCC	7	power	power input	2.7V to 5.5V per Waveshare wiki
GND	8	ground	common ground	0V

Light and colour

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