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TCS3200-DB (January 21, 2010)
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TCS3200-DB (#28302):
Color Sensor Module
Product Overview
General Description
TCS3200-DB Color Sensor Daughterboard is a complete color detector, including a TAOS TCS3200 RGB
sensor chip, white LEDs, collimator lens, and standoffs to set the optimum sensing distance. It plugs
directly into the BASIC Stamp-2pe Motherboard (#28300), Propeller Backpack (#28327), MoBoProp
(#28303, a future product) and will also interface to any BASIC Stamp module or Propeller board using
the optional DB-Expander SIP Converter (#28325). The TCS3200-DB can detect and measure a nearly
limitless range of visible colors.
The TCS3200 has an array of photodetectors, each with either a red, green, or blue filter, or no filter
(clear). The filters of each color are distributed evenly throughout the array to eliminate location bias
among the colors. Internal to the device is an oscillator which produces a square-wave output whose
frequency is proportional to the intensity of the chosen color.
Features
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Sensor provides a readout of individual RGB color components as a digital frequency.
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Onboard white LEDs can be gated on and off for ambient light subtraction.
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The included 5.6mm lens provides a well-defined field of view.
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Module is plug-compatible with Parallax motherboards.
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Module can run from 3.3V or 5V logic supplies, plus 5V for the LED.
Applications
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Test strip reading.
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Sorting by color.
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Ambient light sensing and calibration.
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Color matching.
What’s Included
TSL3200-DB with lens, standoffs,
and screws.
What You Need to Provide
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Parallax motherboard, or DB-Expander in conjunction with a BASIC Stamp or Propeller chip.