{"product_id":"adafruit-tcs3430-tcs34303-ambient-tri-stimulus-colour-sensor","title":"Adafruit TCS3430 \/ TCS34303 Ambient Tri-Stimulus Colour Sensor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe TCS34303 measures light using CIE XYZ colour space and IR sensors, giving you raw data to calibrate for your exact application.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/adafruit\" title=\"Adafruit Products\"\u003eAdafruit\u003c\/a\u003e TCS3430 \/ TCS34303 (both names are used) Ambient Light Tri-Stimulus Colour Sensor is a \u003cstrong\u003emodern take on the common 'RGB' colour sensor\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003ethis time with CIE XYZ plus IR diode sensors rather than RGB, so you can match it to your existing colour space.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt acts a bit differently than the colour sensors folks are used to,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewhere there are\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003esensors at wavelengths 437nm (X1), 574nm (X2), 537nm (Y) and 434nm (Z) and then the user is expected to calibrate it against a known colour space analyser for their application\u003c\/strong\u003e. For folks that want something that just spits out CIE and Lux data, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/adafruit-opt4048-tri-stimulus-xyz-color-and-lux-sensor\" title=\"Adafruit OPT4048 Tri-Stimulus XYZ Colour and Lux Sensor\"\u003eOPT4048\u003c\/a\u003e is more complete however, there may be some use cases for people who want the raw count data only!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo make the sensor easy to use, \u003cstrong\u003ewe've taken the TCS34303 and put it onto a breakout PCB along with support circuitry\u003c\/strong\u003e to let you use this little wonder with 3.3V (\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/adafruit-feather\" title=\"Adafruit Feather\"\u003eFeather\u003c\/a\u003e\/\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/raspberry-pi\" title=\"Official Raspberry Pi Products\"\u003eRaspberry Pi\u003c\/a\u003e) or 5V (\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/arduino-store\" title=\"Arduino Store\"\u003eArduino\u003c\/a\u003e\/ Metro328) logic levels. \u003cstrong\u003eAdditionally since it speaks I2C you can easily connect it up with two wires (plus power and ground!)\u003c\/strong\u003e. We've even included \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sparkfun\" title=\"SparkFun Products\"\u003eSparkFun\u003c\/a\u003e qwiic compatible \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/qwiic-stemma-qt\" title=\"Qwiic and STEMMA QT\"\u003eSTEMMA QT\u003c\/a\u003e connectors for the I2C bus \u003cstrong\u003eso you don't even need to solder!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJust wire up to your favourite micro\u003c\/strong\u003e and you can use our CircuitPython\/Python or Arduino drivers to \u003cstrong\u003eeasily interface with the TCS34303 and get XYZ+IR colour readings in a minute! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe QT Cable is not included, but we offer a range of options \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/qwiic-stemma-qt-cables\" title=\"Qwiic\/STEMMA QT Cables\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCIE XYZ plus IR diode ambient light and colour sensor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpectral sensors at 437nm (X1), 574nm (X2), 537nm (Y), and 434nm (Z) wavelengths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides raw count data for custom calibration applications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with 3.3V (Feather\/Raspberry Pi) and 5V (Arduino\/Metro328) logic levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI2C interface with only 2 wires required (plus power and ground)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSparkFun Qwiic compatible STEMMA QT connectors for solderless connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircuitPython\/Python and Arduino libraries included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReturns XYZ and IR colour readings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreakout board with support circuitry included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQT Cable sold separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eResources\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-tcs3430-tcs34303-ambient-tri-stimulus-color-sensor\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Primary Guide\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePrimary Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePackage Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x Adafruit TCS3430 \/ TCS34303 Ambient Tri-Stimulus Colour Sensor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x 6-pin header\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55468979782017,"sku":"ADA6479","price":9.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0176\/3274\/files\/adafruit-tcs3430-tcs34303-ambient-tri-stimulus-colour-sensor-adafruit-ada6479-1229155063.jpg?v=1774457709","url":"https:\/\/thepihut.com\/products\/adafruit-tcs3430-tcs34303-ambient-tri-stimulus-colour-sensor","provider":"The Pi Hut","version":"1.0","type":"link"}