{"product_id":"adafruit-tcs3430-tcs34303-ambient-tri-stimulus-color-sensor","title":"Adafruit TCS3430 \/ TCS34303 Ambient Tri-Stimulus Color Sensor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdafruit TCS3430 \/  TCS34303 (both names are used) Ambient Light Tri-Stimulus Color Sensor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a modern take on the common 'RGB' color sensor: this time with CIE XYZ plus IR diode sensors rather than RGB, so you can match it to your existing color space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt acts a bit differently than the color sensors folks are used to, where there are sensors at wavelengths 437nm (X1), 574nm (X2), 537nm (Y) and 434nm (Z) and then the user is expected to calibrate it against a known color space analyzer for their application. For folks that want something that just spits out CIE and Lux data, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/product\/6335\"\u003eOPT4048 is more complete\u003c\/a\u003e 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, we've taken the TCS34303 and put it onto a breakout PCB along with support circuitry to let you use this little wonder with 3.3V (Feather\/Raspberry Pi) or 5V (Arduino\/ Metro328) logic levels. Additionally since it speaks I2C you can easily connect it up with two wires (plus power and ground!).  We've even included \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/qwiic\"\u003eSparkFun qwiic\u003c\/a\u003e compatible\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/introducing-adafruit-stemma-qt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSTEMMA QT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e connectors for the I2C bus so \u003cstrong\u003eyou don't even need to solder!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust wire up to your favorite micro and you can use our CircuitPython\/Python or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/adafruit\/Adafruit_TCS3430\"\u003eArduino drivers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto easily interface with the TCS34303 and get XYZ+IR color readings in a minute! \u003cstrong\u003eQT Cable is not included\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-us\/products\/jst-sh-cable-qwiic-stemma-qt-compatible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ebut we have a variety in the shop\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Details\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/includes\/templates\/shop2019\/images\/RoHS2_2011_65_EU.svg\" alt=\"RoHS 2 2011 65 EU Compliant\" width=\"145\" height=\"80\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-4\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/includes\/templates\/shop2019\/images\/RoHS2_2015_863_EU.svg\" alt=\"RoHS 2 2015 863 EU Compliant\" width=\"145\" height=\"80\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLearn\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-max44009-lux-light-sensor\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-learn-guide-title\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-max44009-lux-light-sensor\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-max44009-lux-light-sensor\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-learn-guide-title\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-learn-guide-title\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-tcs3430-tcs34303-ambient-tri-stimulus-color-sensor\"\u003ePrimary Guide: Adafruit TCS3430 \/ TCS34303 Ambient Tri-Stimulus Color Sensor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-learn-guide-tagline\"\u003eThe Adafruit TCS3430 \/ TCS34303 (both names are used) Ambient Light Tri-Stimulus Color Sensor is a modern take on the common RGB color sensor: this time with CIE XYZ plus IR diode sensors rather than RGB, so you can match it to your existing color space.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/products\/6479\/guides\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSee All Guides\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56404841300347,"sku":"ADA6479","price":7.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/6479-00.png?v=1788529576","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-us\/products\/adafruit-tcs3430-tcs34303-ambient-tri-stimulus-color-sensor","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}