ESP8266 and TCS34725 Color Sensor

The TCS3472 device provides a digital return of red, green, blue (RGB), and clear light sensing values. An IR blocking filter, integrated on-chip and localized to the color sensing photodiodes, minimizes the IR spectral component of the incoming light and allows color measurements to be made accurately.

The high sensitivity, wide dynamic range, and IR blocking filter make the TCS3472 an ideal color sensor solution for use under varying lighting conditions and through attenuating materials. This data is transferred via an I2C to the host.

tcs47325 module
tcs47325 module

Parts List

Here are the parts I used

 

Name Links
Wemos Mini
TCS34725
Connecting cables

Connection and Layout

This example is for a Wemos Mini connected to the module

 

wemos and tcs34725
wemos and tcs34725

 

Code

We will use the adafruit library – https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_TCS34725

This is one of the default example

 

#include <Wire.h>
#include "Adafruit_TCS34725.h"

/* Example code for the Adafruit TCS34725 breakout library */

/* Connect SCL to analog 5
Connect SDA to analog 4
Connect VDD to 3.3V DC
Connect GROUND to common ground */

/* Initialise with default values (int time = 2.4ms, gain = 1x) */
// Adafruit_TCS34725 tcs = Adafruit_TCS34725();

/* Initialise with specific int time and gain values */
Adafruit_TCS34725 tcs = Adafruit_TCS34725(TCS34725_INTEGRATIONTIME_700MS, TCS34725_GAIN_1X);

void setup(void) {
Serial.begin(9600);

if (tcs.begin()) {
Serial.println("Found sensor");
} else {
Serial.println("No TCS34725 found ... check your connections");
while (1);
}

// Now we're ready to get readings!
}

void loop(void) {
uint16_t r, g, b, c, colorTemp, lux;

tcs.getRawData(&r, &g, &b, &c);
colorTemp = tcs.calculateColorTemperature(r, g, b);
lux = tcs.calculateLux(r, g, b);

Serial.print("Color Temp: "); Serial.print(colorTemp, DEC); Serial.print(" K - ");
Serial.print("Lux: "); Serial.print(lux, DEC); Serial.print(" - ");
Serial.print("R: "); Serial.print(r, DEC); Serial.print(" ");
Serial.print("G: "); Serial.print(g, DEC); Serial.print(" ");
Serial.print("B: "); Serial.print(b, DEC); Serial.print(" ");
Serial.print("C: "); Serial.print(c, DEC); Serial.print(" ");
Serial.println(" ");
}

 

Output

Open the serial monitor, this is what you should see

Color Temp: 4554 K – Lux: 379 – R: 1122 G: 831 B: 776 C: 1429
Color Temp: 3173 K – Lux: 181 – R: 475 G: 339 B: 272 C: 707
Color Temp: 3425 K – Lux: 224 – R: 604 G: 435 B: 364 C: 868
Color Temp: 2833 K – Lux: 1497 – R: 2983 G: 2240 B: 1461 C: 5723
Color Temp: 5847 K – Lux: 109 – R: 4109 G: 1327 B: 890 C: 5814
Color Temp: 2767 K – Lux: 460 – R: 4468 G: 1703 B: 1062 C: 6734
Color Temp: 4381 K – Lux: 463 – R: 1379 G: 1012 B: 938 C: 1789
Color Temp: 4276 K – Lux: 588 – R: 1464 G: 1136 B: 997 C: 2153
Color Temp: 3952 K – Lux: 646 – R: 1424 G: 1135 B: 933 C: 2350
Color Temp: 3528 K – Lux: 835 – R: 1713 G: 1362 B: 1036 C: 3101

 

 

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