🔍 Product Overview

The TCS230/TCS3200 Color Recognition Sensor Module is a high-performance RGB detector that uses photodiodes and on-chip color filters to measure Red, Green, Blue, and Clear light levels. It converts light intensity into a frequency-based digital signal, making it extremely easy to read using any microcontroller.

---

🚀 Why It’s Ideal for Your Projects

• Versatile digital output — Produces a clean square-wave frequency proportional to the detected color intensity, so no analog-to-digital converter is required.

• Wide voltage compatibility — Works from about 2.7 V to 5.5 V, making it suitable for both 3.3 V and 5 V systems.

• Selectable color filters & frequency scaling — Control pins allow you to choose Red, Green, Blue, or Clear filters, while frequency scaling options (2%, 20%, 100%) let you match the sensor’s output to your microcontroller’s timing range.

---

📝 Key Features

• Color filter selection: S2/S3 pins choose Red, Green, Blue, or Clear photodiodes

• Frequency scaling: S0/S1 pins adjust output frequency (useful for slow or fast MCUs)

• Supply voltage: 2.7 V to 5.5 V

• Output signal: Frequency proportional to light intensity

• Integrated LED lighting: Ensures stable readings under various ambient light conditions

• Breadboard-friendly layout: Standard pin spacing for quick prototyping

---

🎯 Typical Applications

• Color sorting and detection in robotics, conveyor systems, or industrial automation

• Smart DIY projects that react to color (e.g., unlocking boxes, light shows, smart bins)

• Interactive electronics using color-coded cards or objects for triggering actions

• Educational experiments in optics, sensors, and digital signal processing

---

✅ Why You’ll Love It

This module provides accurate, fast, and easy color measurement with simple digital outputs that work with nearly any microcontroller. Its flexibility, stability, and user-friendly design make it perfect for beginners, hobbyists, and advanced engineers alike.