Arduino Color Sensing Tutorial - TCS230 TCS3200 Color Sensor

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In this Arduino Tutorial we will learn how to detect colors using Arduino and the TCS230 / TCS3200 Color Sensor.
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[@nikluz3807]

i want to use this to create a green light alarms sensor so that I can take short naps at red lights.

[@giovanidl9695]

pls dont

[@adnankhan-q8g]

why just sleep and than wake up to sleep again

[@carlosfotsing6779]

nice Video But i would like to know if i can use this for rotor blade position ie 3 Blades with 3 handwritten color to be recognize thanks in advance for your response

[@GeeksThroughoutTime]

Very interesting. It seems like you could use this with an RGB LED to mirror the colors that the sensor sees, which would allow something like corner sensors on a TV to create a backlight that mirrored the colours on the TV screen. How many of these sensors could and Arduino handle at the same time?

[@xeither289]

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[@august9468]

do you have the code for this

[@vidhaniprakash5763]

Please tell me how to program color sensor with DC motor and servo motor

[@lothanmiranda1774]

Great video, but what happens if you want to detect a a different colour apart from red, green or blue such as yellow? I'm using the XC3708 sensor and it says that it can be set to read, red, green blue or greyscale. Would you have to test the colour first then use the map function to define the frequency based on the readings that you get?

[@deeter_games]

Hey Lothan! Late reponse here but it may still be helpful. All colors can be defined on a RGB scale. Try googling "RGB color" for a better explanation. Basically though, Red Green and Blue can combine in any amount to form a color. As an example, 255 Red + 255 Green + 0 Blue will create Yellow. So a sensor like this can be used to detect any color, not just RGB. If you open "Paint" on your computer and go to add a custom color, you should 3 boxes labeled Red Green and Blue. Try typing 255 in Red 255 in Green and 0 in Blue. This should create yellow, and should essentially replicate what color you'd see if your sensor also read 255 R, 255G, 0B.

[@xeither289]

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[@toppendude]

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[@arandomhashbrown3756]

I got higher numbers than 255 when i try it, how can i solve this problem

[@shifty51008]

great new video as always, very easy to understand and learn. keep up the great work

[@xeither289]

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[@tommasodemitri6887]

thanks for the information,i like your english

[@nabim4985]

Hi Dejan, does wirk this sensor on monitor display?

[@CristianoLini]

hi Dejan I have question for you. If I want to detect white color , wath frequency I have to consider ? Thanks in advances Cristiano

[@rolandosalgado1552]

Very good explanation to understand the sensor and build many projects !!!, thks

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[@aure.vds.8970]

Good video but when I start the program, the Leds doesn’t turn on. What is the problem please ?

[@nomercy4764]

sir I have a question? can i use this sesnsor in different liquid which have different colour for deduction

[@Kannanvathani]

hello sir, my serial monitor returns 0 value for each colour. Please help

[@aleeex0911]

Same

[@giovanidl9695]

have u checked the cables

[@MarcialWills]

can this sensor work to detect change of color on a small section of a computer monitor? I want to build an alarm that will let me know when a window in my computer's monitor becomes red or yellow... but I am not sure what sensor to use

[@dkoaaaaa]

Hi Marcial, were you able to figure this out?

[@DC-jt7os]

@marcial wills did u figure out please man i have the same idea of the project what u are thinking can you help me out did u figure it out

[@DC-jt7os]

@spacebread did u figure it out ma please tell mee

[@MarcialWills]

@@DC-jt7os yes. It is not very accurate but it worked for what I wanted. I used a TCS34725 RGB Sensor. It detects the color from the screen/monitor but the source of light has to be big (like 1 square cm of screen.. it will not detect only a few pixels)

[@rayyanburney3312]

hey dejan! keep up the great work buddy!

[@MightyTechGuy]

The best on youtube...Thanks:)

[@ahmedatef6683]

Hello Thank you for your nice videos. I just want to know the use of photodiodes with no filters...

[@keleker3913]

Can I make colorblind tool with this?

[@xaviruizmartinez8089]

Why do I get only the red value in the serial monitor?? Green and Blue always are 0

[@Shrinivas134]

Hello... I am getting negative and over 255 values for TCS3200 color sensor. How to fix this issue? else how to convert these frequency values into RGB values?

[@jumbo999614]

4:09 why is the mapping reversed? Should it be map(25,70,0, 255)? 25-0 and 75-255

[@HowToMechatronics]

Well in this way you map and at the same time reverse the values. So when the first values go from 70 down to 25, the new mapped values go from 0 up to 255.

[@jumbo999614]

@@HowToMechatronics So this sensor reads signal in reversed value?

[@juancarlosgtz.6321]

I know it has been 2 years. But I dont know the another maps in the code. Please someone help me.

[@k.sanjai...]

My doubt is, can we differentiate between same colour, like red, dark red, pale red.

[@animationvideos9896]

Can you please provide me with the code that you used for the Arduino in this, thank you.

[@pravinsavaridassm6919]

Is that Tcs 230 and Tcs 3200 sensors are same are they different If yes what is the difference. Suggest any colour sensor to sense different shades of same colour

[@soldierlt666]

Very nice tutorials. I have an idea for a new project, try to make a metal detector. :)

[@johnflores8810]

is it possible to connect multiple color sensor in just one arduino board ? i hope you reply

[@hndrzp3064]

Which is the best between Tcs3200 vs Tcs34725? Any recommendation plz

[@kalimorety]

Hello what is the maximum distance that can be between the object and the sensor please ?

[@muhammadadeel9953]

How minium size things it can detect the color ? like 5 mm or 10 mm ?

[@angelresendez9272]

What is the model of the Arduino board you use for the color sensor?

[@shafiqalom8408]

Sir,as for remain difference of price between TCS3200 & TCS230,which one is best?/Why?

[@TusharSojitra96]

good video , but can i know that can i interface this sensor with 8051 microcontroller or without arduino can i use with any other microcontroller . plzz give me a deatail replay if u know about it.

[@swatiwavare8509]

Can I use these sensor for detection of green Grass?

[@henokgermay7025]

hello, Dejan Nedelkovski, i need a colour sesnor that sense 12 colours. and able to sense 4 colours at the same time out of the 12 colours. coz, i'm trying to workout the value of resistors by detecting the 4 colours that are displayed on the resister. it would be very helpful for me, if you can tell which arduino sensor can do this job? thanks :)

[@electronicswithmadhan1052]

Actually I have one doubt... please anyone clear this. For any colour the output would be the frequency, and if we show the red color then the output frequency of the red color needs to be more, but here we see that the output frequency for the red color is very very low when we are trying to detect the red color. How's this possible??

[@eduardomartinezcrucess8189]

hi :) Can i use it to detect color radiation in crops , soil and water?? Because rgb detection cameras are so expensive

[@raghavgupta1998]

which is better in terms of accuracy- tcs230 or tcs3200????/ please sir

[@prateeksahni3993]

Can this be used to make a multi-color line following robot?

[@kimjushuasalon6467]

Can u make ESP32 WITH TALKING COLOR DETECTION?

[@raviravi5835]

For knowing 3 diff Colors lights how much min price I will get that entire kit! I'm not asking this vedio kit I want only 3 colours identify kit only ! Pls send me possible min price for making that

[@vinayvictory6696]

What is the use of S2&S3 pins and how it works

[@rick31869]

THANK YOU AWESOME VID MY FRIEND !!!

[@amgadmohamed8621]

Plz i need get the diffrent between green degrees is it possibole

[@cutefoxRC]

Hi :) as i guess this sensor works on low distance, but how about high distance? What things i need to use so Arduino can detect let's say red ball in room?

[@oadka]

For that you would need object recognition of camera images. Either use OpenMV with arduino or ESP32CAM for object recognition.

[@mohitarora1701]

How many colors it can detect ? I means can it detect ever color combination

[@gehadmohsen9946]

sorry how you increase the length of the leds of the sensor ?

[@yacahumax1431]

how small can be the color section?

[@AyushSharma-hm9bm]

What if i use a red light source in front of this device? Will i get the readings in that case? or using an object is the only way to detect the color?

[@basemaus3728]

i would say, build the device, and then try it, the sensor is just around 15 euros (so around 15 dollars) so it isnt expensive

[@somendutta182]

I need a little help..How can i sense other colors by combining the RGB colors with this sensors??thanks

[@cruelworld4732]

For each different colour there will be different value of Red, Green and Blue.. All these combined together can be any colour. The range can be stored to sense the colour and get desired output.

[@baseldaoud8813]

if i want to implement this using pic microcontroller , do i need a pic that supports Analog to Digital conversion ? i mean does the sensor requires A/D conversion ?

[@DudeBoerGaming]

If you set it to use 20% or even 2% then you do not need an A/D

[@ionnieboy]

Where can I find this colour sensor in Fritzing? Much thanks in advance.

[@shridancediaries]

Is the configuration same for TCS3200 ?

[@ShampooWow]

*_Awesome video! I like it_*

[@bakchoddubs4868]

amazingly good tutorial

[@FTF96]

Will this work on a high gloss surface?

[@philiorahgutomo6149]

How do I use more than 1 color sensor tcs?

[@a_gentle_spirit]

Hello sir. Is it possible to read colors from a long distance, for example 1m? Please help.

[@HowToMechatronics]

No, not with this sensor.

[@wilfredocristobalolanochav5789]

@@HowToMechatronicsthow much maximum distance the sensor has to be, thank you very much for sharing

[@pickofdestiny94]

Hello, where did you get the values of 70 and 25 in order to map them into RGB. Thanks in advanced.

[@DudeBoerGaming]

By looking at the output from the serial port. First see the thresholds then map them according to what you see. Not the best approach but is practical

[@taruntanwar8369]

Is it able to detect color of dust?

[@hissenguinho]

for some reason my serial monitor doesn't make a new line which makes it difficult to see the values. btw what would happen if i set the frequency scale to 100%?

[@wilhelmco3043]

Write Serial.println instead of Serial.print

[@hissenguinho]

Wilhelm Cordes thx a lot :D

[@wilfredocristobalolanochav5789]

Muchas gracias, una pregunta de cuánta iluminación es necesaria para mejorar los resultados del sensor.

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[@alfred8294]

Thanks! Excellent!

[@xeither289]

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[@washingtonoliveira3523]

Gostaria de saber se tem sensor que reconheça objetos diferentes

[@Sieg_]

Why i got negative and giant values?

[@mahdilotfi4295]

Thanks. Was usefull

[@progamerz3114]

where can i get this code pls saay

[@winia69]

there is an error, S2 (brown) is 7 but You defined it as as a S6

[@voldy3565]

Is there a small version of this? Like, really small.

[@jisanbaidya7743]

Can we use Arduino uno?

[@sandirimanojkumar1683]

Hello Sir i need tcs230/ tcs 3200 color sensor library file for proteus

[@alfiolocatelli5093]

Sorry sir, i Need help, how can i read the Yellow , Orange , purple, Black , White colors? thank you, great video

[@mcocker]

The colour Yellow is made up of Red and Green, Purple (Magenta) is Red and Blue, White is all three of Red, Green and Blue. Black would be no Red, Green or Blue. So to read yellow you would look at the levels of all three colours, Blue should be a very low value, Red and Green would be a high value, Orange would be similar but with a medium level of Green.

[@christophermeza9249]

What is the range of this specific sensor ???

[@HowToMechatronics]

This sensor has a small range of just couple of centimeters, depending on the object as well.

[@zarulafiq7860]

hello bro. can you help me build code in raspberry pi?

[@nelsondarwinpaktech3954]

great

[@sharleinezeacabugnason9628]

Can I use this sensor for Bills Counting Project?

[@aadikanchankar8475]

no

[@ahmadzuhair1073]

hello sir do you know how to make it output using speaker, which means when it sens color it will give output in voice output?

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[@prathamva7392]

Thankyou sir for this amazing tutorialSir pls upload a tutorial on keypad.

[@prathamva7392]

3x3 matrix keypad

[@shripadkadam370]

Can we use arduino uno? Instead of arduino mega?

[@HowToMechatronics]

Yes, sure!

[@GabrielA-bl4ox]

I'm looking for a sensor that detect color of your dress. if anyone have this tutorial please let me know

[@jelmerwarns1173]

omg normally it takees me a long time to fix something like this haha

[@xeither289]

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[@kh29351]

Plesa someone answer...what about black and white?

[@superfour45]

Matt Cocker answered this 2 comments above

[@Amritanjali]

sir, please provide tutorial using Atmel studio

[@kirankumar6228]

i want to detect white colour only any help..

[@kirankumar6228]

I don't want to detect R,G,B colors.I want detect white color from different colors. Thanks for your reply.

[@DudeBoerGaming]

White is just a full exposure of R,G and B. White would be seen as 255,255,255 for each of the variables at 100%

[@mukhyalasreelaxmi4706]

Can we use normal ardiuno

[@DudeBoerGaming]

Any Arduino would work with this sensor.

[@mazenmostafa396]

perfect

[@BAEI_Akshata]

Please share code....

[@prabowonugrohobudisejati5119]

sir whether the sensor can tsc3200 for liquid color sensor?

[@prabowonugrohobudisejati5119]

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