Color recognition is a powerful and advanced skill that is becoming more and more useful in various projects. The same can be said for the twilight sensors and brightness level detectors. Currently, there are professional devices that effectively test everything related to color and brightness.
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Sensors of light and color
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Grove - digital flame sensor 760-1100nm
Sensor used for detecting fir. Is supplied with the voltage from 4.75 V to 5.3 V. Range of detectable waves from 760 nm to 1100 nm. The output is a digital signal....
Index: SEE-11311
Index: SEE-11311
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Light control sensor MCE34 - 2000W
The sensor is used to turn on and off lights depending on the brightness level of the environment. Its operation i not influence neither by the temperature nor by the...
Index: MOD-07010
Index: MOD-07010
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Light sensor LDR resistive for Arduino - Okystar
The LDR digital light sensor module is very sensitive to ambient light. Usually used to detect the brightness and intensity of ambient light. The signal detection...
Index: OKY-16560
Index: OKY-16560
VL6180X time-of-flight - distane and ambient light sensor I2C - Pololu 2489
A digital sensor combining time-of-flight proximity measurement and the ability to measure ambient light intensity. It operates up to 10 cm with a resolution of 1 mm. It...
Index: PLL-04856
Index: PLL-04856
Ultraviolet UV light sensor - analog module - Waveshare 9537
The ultraviolet sensor powered with the voltage from 3.3 V to 5 V. The output is an analog voltage, proportional to the intensity of UV light. The sensor can be used to detect...
Index: WSR-04934
Index: WSR-04934
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Photoresistor analog - Iduino SE012
Module with photoresistor for Arduino. It is controlled via an analog signal, powered with the voltage from 3.3 V to 5 V.
Index: DNG-11885
Index: DNG-11885
IoT Starter Kit with Blynk Board - SparkFun KIT-14682
Starter kit SparkFun IoT is an introduction to the world of Internet of Things (IoT). It allows, i.a. for monitoring the local weather conditions, providing information about...
Index: SPF-14181
Index: SPF-14181
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DFRobot Gravity - VEML7700 digital ambient light sensor - I2C
The module is compatible with Arduino, equipped with a digital light sensor with a resolution of 16-bit, it is powered with the voltage in the range from 3.3 V to 5.5 V. It...
Index: DFR-09528
Index: DFR-09528
Miniature digital proximity and light sensor from OSRAM. It detects objects at a distance of up to 160 mm and also light in the range from 0,0022 lx to lx 73000 . It...
Index: RSO-10225
Index: RSO-10225
ISL29125 RGB I2C light intensity sensor - SparkFun SEN-12829
The module is designed to measure the intensity of RGB light, separately for red, green and blue. It is supplied with the voltage of 3.3 V, and communicates via an I2C interface.
Index: SPF-02451
Index: SPF-02451
APDS-9960 RGB sensor and 3,3V I2C gesture detector - SparkFun SEN-12787
Module with sensor that measures the light intensity of the environment, enables the detection of proximity of an object and recognize hand gestures. With this sensor, you can...
Index: SPF-03065
Index: SPF-03065
Flame sensor 760-1100nm - analog - Waveshare 9521
The sensor is used to detect fire. It is powered with the voltage from 3.3 V to 5.3 V. The range of the sensed wave: from 760 nm to 1100 nm. The output is an analog voltage...
Index: WSR-04461
Index: WSR-04461
AS7262 - 6-channel visible light / color spectrum sensor - Adafruit 3779
The module is equipped with 6-channel sensor of spectrum, i.e. the spectrum of visible light. It allows you to measure and to characterize how different materials absorb...
Index: ADA-11666
Index: ADA-11666
Light intensity sensor - Unit expansion module for development modules M5Stack
Light intensity sensor module equipped with a 10 kΩ photoresistor, whose sensitivity can be adjusted by means of a potentiometer in the module. The resistance of the...
Index: MSS-18083
Index: MSS-18083
VEML6070 UV Index Sensor Breakout - Adafruit 2899
Module with UV sensor adding the possibility to detect UV light to any microcontroller. It has a built in converter A/C controlled by the I2C bus that reads and processes the...
Index: ADA-06569
Index: ADA-06569
Velleman VMA407 - module with photodiode + cable - analog
Module with photodiode for Arduino. Controlled by an analog signal, powered from 3.3 V to 5 V . Also includes 3-pin cable.
Index: VEL-13031
Index: VEL-13031
DFRobot Gravity - an ultraviolet UV analog sensor
The UV light sensor is powered with the voltage of 5 V. The output is an analog voltage, proportional to the intensity of UV light intensity. The sensor can be used to detect...
Index: DFR-05517
Index: DFR-05517
APDS9960 Proximity, Light, RGB, and Gesture Sensor - STEMMA QT/Qwiic - Adafruit 3595
The sensor, which can detect simple gestures, light of the surroundings, color and approaching obstacles. The device communicates with a microcontroller via the I2C bus. It...
Index: ADA-09815
Index: ADA-09815
AS7262 Visible - SparkFun SEN-14347
The module is equipped with a sensor of spectrum, i.e. the spectrum of visible light , allows you to measure and to characterize how different materials absorb and reflect...
Index: SPF-10119
Index: SPF-10119
TCS34725 - RGB color sensor with I2C IR filter - Adafruit 1334
A module that allows you to make the function to determine the color of ambient light. Applied sensor TCS34725 with a LED backlight and a built-in IR filter. It communicates...
Index: ADA-11937
Index: ADA-11937
Enviro pHAT - temperature, pressure, light intensity and proximity sensor - overlay for Raspberry Pi
Enviro pHAT is an overlay for Raspberry Pi with BME280 and LTR-559 sensors allowing to measure temperature, pressure, light level and proximity sensor. Additionally, the...
Index: PIM-16966
Index: PIM-16966
FLORA - color sensor TCS34725 with LED backlight - Adafruit 1356
Module enabling to add a function to detect the color of ambient light for the system of smart clothes Adafruit Flora. Applied sensor is the TCS34725 with a LED backlight and a...
Index: ADA-03294
Index: ADA-03294
DFRobot Gravity - grayscale sensor
Analog grey sensor which is able to measure the light intensity from black to white. Scale of gray is also defined as black and white, with the darkest shade of gray as black...
Index: DFR-11255
Index: DFR-11255
El Home TS-01B7 - twilight automat DIN
The sensor is used to turn on and off lights depending on the brightness level of the environment. On its action does not influence neither the temperature nor the humidity. It...
Index: EUR-13403
Index: EUR-13403
In this category, we present professional light sensors and color sensors. The sensors offered by the Botland online store measure the illuminance and / or the spectrum in order to recognize colors. These products make it possible to build various interesting diagnostic devices, such as weather stations. The devices shown here are compatible with other programmable electronics components. You can use them to build intelligent lighting control systems. Such a system can itself adjust the appropriate lighting level in the house based on the observed current optical conditions of the environment. Our offer also includes UV radiation sensors. Light and color sensor modules are equipped with the I2C bus, which allows them to work with platforms such as BeagleBone, Raspberry Pi or Arduino. These kind of devices will be very useful in building advanced Internet of Things projects and even robots.
How does the color sensors work in practice?
The color sensor is able to detect the color of a surface with high accuracy. The detection process takes place by irradiating the tested surface (most often with RGB diodes). This is how the color of the object you see is reflected. There is a process of interaction between the light falling on the object and you as the observer. In reflected light, the light striking the object will be completely reflected or partially absorbed depending on the optical characteristics of the object. For example, the surface of the green color will absorb most of the blue and red in the spectrum, thus making it appear greener to the observer than it actually is.
The ability to recognize colors by extracting their component colors is the most commonly used method. Basically, such technology finds more and more applications. This method uses a light source of variable color and a sensor that provides measurement information about the light intensity.
It is worth to mention that most of the industrial color sensors have a built-in white light source and three receiver diodes that emit light at 580 nm, 540 nm, and 450 nm. They are waves of red, green and blue color.
What is the result of all this? This method makes it possible to distinguish the entire spectrum of colors resulting from different amounts of these three colors. Color sensors have many uses. The presented products are suitable for identifying environmental parameters and sorting products. The segregation process takes place through visual identification based on different colors.
High-quality color and light sensors compatible with Arduino (and other programmable electronics)
The dusk sensors and color sensors presented in this category are very advanced products. However, contrary to appearances, they are used not only by companies and laboratories. You can successfully use them in your projects related to programmable electronics.
The offer of the Botland store includes highly functional modules from manufacturers such as SparkFun or Adafruit. Together with the other components, they allow you to build your own intelligent garden lighting system (and many other projects - it all depends on your imagination!). In the case of lighting systems, switching the ears on and off can be done with the TEMT6000 analog illuminance sensor. If it detects an appropriately set level of "no light", it will send the necessary control signal to Arduino (or other programmable electronics) in order to turn on the lighting.
Build your own robot with color detectors!
It is also worth paying attention to products with classic RGB LEDs and infrared filters. A great example is the color detector TCS34725. Such a product will allow you to build an intelligent robot that recognizes a wide range of colors. The sensor module requires only four wires to connect to the Arduino and it also works well as a color temperature meter.
Thanks to this, you can create a robot (also a walking robot) that will recognize when it is dark or when it is light. This is a very useful feature. It is easy to imagine a vacuum cleaner that starts after dusk or a coffee machine that starts with the first rays of sunlight reaching the apartment. Isn't it cool? Of course it is!