TCS3471 Overview
Description
The TCS3471 family of devices provides red, green, blue, and clear light sensing (RGBC) that detects light intensity under a variety of lighting conditions and through a variety of attenuation materials. An internal state machine provides the ability to put the device into a low power mode in between RGBC measurements providing very low average power consumption.
Key Features
- Programmable Analog Gain, Integration Time, and Interrupt Function with Upper and Lower Thresholds
- Resolution Up to 16 Bits
- Very High Sensitivity
- Ideally Suited for Operation Behind Dark Glass
- Up to 1,000,000:1 Dynamic Range D Low Power Wait State
- 65 mA Typical Current
- Wait Timer is Programmable from 2.4 ms to > 7 Seconds D I2C Interface Compatible
