esphome-docs/components/sensor/tcs34725.rst

TCS34725 RGB Color Sensor
=========================

.. seo::
    :description: Instructions for setting up TCS34725 RGB color sensors.
    :image: tcs34725.jpg
    :keywords: tcs34725

The ``tcs34725`` sensor platform allows you to use your TCS34725 RGB color sensors
(`datasheet <https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/TCS34725.pdf>`__,
`Adafruit`_), color temperature and illuminance sensors with ESPHome. The :ref:`I²C <i2c>` is
required to be set up in your configuration for this sensor to work.

.. figure:: images/tcs34725-full.jpg
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    :width: 50.0%

    TCS34725 RGB Color Sensor

.. _Adafruit: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1334

.. figure:: images/tcs34725-ui.png
    :align: center
    :width: 80.0%

.. code-block:: yaml

    # Example configuration entry
    sensor:
      - platform: tcs34725
        red_channel:
          name: "TCS34725 Red Channel"
        green_channel:
          name: "TCS34725 Green Channel"
        blue_channel:
          name: "TCS34725 Blue Channel"
        clear_channel:
          name: "TCS34725 Clear Channel"
        illuminance:
          name: "TCS34725 Illuminance"
        color_temperature:
          name: "TCS34725 Color Temperature"
        gain: 1x
        integration_time: 2.4ms
        address: 0x29
        update_interval: 60s

Configuration variables:
------------------------

- **red_channel** (*Optional*): Get the percentage of how strongly the red color channel is activated.
  All options from :ref:`Sensor <config-sensor>`.
- **green_channel** (*Optional*): Get the percentage of how strongly the green color channel is activated.
  All options from :ref:`Sensor <config-sensor>`.
- **blue_channel** (*Optional*): Get the percentage of how strongly the blue color channel is activated.
  All options from :ref:`Sensor <config-sensor>`.
- **clear_channel** (*Optional*): Get the percentage of how strongly the clear (without a color filter)
  channel is activated. All options from :ref:`Sensor <config-sensor>`.
- **illuminance** (*Optional*): Get the total illuminance of the sensor in lx.
  All options from :ref:`Sensor <config-sensor>`.
- **color_temperature** (*Optional*): Get the calculated color temperature of the light in Kelvin.
  All options from :ref:`Sensor <config-sensor>`.
- **gain** (*Optional*): Set the gain for the internal ADCs to work better in certain low-light conditions. Valid
  values are ``1x`` (default), ``4x``, ``16x``, ``60x`` (highest gain).
- **integration_time** (*Optional*): The amount of time the light sensor is exposed. Valid values are
  ``2.4ms`` (default), ``24ms``, ``50ms``, ``101ms``, ``154ms``, ``700ms``.
- **address** (*Optional*, int): Manually specify the I²C address of the sensor. Defaults to ``0x29``.
- **update_interval** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-time`): The interval to check the
  sensor. Defaults to ``60s``.

See Also
--------

- :ref:`sensor-filters`
- `TCS34725 library <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_TCS34725>`__ by `Adafruit <https://www.adafruit.com/>`__
- :apiref:`tcs34725/tcs34725.h`
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