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Color Sensor Prototype: Detect Color Name from Objects

A sensor that recognizes the name of the color of an object based on light sensing and a neural network that learned from previous examples.

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Color Sensor Prototype: Detect Color Name from Objects

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
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RGB Diffused Common Anode
RGB Diffused Common Anode
Common cathode, or anode... use what you have
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Photo resistor
Photo resistor
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Standard LCD - 16x2 White on Blue
Adafruit Standard LCD - 16x2 White on Blue
Anything that can be used with LiquidCrystal Arduino library
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Resistor 10k ohm
Resistor 10k ohm
For tactile switch and CdS cell
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Resistor 100 ohm
Resistor 100 ohm
150 ohm for red pin and 2x 100 ohm for green and blue pins of the RGB LED
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Pushbutton switch 12mm
SparkFun Pushbutton switch 12mm
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Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
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Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
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Software apps and online services

MLP Topology Workbench
Tool used to retrain neural networks for using with Neurona library in Arduino.

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Schematics

Color sensor schematics

Use the pushbutton according to instructions on the LCD display

Code

Color sensor prototype

The code to send to arduino is located inside colorSensor folder. Be sure that your electronic circuit is built according to the presented schematics and that Neurona library is properly installed (you can install from Arduino Library Manager).

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