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Re: color sensors
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Fri, 19 Feb 1999 22:37:09 GMT
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K.L.McKinnon <klmckin@magmacom^saynotospam^.com>
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I believe that you will find that most photo transistors are sensitive
to a very narrow range of frequencies, mostly in the IR range.
OTOH a photo resistor is sensitive to a much wider range of frequencies
and may be usable with a (colour) filter.
K.L. McKinnon
Mike Jones wrote:
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> > I wonder whether there are some phototransistors out there that have peak
> > sensitivity to a small range of the visible spectrum. Preferably to "one
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> > color". Can anyone fill in here?
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> What about putting different color filters in front of a photo transister, like
> you would on a camera. You could then enhance certain colors by filtering out
> the others. You may have to deal with some reduction in sensitivity but it may
> be worth a try.
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> Mike
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