True colour sensor offers absolute colour measurement

“MAZeT’s MTCS-INT-AB5 sensor board is another true colour sensor board based on JENCOLOR filter technology,” explained Frank Krumbein, Product Manager at MAZeT. “The MTCS-INT-AB5 can be directly connected to a light source via optical technology. The colour values measured over the sensor’s I²C interface in accordance with the CIE 1931 standard are transmitted to corresponding electronics as input data for colour management tasks.” The board includes memory for saving calibration data and additional user data related to the application as well as an I2C interface. It works as an evaluation system for the MTCS-CDCAF. Typical applications for the sensor board include measuring light colours for multi-spectral LED arrays and calibrating colour on monitors. It can also be used for photometric applications.

DK MTCS-INT-AB5 Development Kit

The MTCS-INT-AB5 sensor board is also available as part of a development kit for system and application tests. The sensor board is mounted in housing and can be controlled via USB. It is easy to configure and calibrate the MTCS-INT-AB5 using PC supported test software. Control files on the PC level take over specifications for the sensor and sensor electronics. Once the development kit has successfully validated an application, the sensor electronics programming can be easily transferred to a microcontroller, and the sensor board from the test kit can be directly integrated into the device electronics via the I²C interface.

MAZeT offers software libraries for initial tests as well as mapping. These software libraries contain routines for measurements and colour management. MAZeT can adjust basic software in keeping with user requirements regarding used light sources and various target parameters such as light colour, brightness, energy consumption and CRI. MAZeT also offers preliminary simulations for feasibility analyses, and can perform these in a way that supports development.