Mouser Electronics the authorized global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, is now shipping the new VEML6046X00 color sensor from Vishay Semiconductors. The VEML6046X00 is the industry’s first automotive-qualified, surface-mount, high-accuracy 16-bit, RGBIR color sensor with an I2C interface. This device is ideal for display backlight controls, infotainment systems, rear-view mirror dimming, lighting control systems, and color recognition in automotive applications.
The Vishay Semiconductors VEML6046X00 color sensor, available from Mouser, features highly sensitive photodiodes, a low-noise amplifier, and a 16-bit A/D converter that supports an easy-to-use I2C bus communication interface and additional interrupt features. With separate red, green, blue, and infrared (IR) channels, the VEML6046X00 sensor allows for the calculation of the color temperature to enable white point balancing for displays in an automotive-grade device that is RoHS compliant and halogen-free and available in a miniature, low profile, opaque, surface-mount package (2.67 × 2.45 × 0.6 mm3 (L × W × H), operating at a 2.5 to 3.6-volt supply voltage range.
The human eye-like spectral sensitivity of the VEML6046X00’s green channel ensures highly accurate measurements, while the IR channel facilitates a stable output over a wide range of light sources. With an ambient light range from 0 lx to 176 klx, the sensor will not saturate in daylight, while its high sensitivity of 0.0053 lx/ct allows the device to be placed behind dark cover glass.
Also available from Mouser is the Vishay Semiconductors VEML6046X00-SB sensor board, a compact and versatile evaluation platform designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the VEML6046X00 high-accuracy color sensor. The VEML6046X00-SB board is designed to work with the Vishay SensorXplorer™, which enables connection to the USB port of a PC.
To learn more about the VEML6046X00 color sensor, visit: https://www.mouser.com/new/vishay/vishay-veml6046x00-color-sensor/.
