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How to Make Color Shorting Machine Arduino Based

by Mr innovative

In this Instructable i will show you how to make a command servo to move and short color candy on
simple color shorting machine machine using basis of there color.
Arduino and TCS230,TCS3200 color sensor with
servo motors.

In this project Color sensor detect the color of

candy and generate output in this output sensor First watch the video of Machine
data transfer to arduino arduino will process
those data according to code uploaded in it and

Step 1: Video

//www.youtube.com/embed/pEQDG7iNwKY

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Step 2: Components Required

1) Arduino NANO : - http://amzn.to/2v6ICSm

2) Color sensor :- http://amzn.to/2vHvosg

3) Servo motor :- http://amzn.to/2vHvosg3)

4) Cardboard

5) Color candy

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Step 3: Electrical Drawing

Do wiring as shown in figure VCC---------------------5V

Color Sensor Arduino GND--------------------GND

SO-------------------------D2

S1-------------------------D3
Connect TOP servo signal wire at D7 pin of
S2-------------------------D4 arduino

S3------------------------D5 Connect Bottom servo signal wire at D8 pin of

arduino
OUT----------------------D6

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Step 4: Machine Assembley
Download the attached PDF file for complete
dimension of machine
Bring some cardboard pieces draft the model as
per given dimension on cardboard sheet
carefully cut those pieces make sure are
accurately cutted to avoid any malfunction during
machine run.
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Glue all the parts as shown in figure,
To make transparent feed tube i used empty cold
drink bottle cut it and took a piece out of it
and fold that sheet in tube like shape and secure
with transparent, keep the diameter of tube
according to the size of candy so they can pass
through it easily at same time not also very loose..
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Step 5: Basics of Color Sensor TCS230,3200

The TCS230 programmable color light-to-frequency
converter combines configurable silicon photodiodes
and
a current-to-frequency converter on single monolithic
CMOS integrated circuit. The output is a square wave
(50% duty cycle) with frequency directly proportional
to light intensity (irradiance). The full-scale output
frequency can be scaled by one of three preset
values via two control input pins. Digital inputs and
digital output allow direct interface to a microcontroller
or other logic circuitry. Output enable (OE) places the
output in the high-impedance state for multiple-unit
sharing of a microcontroller input line. The light-to-
frequency converter reads an 8 x 8 array of
photodiodes. Sixteen photodiodes have blue filters,
16 photodiodes have green filters, 16 photodiodes
have red filters, and 16 photodiodes are clear with no
filters. The four types (colors) of photodiodes are
interdigitated to minimize the effect of non-uniformity
of incident irradiance. All 16 photodiodes of the same
color are connected in parallel and which type of
photodiode the device uses during operation is pin-
selectable. Photodiodes are 120 µm x 120 µm in size
and are on 144-µm centers.

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Step 6: Final Step (Loading Code & Sensor Data Study)
Before going further we must know what vale will
sensor gives when different colors are take in fornt of
the sensor
So first wire the sensor and arduino as shown in
picture you may skip to attache those servo at this
point of time.
Load the code attached here to your arduino board
open the serial monitor
You are getting some value like
R= ** G= ** B= **
** are any numbers
now bring color sheet in front of the sensor you will
see the RGB numbers are change and keeps
repeating as soon as you keep that color sheet in
front of that sensor.
you will get different set of RGB numbers for different,
so it is clear that sensor detect different colors and
gives different value.
now we have to write down the RGB value for the
color which are going to use in project
for example when i bring YELLOW color in front of
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sensor i get
R=22 G=29 B=32
so i can say that
if (R>17 & R<27 & G>25 & G<34)
COLOR=YELLOW;
here i kept margin of +-5 for RGB values to
compensate the fluctuate sensor values.
in this way take the readings of different colors which
you need to use and add those values in code at this
place
if(R<25 & R>15 & G<33 & G>23) {color = 1; //
YELLOW }
if(R<55 & R>45 & G<49 & G>39) {color = 2; //
GREEN }
if(R<70 & R>60 & G<10 & G>20){color = 3; // PINK }
if(R<7 & R>11 & G<21 & G>35){color = 4; // Red
and upload the code connect the both servos fix all
the required components load the color candy in tube
and your machine is ready to short the candy of
different colors.
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