I just considered some points for a colorimeter: 1.) Light sources: LEDs are quite stable on their wavelength/intensity 2.) Calibration: How about a set of laser diodes with several wavelengths as reference? 3.) Sensors: There are sensors for temperature or humidity from TI which provide the current value as a 9bit-code and are CALIBRATED by MANUFACTURER. Are there similar sensors for color and brightness (or are there sensors providing a freqency dependent on the value which can be interpreted as bitstream)? 4.) Laser interference: Is it possible to interpret the interferences of a laser as colour or brightness (like a laser metre does with distance)? Rene