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I bought a raspberry tart!

scottiebabe

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  • Congratulations,sister. Zero W is rare now. I am using a Pico. I am satisfied. 

  • in reply to scottiebabe

    The Pico isn't that good at power saving. The Raspberry designers mentioned it wasn't one of their main goals.

    The new SDK1.5 comes with some low power examples (in PicoSDKv1.5.0\pico-playground\sleep). I'll have a shot at measuring them.  

  • in reply to scottiebabe

    quick check, each time with a 1.8V supply (power to VSYS). No debugger attached.

    Dormant example

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    Sleep example

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    Hello World Serial (with nothing attached to the serial pins)

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    Hello Multicore

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  • in reply to scottiebabe

      did some measurements too, on a W:

  • in reply to scottiebabe

    Keep in mind my measurement was with a daily build of MicroPython. So, it's possible the consumption is a bit lower now.

    But, as said, the RP2040 isn't known for its low-power abilities. I think the datasheet value for deep sleep is around 1 milliamp!