Datasheet

Chapter 3. Electrical Specification
3.1. Power Consumption
The power consumption shows the VBUS current consumption on three typical Raspberry Pi Pico devices, with four
different software use-cases. These results are not guaranteed maximum values, they are an indication of the current
consumption a user can typically expect the device to draw when used in these scenarios.
For more detailed current consumption data, please see the RP2040 Datasheet.
3.1.1. Popcorn
Firstly, 'Popcorn' (Media player demo) using the VGA, SD Card, and Audio board. This demo uses VGA video, I2S aduio and
4-bit SD Card access. This has been performed with (Table 1) and without (Table 2) the power saving (PS) mode of Pico’s
voltage regulator, controlled by GPIO23. The 'Average' data shows the mean current consumption over several seconds of
video, with varying colour and intensity. The 'Maximum' data is obtained during periods of white video, when the current
required is at its highest.
Table 1. Popcorn
running on the VGA
Board (VGA video, SD
Card and I2S audio)
Pico Board
Average VBUS Current @ 5V (mA) Maximum VBUS Current @5V (mA)
Temperature (°C) Temperature (°C)
-25 25 85 -25 25 85
#1 84.8 83.4 87.3 90.9 87.8 93.1
#2 87.5 89.9 89.8 93.4 94.1 94.0
#3 84.4 86.2 86.9 90.6 92.9 91.3
Mean 85.6 86.5 88.0 91.6 91.6 92.8
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NOTE
Includes current consumed by VGA board (e.g. I2S DAC) in addition to the Raspberry Pi Pico. For more information on
the VGA board see the Hardware design with RP2040 book.
Raspberry Pi Pico Datasheet
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