From 890243c818eca5605c25a72a1b9308534de1e9fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brendan <2bndy5@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:07:42 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Mention RPi Pico board's 3v regulator in Pico SDK doc (#915) --- docs/pico_sdk.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/pico_sdk.md b/docs/pico_sdk.md index ca2a3947..89000c63 100644 --- a/docs/pico_sdk.md +++ b/docs/pico_sdk.md @@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ To specify the default SPI pins used at build time, you can use either: It is possible to drive multiple nRF24L01 transceivers on a single board. To do this each radio needs dedicated digital output pins for the CE and CSN pins. +@warning The RPi Pico board's 3v regulator is typically insufficient to power more than 1 radio. +It is also worth mentioning that the RPi Pico board uses a switching regulator which inherently +produces electrical noise (a not steady 3v signal otherwise referred to as "power instability"). + If you want to drive each radio with a separate SPI bus, then the following example will demonstrate how to do that. ```cpp