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Document the lack of USB-PPS support
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Alasdair Allan authored Nov 21, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ While USB-PD capable phone chargers advertise greater than 15W of power, virtual
.On-screen warning of under-voltage event
image::images/firstboot-powerwarning.png[alt="On-screen warning of under-voltage event in Raspberry Pi OS",width="100%"]

For users who wish to drive high-power peripherals like hard drives and SSDs, while retaining margin for peak workloads, a USB-PD enabled power supply capable of supplying a 5A at +5V (25W) should be used. If the Raspberry Pi 5 firmware detects such a supply, it increases the USB current limit for peripherals to 1.6A, providing 5W of extra power for downstream USB devices, and 5W of extra onboard power budget.
For users who wish to drive high-power peripherals like hard drives and SSDs, while retaining margin for peak workloads, a USB-PD enabled power supply capable of supplying a 5A at +5V (25W) should be used. If the Raspberry Pi 5 firmware detects a supported 5A-capable supply, it increases the USB current limit for peripherals to 1.6A, providing 5W of extra power for downstream USB devices, and 5W of extra onboard power budget.

NOTE: USB-PPS is not supported.

We recommend the official Raspberry Pi Power Supply, which has been designed to consistently provide +5V despite rapid fluctuations in current draw. Those fluctuations in demand are common and frequent when you’re using peripherals with the Raspberry Pi. Other power supplies — usually designed to provide consistent current for charging cellphones — don’t cope with power fluctuations all that well. The official supply also has an attached (captive) USB cable, which means that you don’t accidentally use a poor-quality or "dumb" cable, which can be an issue with other supplies.

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