Max Current for Digital Pins: Is it limited by the board?

If the current limit of a MKR Wifi 1010 board i/o pin is 7mA, do not try to take more than that amount.
You mentioned you tried a LED without a current limiting resistor.
Doing this, the LED will damage the i/o pin.

If the controller is powered by 3.3 volts:

  • (3.3V(Vcc) - 2v(LED) ) ÷ 7mA ≈ 185 Ω this will be the safe resistor to get 7mA current flowing.

“ Can I assume correctly that the board has a current limiter for each pin? ”
No.


There are high efficient LEDs that are very bright at 5mA.


“I also see the pin group maximum current is 65mA per group.”
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