hardwareraspberry-pi2

Max length of signal in gpio


What's the maximum length across a single core wire will a high signal last on a raspberry pi GPIO pin?

I.e if I have a 3 metre signal core wire attached to a relay when the raspberry pi sends the high signal will it reach the wire?


Solution

  • If the current is low the wire resistance won't have any significant influence and you can have a very long wire. Of course, resistance is not all and inductance and capacitance will also rise and will take a toll on the high frequences. Short answer for the relay case: don't worry. The question here is if you are driving the relay directly and in that case if the gpio has anough current available.