{
 "id": "pico-2-adc-tops-out-around-146-khz",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Pico 2 ADC tops out around 146 kHz sampled and 88 kHz stored \u2014 MicroPython overhead, not the converter",
 "symptom": "The datasheet suggests the converter can run several times faster than anything achievable from Python, and it is unclear where the gap goes.",
 "hw": [
  "rp2350",
  "pico2"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "micropython"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Find the maximum usable sample rate for analogue logging on a Pico 2 from MicroPython",
 "date": "2026-08-19",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}