Rail over budget

error
current/over-budget
What it looks like
+5V needs 2.4 A but its source provides 2 A.

What it checks

Sums every declared load on a power rail and compares the total against the source's declared current capability. A warning fires when the rail works but has little spare.

Why it matters

An overloaded source sags, overheats, or current-limits — and the symptom shows up in whatever load happens to be marginal, not at the source that caused it. Headroom matters too: a rail at 98% has no room for the load you'll add next month, or for inrush.

How to fix it

Use a bigger source, shed loads to another rail, or correct the declarations if a load's number is worst-case pessimism.

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