101 Innovation DriveSan Jose, CA 95134www.altera.com PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User GuideFor Arria GX FPGAsDocument Version: 1.1Document Date: M
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2–6 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008Entering Information into the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorImporti
Altera Corporation 3–1May 2008 PreliminaryChapter 3. Using thePowerPlay Early PowerEstimatorIntroductionThe PowerPlay Early Power Estimator spread
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Altera Corporation 3–5May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorFigure 3–1. PowerPlay Ear
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3–6 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsTable 3–2 describes the value
Altera Corporation 3–7May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorFigure 3–2. TFF ExampleRo
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Altera Corporation 3–9May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorRAM BlocksThe Arria GX Tr
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Altera Corporation 3–11May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorPort A – Write % Enter t
3–12 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsFigure 3–5 shows the RAM Sum
Altera Corporation 3–13May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorDigital Signal Processin
3–14 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsFigure 3–7 shows the PowerPl
Altera Corporation 3–15May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorFigure 3–7. DSP Section
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3–16 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsFigure 3–8. I/O Power Repres
Altera Corporation 3–17May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorTable 3–5 describes the
3–18 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsTable 3–6 describes the I/O
Altera Corporation 3–19May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorOE % Enter the average p
3–20 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsFigure 3–10 shows the I/O mo
Altera Corporation 3–21May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorFigure 3–12. PowerPlay E
3–22 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsFigure 3–13. I/O Section in
Altera Corporation 3–23May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorTable 3–7 describes the
3–24 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsPhase-Locked Loops (PLLs)Arr
Altera Corporation 3–25May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorFigure 3–15 shows the PL
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3–26 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsFigure 3–17. PLL Section in
Altera Corporation 3–27May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorFigure 3–18 shows the Gl
3–28 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsFigure 3–19. Clocks Section
Altera Corporation 3–29May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorEach row in the XCVR sec
3–30 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008PowerPlay Early Power Estimator InputsFigure 3–20 shows the Arria
Altera Corporation 3–31May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorPower AnalysisThe Main s
3–32 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008Power AnalysisFigure 3–22 shows the total thermal power in Watts a
Altera Corporation 3–33May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorThermal AnalysisYou can
3–34 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008Power AnalysisFigure 3–23. Thermal Representation without Heat Sin
Altera Corporation 3–35May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorFigure 3–25. Thermal Rep
Altera Corporation vPreliminaryAbout this User GuideRevision HistoryThe table below displays the revision history for the chapters in this User Gui
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3–38 Altera CorporationPowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAs May 2008Power Analysisof the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator. The total IC
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Altera Corporation 3–41May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorFigure 3–30. Airflow &am
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Altera Corporation 3–43May 2008 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Arria GX FPGAsUsing the PowerPlay Early Power EstimatorFigure 3–34. Temperature
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Altera Corporation 2–1May 2008 PreliminaryChapter 2. Setting UpPowerPlay Early PowerEstimatorSystem RequirementsThe PowerPlay Early Power Estimato
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