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Altera Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition User Manual

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Chapter 6: Board Test System

The Power Monitor

Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition User Guide

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Temperature Information

The Temperature information controls display the following temperature readings
for the board and the FPGA on the board:

FPGA

—Indicates the temperature of the FPGA device.

Board

—Indicates the overall board temperature.

Power Information

The Power information control displays current, maximum, and minimum power
readings for the following units:

mVolt

mAmp

mWatt

12V Power Consumption

The 12V Power consumption control displays 12-V power consumption readings for
the following units:

mA

mW

Power Graph

The Power graph control displays the mWatt power consumption of your board over
time. The green line indicates the current value. The red line indicates the maximum
value read since the last reset. The yellow line indicates the minimum value read since
the last reset.

Graph Settings

The following Graph settings controls allow you to define the look and feel of the
power graph:

Scale select

—Specifies the amount to scale the power graph. Select a smaller

number to zoom in to see finer detail. Select a larger number to zoom out to see the
entire range of recorded values.

Update speed

—Specifies how often to refresh the graph.

Reset

This Reset control clears the graph, resets the minimum and maximum values, and
restarts the Power Monitor.