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Altera PowerPlay Early Power Estimator for Altera CPLDs User Manual

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Chapter 2: PowerPlay Early Power Estimator Worksheets

Power Estimation Using the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator

PowerPlay Early Power Estimator for Altera CPLDs User Guide

December 2010

Altera Corporation

Figure 2–9

shows a graphical representation of the thermal power consumption.

If you specify the I/O bank for the I/O pins in the I/O section, the PowerPlay EPE
spreadsheet estimates the current for each I/O bank based on the V

CCIO

settings.

Figure 2–10

shows the I/O bank parameter settings.

Table 2–9

lists the I/O bank parameters in the I/O worksheet of the PowerPlay EPE

spreadsheet, as shown in

Figure 2–10

.

Figure 2–9. Thermal Power Representation

Figure 2–10. I/O Bank Parameter Setting

V

CCINT

V

CCIO

I

CCINT

I

CCIO

Thermal P

INT

Thermal P

IO

MAX V Device

Table 2–9. I/O Bank Section Information

Column Heading

Description

V

CCIO

Select the V

CCIO

voltage for each bank. Use this to cross-check the selected I/O standards in the

I/O section for warning purposes.

I

CCIO

Shows the total supply current due to the I/O pins in each I/O bank.

Unassigned

Represents the I

CCIO

of all the I/O modules not assigned to an I/O bank.