Altera PowerPlay Early Power Estimator - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
About this User Guide ............................................................................. v
Revision History ........................................................................................................................................ v
How to Contact Altera .............................................................................................................................. v
Typographic Conventions ...................................................................................................................... vi
Chapter 1. About the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator
Release Information ............................................................................................................................... 1–1
Device Family Support ......................................................................................................................... 1–1
General Description ............................................................................................................................... 1–1
Features ................................................................................................................................................... 1–2
Chapter 2. Setting Up PowerPlay Early Power Estimator
System Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 2–1
Download & Install the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator ........................................................... 2–1
Estimating Power ................................................................................................................................... 2–1
Estimating Power Before Starting the FPGA Design .................................................................. 2–2
Estimating Power While Creating the FPGA Design ................................................................. 2–3
Estimating Power After Completing the FPGA Design ............................................................. 2–4
Entering Information into the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator ................................................. 2–4
Clearing All Values .......................................................................................................................... 2–4
Manually Entering Information ..................................................................................................... 2–4
Importing a File ................................................................................................................................ 2–4
Importing Information from PowerPlay Early Power Estimator v6.0 ..................................... 2–6
Chapter 3. Using the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3–1
PowerPlay Early Power Estimator Inputs ......................................................................................... 3–1
Main Input Parameters .................................................................................................................... 3–1
Logic ................................................................................................................................................... 3–5
RAM Blocks ..................................................................................................................................... 3–10
Digital Signal Processing (DSP) ................................................................................................... 3–15
General I/O Pins ............................................................................................................................ 3–18
High Speed Differential Interface (HSDI) ................................................................................... 3–26
Phase-Locked Loops (PLLs) .......................................................................................................... 3–28
Clocks ............................................................................................................................................... 3–31
Transceiver (XCVR) ....................................................................................................................... 3–33
Power Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 3–36
Thermal Power ............................................................................................................................... 3–37
Thermal Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 3–39
Not Using a Heat Sink .............................................................................................................. 3–39