Altera PowerPlay Early Power Estimator - Manual (Page 4)

PowerPlay Early Power Estimator Overview
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This user guide describes the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator (EPE) support for Arria ® II, Arria V,
Cyclone ® III, Cyclone IV, Cyclone V, Stratix ® III, Stratix IV, Stratix V, and MAX ® 10 device families. This
user guide provides guidelines to use the PowerPlay EPE at any stage of the FPGA design and provides
details about thermal analysis and the factors that contribute to FPGA power consumption. You can
calculate the FPGA power with the Microsoft Excel-based PowerPlay EPE spreadsheet. For more accurate
power estimation, use the PowerPlay Power Analyzer in the Quartus ® II software.
Altera recommends switching from the PowerPlay EPE spreadsheet to the PowerPlay Power Analyzer in
the Quartus II software once the design is available. The PowerPlay Power Analyzer has access to the
implemented design details to produce more accurate results.
Altera recommends using these calculations as an estimation of power, not as a specification. You must
verify the actual power during device operation as the information is sensitive to the actual device design
and the environmental operating conditions.
The features of the PowerPlay EPE spreadsheet include:
• Estimating the power consumption of your design before creating the design or during the design
process
• Importing device resource information from the Quartus II software into the PowerPlay EPE
spreadsheet with the use of the Quartus II-generated PowerPlay EPE file
• Performing preliminary thermal analysis of your design
Related Information
• PowerPlay Power Analysis chapter in volume 3 of the Quartus II Handbook
• PowerPlay Early Power Estimator for Altera CPLDs User Guide
Release Information
Release information describes the supported device families and version of the PowerPlay EPE
spreadsheet, which is documented in this user guide.
You should always use the latest version of the PowerPlay EPE spreadsheet.
Related Information
PowerPlay Early Power Estimators (EPE) and Power Analyzer
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