Altera PowerPlay Early Power Estimator - Manual (Page 15)

Altera Corporation 2–5
January 2007 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Stratix II, Stratix II GX & HardCopy II
Setting Up PowerPlay Early Power Estimator
Power Estimator file into the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator.
Importing a file saves you time and effort otherwise spent manually
entering information into the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator. You can
also manually change any of the values after importing a file.
To generate the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator file, you must first
compile your design in the Quartus II software. After compiling the
design, click Generate PowerPlay Early Power Estimator File on the
Project menu. The Quartus II software creates a PowerPlay Early Power
Estimator file with the name <revision name>_early_pwr.csv.
The Quartus II software cannot generate a PowerPlay Early Power
Estimator file directly from a HardCopy II design. Instead, generate the
PowerPlay Early Power Estimator file for the Stratix II companion
revision for the project. The PowerPlay Early Power Estimator
spreadsheet generates both Stratix II and HardCopy II power estimates
from the Stratix II PowerPlay Early Power Estimator file.
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For more information on generating the PowerPlay Early Power
Estimator file in the Quartus II software, refer to the PowerPlay Power
Analysis chapter in the Quartus II Handbook.
To import data into the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator, perform the
following steps:
1. Click Import Quartus II File in the PowerPlay Early Power
Estimator.
2. Browse to a power estimation file generated from the Quartus II
software and click Open. The file has a name
<revision name>_early_pwr.csv.
3. Click OK in the confirmation window to proceed.
4. When the file is imported, click OK. Clicking OK acknowledges the
import is complete. If there are any errors during the import, an .err
file is generated with details.
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After importing a file, you must verify all your information.
Importing a file from the Quartus II software populates all input
parameters on the main page that were specified in the Quartus II
software. These parameters include: