Altera PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Manual

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Altera

Corporation

PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Stratix II, Stratix II GX & HardCopy II

January 2007

PowerPlay Early Power Estimator Inputs

Table 3–5

describes the I/O bank parameters in the I/O section of the

PowerPlay Early Power Estimator.

Figure 3–11

shows how the V

CCIO

level is listed for each I/O bank. The

PowerPlay Early Power Estimator spreadsheet shows the I

CCIO

listed for

each bank. Select the V

CCIO

voltage in the V

CCIO

column.

Figure 3–11. V

CCIO

Listed for Each I/O Bank

Table 3–6

describes the I/O module parameters in the I/O section of the

PowerPlay Early Power Estimator.

Table 3–5. I/O Bank Information in the I/O Section

Column Heading

Description

V

CCI O

Select the V

CCI O

voltage for each bank. Used to cross-check selected I/O standards

in table below for warning purposes.

I

CCI O

(A)

This shows the total supply current due to the I/O pins in each I/O bank. This may be
higher than the thermal power due to current supplied to off-chip termination resistors.

Unassigned

This represents the I

CCI O

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

Table 3–6. I/O Module Information in the I/O Section (Part 1 of 3)

Column Heading

Description

Module

Enter a name for the module in this column. This is an optional value.

I/O Standard

Select the I/O standard used for the input, output or bidirectional pins in this module
from the list. The calculated I/O power varies based on the I/O standard.

Drive Strength/ On-chip
Termination

Select the drive strength or on-chip termination implemented for the I/O pin(s) in this
module. Drive strength and on-chip termination are mutually exclusive.

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