Altera PowerPlay Early Power Estimator - Manual (Page 12)

Figure 3-1: Main Worksheet of the PowerPlay EPE Spreadsheet
Input Parameter Information Thermal Power Information
Thermal Analysis
Information
Power Tree Design
For EPE 14.0 onwards, Export CSV feature was added to provide a lightweight export file as compared to
the EPE file. The generated .csv file has a similar file format to the EPE spreadsheet. The following sections
describe the sections in the Main worksheet of the PowerPlay EPE spreadsheets.
Input Parameter
The required parameters depend on whether the junction temperature is manually entered or auto
computed.
Table 3-1: Input Parameter Section Information
Input Parameter Description
Family Select the device family.
Device
Select your device.
Larger devices consume more static power and have higher clock
dynamic power. All other power components are unaffected by
the device used.
3-2 Input Parameter
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