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7 years ago

Current Measurement on Cyclone 10 GX Development Kit

Hello, I am studying how the Current Measurement was done on the Cyclone 10GX Development kit. I'm looking at the schematics page 38 and I don't understand what the Sense Pad V1 is and I don't see it on the BOM list. If anyone is familiar with this measurement please let me know the purpose of the SENSE PAD and how would one put it on a design?

Thanks,

Joe

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    Hello, I am studying how the Current Measurement was done on the Cyclone 10GX Development kit. I'm looking at the schematics page 38 and I don't understand what the Sense Pad V1 is and I don't see it on the BOM list. If anyone is familiar with this measurement please let me know the purpose of the SENSE PAD and how would one put it on a design?

    Thanks,

    Joe

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    Hi Joe,

    According to my view.

    Sense lines are part of 4wire measurements. 4Wire (force, force sense, ground and ground sense) measurement is more accurate in parametric measurements(Example: FIMV).

    1. SENSE PAD here may be used for probing or act as a cuttable trace or to place a component for experimenting.

    2. Sense lines are high impedance lines because of which we can get accurate measurements.

    Previous Thread

    https://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42226

    Hope it helps you.

    Best Regards,

    Anand Raj Shankar

    (This message was posted on behalf of Intel Corporation)