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13 years ago

Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Kit Power Supply. Why so sophisticated?

Why Power Supply on "Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Kit" is so sophisticated? Why not use simple 3-pin LDO instead of multi-pin Linear Regulators used on this Kit? A picture from "Cyclone IV GX ...
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13 years ago

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What do you consider it sophisticated? The Pin Connection Guidelines for each FPGA describes how Altera recommends powering the FPGA. Multiple linear regulators are required to generate and/or isolate the required voltages.

Dave

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This one from TI seems much simpler with less BOM and no precision resistors.