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14 years ago

Some questions about Terasic DE0-nano

Hi everyone :) I bought development kit from Terasic - DE0-nano. It's my first FPGA device. At the beginning of using it I have some questions and doubts... 1. The Control Panel from CD do...
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14 years ago

Hi Jar0, yes you can attach two power supplies at once. If you take a look at the picture I have attached (schematics on the DE0-nano CD), there are diodes connecting from the power supply, meaning that only one supply will source at a given time depending on the voltage value, if both USB and pins are connected to a power source.

Regarding the power consumption, do you have any external devices connected to your IO pins? You might want to contact our support at support@terasic.com if it is proving to be a problem.