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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

Cyclone IV power estimator

I downloaded cycloneiii_iv_epe.xls and opened it with Excel 2007. I can select Cyclone IV E but no Cyclone IV devices appear. Is there a compatibility issue using <>.xls and Excel 2007 which uses <>.xlsx? Also, none of the buttons like Reset, View Report, etc. appear to work. I am using Quartus 9.1 sp2. Any hints?

Cheers,

Tom

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    Altera_Forum
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    15 years ago

    i've used the EPE in Excel 2007. my guess is that Macros are disabled (they are required for the EPE). Excel may warn you with a drop down menu if you don't have Macros enabled when you open the EPE, or you can go looking to see if Macros are enabled in Excel's options

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    15 years ago

    Thanks for your reply. I tried enabling macros through the trust center before and that didn't seem to work. So I did it again, but this time I saved and reopened EPE and now it works. Thanks again.