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AAEE
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4 years ago

Cyclone V typical core current

For Intel Altera Cyclone V P/N: 5CGXC5 C6F27I7N, What is the FPGA typical core current and power allocation and what is the worst case core current and power consumption? I was able to find this in...
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ak6dn
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4 years ago

It depends a LOT on your clock rate and the logic design; ie, what is the device doing in terms of logic, memory, etc usage.

Average core power could range from close to zero to many watts depending upon usage.

Have you tried using the power analysis tools Quartus provides for your particular design?