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Altera_Forum
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16 years ago

measuring power consumption

Hi, I created a custom block and integrated it into the my system using SOPC Builder. I need to measure the power consumption of my custom block (instead of the whole system), but I am not...
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16 years ago

What I have done before is make that block my top level entity and run the power play estimator. This kind of gives a general idea. When your design is complete, those numbers may or may not be accurate depending on how Quartus rearranges/optimizes your design - the difference can be so that the numbers generate for that block alone are not meaningful. The suggestion from Daixiwen would yield a more accurate result.