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14 years ago

Pre-Configuration power consumption issue

Hi I'm currently investigating on the power consumption of my EP3SL50F780 Startix III device to have starting points for optimization. As I don't have reliable toggle information about the des...
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14 years ago

I would expect a near-null current on Vccio (except if you have some pins shorted to ground), a slight current on the core voltages (static currents) and near 0 current on the pll supplies.

You can une the early power estimator with an empty configuration, I think it should give you a good idea of what to expect.