Honored ContributorHello,
I'm a new Quartus' user and in this forum too. My question is about PowerPlay. I'd like to determinate dyanamic power from my design, but I don´t want to use an stimulus vector. I've read that´s possible if I set the toggle rates, but I don´t get to do it. Is there anybody to help me, please? Thanks in advanced.
Honored ContributorIt depends on device you're using. This link (http://www.altera.com/support/devices/estimator/pow-powerplay.jsp) has a set of excel spreadsheets for calculating power in several devices. You must enable excel macros.
Honored ContributorOk, that's the way to do it with PowerPlay Estimator, and isn´t possible with PowerPlay Analyzer?.
Thanks againHonored ContributorYou can set same toggle rates in powerplay like in power estimator. You must define a thermal model in assignments->settings->operating settings and conditions->temperature.
Honored ContributorYou might already know this but just in case you're actually just having trouble finding things in Quartus.
From the menu: Assignments->settings. Then down near the bottom on the left click "PowerPlay Power Analyzer Settings". This presents you with all the options. The bottom half contains the settings for performing estimations without a stimulus file and vectorless estimation. JakeHonored ContributorAt last, I found the answer through Browse Knowledge Database, http://www.altera.com/support/kdb/solutions/rd10102006_494.html.
My problem was I use a toggle rate defined as porcentage (%), but I haven´t got a a clock defined, instead I 've to do "transitions/s". Thank you very much
