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Altera_Forum
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12 years ago

FPGA board's power consumption?

How to evaluate the power consumption of the FPGA board in the PCIE slot? Thanks.

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    Idea 1: Use a PCI-E riser cable on which you will cut the power lanes and put a multimeter in.

    Idea 2: Measure your computer power consumption in a specific scenario with a Kill-A-Watt. Power it down, install the FPGA board, and measure the power consumption again in the same conditions. The difference should be approximately your FPGA card power consumption.