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9 years ago

Power analysis flow from OpenCL

Hi guys, I'm trying to figure out if I can carry out a power analysis on a kernel I have without firing up Quartus PowerPlay. My knowledge of Quartus and all that entails is lacking so if there...
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9 years ago

Judging by all the IP Cores and hundreds, if not thousands, of input and output signals involved when OpenCL is used, I don't think it would at all be possible to obtain signal activity by simulation, unless Altera specifically provides a tool for it. If you want accurate power measurement, you should probably consider using an external power meter.