Forum Discussion

Altera_Forum's avatar
Altera_Forum
Icon for Honored Contributor rankHonored Contributor
14 years ago

Measure Power on DE2

Hi everybody, I am using Altera DE2 board for the implementation of some VHDL designs. I wonder is it possible to find the way to MEASURE the power consumed by the design? Could I, hypothet...
Altera_Forum's avatar
Altera_Forum
Icon for Honored Contributor rankHonored Contributor
14 years ago

--- Quote Start ---

OK, thanks for the suggestions. Just one little thing... did you use differential probe, instrumentation amplifier or current-sense amplifier ? :rolleyes:

--- Quote End ---

I had Texas Instruments INA209 I2C current sense devices wired on the board.

If I wanted to do your measurement on the DE2, I'd use a pair of scope probes.

Cheers,

Dave