Specifications

CHAPTER 10: POWER ANALYSIS
PERFORMING POWER ANALYSIS WITH THE POWERPLAY POWER ANALYZER
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probabilities using user assignments in Quartus II user interface or in the
Quartus II Settings File (.qsf). For some device families, the Quartus II
software will fill in any missing signal activity information by analyzing the
design topology and function.
You can then start power analysis by clicking Start in the Power Analyzer
Tool window
— a status bar shows the processing time. When power
analysis is complete, you can click Report to display the Report File (.rpt,
.htm). See Figure 2.
Figure 2. PowerPlay Power Analyzer Tool
The Start button starts
power analysis
The progress bar shows
the elapsed time spent
processing the design
The Report button displays
the Power Analysis section
of the Report File.