Early Power Estimator User Guide

ID 683272
Date 7/16/2021
Public
Document Table of Contents

A.1. Document Revision History for Early Power Estimator User Guide

Date Version Changes
July 2021 2021.07.16
  • Added note to Early Power Estimator Overview topic.
  • Removed occurrences of PowerPlay throughout.
February 2017 2017.02.21 Rebranded as Intel.
January 2015 2015.01.20 Added support for MAX 10 devices.
July 2014 2014.07.25
  • Updated changing the macro security level in Microsoft Excel 2010
  • Updated "Main Worksheet", "Logic Worksheet", "RAM Worksheet", "I/O Worksheet", "PLL Worksheet", "XCVR Worksheet", "HPS Worksheet", and "Report Worksheet".
  • Added "Enpirion Worksheet" section.
June 2013 8.0
  • Updated “PowerPlay Early Power Estimator Overview”.
  • Added “HPS Worksheet” section.
  • Updated “Thermal Power”, “Power Supply Current”, “Logic Worksheet”, “XCVR Worksheet”, and “IP Worksheet” sections.
  • Updated Figure 3–1, Figure 3–2, Figure 3–3, Figure 3–9, Figure 3–11, Figure 3–12, Figure 3–13, Figure 3–15, Figure 3–16, and Figure 3–17.
  • Updated Table 2–1, Table 2–2, Table 3–1, Table 3–2, Table 3–4, Table 3–5, Table 3–6, Table 3–13, Table 3–15, and Table 3–16.
  • Added Table 3–17.
  • Removed power savings information in “Logic Worksheet”, “RAM Worksheet”, “DSP Worksheet”, “I/O Worksheet”, “PLL Worksheet”, “Clock Worksheet”, and “HSDI Worksheet”.
  • Removed “Report Power Savings for Each Functional Block” section in the “Report Worksheet”.
July 2012 7.1 Updated Table 3–4 and Table 3–5.
June 2012 7.0
  • Updated “XCVR Worksheet” section.
  • Updated Figure 3–1.
  • Updated Table 3–13.
January 2012 6.0
  • Added “HMC Worksheet” section.
  • Updated “IP Worksheet” section.
  • Updated Figure 3–1, Figure 3–2, Figure 3–21, and Table 3–2.
  • Added Cyclone V device.
  • Added Microsoft Excel 2010 support in “System Requirements” and “Download and Install the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator” sections.
August 2011 5.0
  • Updated for the Quartus II software version 11.0 release to include Arria V devices.
  • Removed PowerPlay EPE spreadsheet version, power model status, and supported feature information to the PowerPlay Early Power Estimators (EPE) and Power Analyzer page of www.altera.com.
May 2011 4.0
  • Added “PLL Worksheet” section.
  • Updated “Report Worksheet” section.
  • Updated Figure 3–1, Figure 3–9, Figure 3–11, Figure 3–12, Figure 3–13, Figure 3–15, Figure 3–16, and Figure 3–18.
December 2010 3.0
  • Updated for the Quartus II software version 10.0 release.
  • Added information about Arria II GZ devices.
  • Updated Table 1–1, Table 1–2, and Table 1–3.
July 2010 2.0
Updated for the Quartus II software version 10.0 release:
  • Added Stratix V device.
  • Added “Report Worksheet”.
  • Updated “System Requirements”, “Download and Install the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator”, “Entering Information into the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator”, and “Estimating Power Consumption”
  • Combining all the worksheets into “PowerPlay Early Power Estimator Worksheets” chapter.
  • Updated Table 1–2, Table 1–3, Table 7–2, and Table 11–1.
  • Updated Figure 3–1.
  • Minor text edits.
January 2010 1.1 Updated Table 1–2 and Table.
November 2009 1.0 Initial release.