Power Optimization Advisor Command (Tools Menu)

You open this advisor by selecting Tools > Advisors > Power Optimization Advisor.

The Power Optimization Advisor provides recommendations on estimating and reducing power usage in a design for the following categories:

  • General recommendations
  • Stage 1— Dynamic and Static Power recommendations
  • Stage 2— Appropriate I/O Standards, Use DSP Block, Use RAM Block, Clock Enables on Logic, Pipeline Logic to Reduce Glitching, and Stop Clock When Idle