DK-DEV-4CGX150N Altera, DK-DEV-4CGX150N Datasheet - Page 34

• Manufacturer Part Number: DK-DEV-4CGX150N
• Description: KIT STARTER CYCLONE IV GX
• Manufacturer: Altera
• Series: CYCLONE® IV GXr
• Type: FPGAr

Specifications of DK-DEV-4CGX150N

• Contents: Board, Cable, Documentation, Power Supply
• For Use With/related Products: Cyclone IV GX
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: 544-2713

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The Power Monitor
Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide
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Error Control
The Error control controls track transaction errors detected during analysis:
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The Power Monitor measures and reports current power information for the board. To
start the application, click Power Monitor in the Board Test System application.
You can also run the Power Monitor as a stand-alone application. Power.exe resides in
the <install dir>\kits\cycloneIVGX_4cgx15_starter\examples\board_test_system
directory. On Windows, click Start > All Programs > Altera > Cyclone IV GX
Transceiver Starter Kit <version> > Power Monitor to start the application.
The Power Monitor communicates with the MAX II device on the board through the
JTAG bus. A power monitor circuit attached to the MAX II device allows you to
measure the power that the Cyclone IV GX FPGA device is consuming regardless of
the design currently running.
TX and RX performance bars—Show the percentage of maximum data rate that
the requested transactions are able to achieve.
Gbps—Shows the number of gigabits of data analyzed per second for transmit
and receive.
Detected errors—Displays the number of transaction errors detected in the
hardware.
Inserted errors—Displays the number of errors inserted into the transaction
stream.
Insert Error—Inserts a one-word error into the transaction stream each time you
click the button. Insert Error is only enabled during transaction performance
analysis.
Clear Errors—Resets the Detected errors and Inserted errors counters to zeros.
Figure 6–9
shows the Power Monitor.
© March 2010 Altera Corporation
Chapter 6: Board Test System
The Power Monitor