AN 209: Using Terminator Technology in Stratix & Stratix GX Devices
Power Analysis
Terminator technology on-chip termination resistors increase the total
current draw of the device. This increase in current draw occurs because
the termination circuitry, which is normally external to the device, is now
a part of the device. Make sure the device’s current consumption in a
design does not exceed any device limits. You must ensure that no more
than 200 mA (Flip Chip packages) is consumed for any ten consecutive
I/O pins (excluding VCC and GND pins). The Altera® Quartus® II software
automatically performs these calculations during compilation. If the pin
assignments do not comply with these conditions, the Quartus II software
generates an error message during design compilation.
Table 4 lists the DC current draw when using on-chip series termination
for single-ended I/O standards.
Table 4. DC Current Draw for On-Chip Series Termination
Bank I/O Standard Selected by
Terminator Technology
LVTTL
LVCMOS
SSTL-2 class I
SSTL-2 class II
SSTL-3 class I
SSTL-3 class II
DC Current Draw per
Pin for Series
Termination
(Ipin in mA) (1)
0
0
10
23
11
24
VCCIO (V)
1.8, 2.5, 3.3
1.8, 2.5, 3.3
2.5
2.5
3.3
3.3
Note to Table 4:
(1) Ipin is the DC current drawn per pin.
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