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Power Requirements for Spartan-3E / XC3S_E
  Pin Name Voltage (V) Imax* Tolerance Sequencing Order Timing Delay
Device (mA)
Core Vccint 1.2 XC3S100E
XC3S250E
XC3S500E
XC3S1200E
XC3S1600E
500
1000
1500
3000
4000
±5% 1 Ramp Time (Vccint, Vcco, Vccaux) : 0.2 to 50ms.
I/O Vcco 1.2 / 1.5 / 1.8 / 2.5 / 3.3 XC3S100E
XC3S250E
XC3S500E
XC3S1200E
XC3S1600E
3000
3000
3000
4000
4000
I/O Vccaux 2.5 150

*Note: The Imax value shown above table is the maximum value when the desired FPGA is used in the majority of applications. There may be cases in which the required current is higher or lower depending on your clock frequencies and your particular usage case. For your exact current requirements, go to the power estimator spreadsheet for your FPGA.

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Reference Designs for Spartan-3E / XC3S_E
Name File Name/Size Date Download
3.3V Input
TPS75003 EVM: Modified for 3.3-V Input Voltage slvr283.pdf, 70KB 08 Apr 2005
Dual LDO for Small Power Solution slva175.pdf, 89KB 28 Feb 2005
3-A, 3.3-V Input Voltage High Efficiency Integrated Power Solution slvr281.pdf, 82KB 08 Apr 2005
5V Input
Switching DC/DC Controller slva174.pdf, 105KB 28 Feb 2005
Single-Channel LDO slva176.pdf, 103KB 28 Feb 2005
Switching DC/DC Converter with Integraged FETs - 6A slva177.pdf, 113KB 28 Feb 2005
Switching DC/DC Converter with Integraged FETs - 1.5-A slvr243.pdf, 74KB 04 Mar 2005
TPS75003 EVM: 2-A, 5-V Input Voltage High Efficiency Integrated Power Solution slvu116.pdf, 367KB 27 May 2007
TPS75003 EVM: Modified for Lower Component Cost slvr274.pdf, 71KB 08 Apr 2005
TPS75003 EVM: Modified for Voltage Supply Sequencing to Address Errata (See Note Below) slvr273.pdf, 73KB 08 Apr 2005
TPS75003 EVM: Modified for Voltage Supply Sequencing to Address Errata (See Note Below) slvr282.pdf, 63KB 08 Apr 2005
3-A, 5-V Input Voltage High Efficiency Integrated Power Solution slvr275.pdf, 80KB 08 Apr 2005
1-A, 5-V Input Voltage High Efficiency Integrated Power Solution slvr286.pdf, 64KB 09 Jun 2005

Note: Unless otherwise noted, these reference designs are tested to meet the specs given in the above power specification table.

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Resources for Spartan-3E / XC3S_E

  • Spartan-3E FPGA Family Data Sheet (ds312.pdf, 5.39MB)
    Download
  • Power Distribution System (PDS) Design: Using Bypass/Decoupling Capacitors (xapp623.pdf, 447KB )
    Download
  • Spartan-3E Starter Kit Schematics, Rev D (S3E_Starter_D_External_sch.pdf, 3.08MB )
    Download
  • Spartan-3E Starter Kit User Guide (ug230.pdf, 7.74MB )
    Download
  • Using 3.3-V Signals for Spartan-3 Configuration and JTAG Ports (slva159a.pdf, 41KB)
    Download

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  • Power Management Selection Guide (Rev. H) (slvt145h.pdf, 4.83 MB)
    11 Apr 2008 Download
  • LED Reference Design Cookbook (slyt349.pdf, 2.77 MB)
    Download
  • Battery Charger Catalog 3Q 2008 (slym069.pdf, 1.87 MB)
    Download