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Cyclone III: EP3C series


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Power Requirements for Cyclone III: EP3C series
  Pin Name Voltage (V) Imax* Tolerance Sequencing Order Timing Delay
Device (mA)
Core Vccint 1.2 EP3C5
EP3C10
EP3C16
EP3C25
EP3C40
EP3C55
EP3C80
EP3C120
500
800
1000
1500
2500
3500
4500
6000
±4% 1 Ramp Time (Vccint, Vccio) : < 100ms
I/O Vccio 1.2 / 1.5 / 1.8 / 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.3   4000 ±5%
PLL Vcca 2.5   50 ±4%
  Vccd_pll 1.2   50 ±4%

*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 Cyclone III: EP3C series
Name   Date Download
12V Input
Power Reference Design for Altera Cyclone III Starter Kit svla298.pdf, 373 KB 08 Mar 2008

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 Cyclone III: EP3C series

  • Cyclone III Device Handbook (cyclone3_handbook.pdf, 8 MB)
    Jul 2007 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