Which Boards can Measure Current (SP601 or SP605)

stuartdu · ‎10-13-2011

I understand that the SP605 can measure the current and voltage of the board or just the FPGA. Is this correct?

Am I right to think the SP601 cannot measure the current of either? However, the PDF Getting Started with the Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA SP601 Evaluation Kit (UG523) states as a feature: "Current measurement on 3.3V, 2.5V, 1.8V, and 1.2V supplies." Can somebody please clarify this for me.

I am fairly unknowledgeable in this area, so please excuse me if the answer is obvious.

stuartdu · ‎10-13-2011

The SP601 is actually too small for my current needs. How easy is it to measure FPGA core current and voltage on the SP605? Can it be done through System Monitor?

mcgett · ‎01-03-2008

Measurement is easily done with a TI USB PMBUS cable and the TI Fusion Software.

http://www.ti.com/tool/usb-to-gpio

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