Spartan-6 FPGA Power Management
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Preface
About This Guide
This document provides information on the various hardware methods of power
management in Spartan-6 FPGAs, primarily focusing on the suspend mode. Other power
management topics include the lower-power Spartan-6 LX devices (-1L) and the
programmable V
CCAUX
level available in all Spartan-6 devices. In addition, more detail is
provided on the power rails, including hot swap and hibernate (power-off) options.
Guide Contents
This user guide contains the following chapters:
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Chapter 1, Power Management With Suspend Mode
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Chapter 2, Voltage Supplies
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Chapter 3, Lower-Power Spartan-6 LX Devices
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Chapter 4, Power-On and Power-Down Behavior Including Hibernate
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Chapter 5, Power Estimation
Additional Documentation
These documents are available for download at
http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/spartan-6.htm
.
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Spartan-6 Family Overview
This overview outlines the features and product selection of the Spartan-6 family.
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Spartan-6 FPGA Data Sheet: DC and Switching Characteristics
This data sheet contains the DC and switching characteristic specifications for the
Spartan-6 family.
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Spartan-6 FPGA Packaging and Pinout Specifications
This specification includes the tables for device/package combinations and maximum
I/Os, pin definitions, pinout tables, pinout diagrams, mechanical drawings, and
thermal specifications.
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Spartan-6 FPGA Configuration User Guide
This all-encompassing configuration guide includes chapters on configuration
interfaces (serial and parallel), multi-bitstream management, bitstream encryption,
boundary-scan and JTAG configuration, and reconfiguration techniques.
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Spartan-6 FPGA SelectIO Resources User Guide
This guide describes the SelectIO™ resources available in all Spartan-6 devices.
