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 Spartan XL - How to estimate power in Spartan XL.  What is the K factor ? 
 
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Problem Title: 
Spartan XL - How to estimate power in Spartan XL.  What is the K factor ?  
 
 
Problem Description: 
Urgency: Standard 
 
General Description: 
 
Estimating power in Spartan XL.  What is the K factor value? 
 
 
Solution 1: 
 
To estimate power in Spartan XL, use xbrf014 for the xc4000 
http://support.xilinx.com/xbrf/xbrf014.pdf 
 
A clear description of the power consideration can be found 
in the following XCell article: 
 
http://www.xilinx.com/xcell/xl28/xl28_6.pdf 
 
 
 
 
 
Solution 2: 
 
The K for Spartan XL is 11.  Use this value when making 
the power calculation described in the application brief. 
 
 
 
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