Power and Thermal Calculator User Guide

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Date 5/08/2025
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Document Table of Contents x
Answers to Top FAQs 1. Overview of the Power and Thermal Calculator 2. Estimating Power Consumption with the Power and Thermal Calculator 3. Power and Thermal Calculator Graphical User Interface 4. Power and Thermal Calculator Pages 5. Factors Affecting the Accuracy of the PTC 6. Power and Thermal Calculator User Guide Archive 7. Document Revision History for the Power and Thermal Calculator User Guide A. Measuring Static Power
1. Overview of the Power and Thermal Calculator x
1.1. Accessing the Power and Thermal Calculators 1.2. PTC Power Model Status 1.3. Definitions of Power Terms Used in this Document
2. Estimating Power Consumption with the Power and Thermal Calculator x
2.1. Estimating Power Before Starting the FPGA Design 2.2. Estimating Power While Creating the FPGA Design 2.3. Estimating Power After Completing the FPGA Design 2.4. Estimating Power for Dual-Core Devices
2.2. Estimating Power While Creating the FPGA Design x
2.2.1. Importing a .qptc File Generated in the Quartus® Prime Power Analyzer
3. Power and Thermal Calculator Graphical User Interface x
3.1. PTC Select Family Dialog Box 3.2. PTC Primary GUI Components 3.3. PTC - IP Wizard 3.4. PTC Searchable Drop-Down Lists 3.5. Deleting Rows from Data Entry Pages 3.6. Finding Resources Using the Find Dialog Box
3.2. PTC Primary GUI Components x
3.2.1. PTC Data Entry Pages 3.2.2. PTC Design Hierarchy 3.2.3. PTC IP Power Summary Editing an IP Instance Renaming or Deleting an IP Instance 3.2.4. PTC Field Types 3.2.5. PTC Data Entry Error Messages
3.2.2. PTC Design Hierarchy x
3.2.2.1. Using Design Hierarchies in the Power and Thermal Calculator (PTC) 3.2.2.2. Entering Hierarchy Information Into the PTC 3.2.2.3. Exporting, Importing, Duplicating, Renaming, and Deleting Hierarchies in the PTC 3.2.2.4. Bulk Editing Hierarchies in the PTC
3.2.4. PTC Field Types x
3.2.4.1. PTC Input Field Dependencies
4. Power and Thermal Calculator Pages x
4.1. PTC - Power Summary/Navigation 4.2. PTC - Common Page Elements 4.3. PTC - Main Page 4.4. PTC - Logic Page 4.5. PTC - RAM Page 4.6. PTC - DSP Page 4.7. PTC - Clock Page 4.8. PTC - PLL Page 4.9. PTC - I/O Page 4.10. PTC - Transceiver Page 4.11. PTC - HPS Page 4.12. PTC - Crypto Page 4.13. PTC - NOC Page 4.14. PTC - HBM Page 4.15. PTC - Thermal Page 4.16. PTC - Report Page
4.3. PTC - Main Page x
4.3.1. PTC - Device Selection and Thermal Analysis Windows
4.10. PTC - Transceiver Page x
4.10.1. Estimating E-Tile Channel PLL Power with the Power and Thermal Calculator
5. Factors Affecting the Accuracy of the PTC x
5.1. Toggle Rate 5.2. I/O Bank Allocation
Answers to Top FAQs
1. Overview of the Power and Thermal Calculator
2. Estimating Power Consumption with the Power and Thermal Calculator
3. Power and Thermal Calculator Graphical User Interface
4. Power and Thermal Calculator Pages
5. Factors Affecting the Accuracy of the PTC
6. Power and Thermal Calculator User Guide Archive
7. Document Revision History for the Power and Thermal Calculator User Guide
A. Measuring Static Power

3.2.3. PTC IP Power Summary

The IP Power Summary tab in the Hierarchy Manager displays all IP instances created using the IP Wizard, along with the dynamic power of the instances. The tab is implemented as a floatable and dockable widget and you can control its visibility through PTC's View menu. In the IP Power Summary tab, you can edit and replace each IP instance with the reinstantiated IP using the IP Wizard.
Figure 22. PTC IP Power Summary Tab

Editing an IP Instance

To edit an IP instance, right-click on it and select Edit in IP Wizard. The IP Wizard displays with the previously selected values. You can modify the existing values in the IP Wizard, click Next and OK, the new configurations are added to the IP Power Summary tab and all related resource pages.

Renaming or Deleting an IP Instance

To rename or delete an instance, switch to the Design Hierarchy tab and click either Rename or Delete button, respectively. You can also find these options on the context-sensitive menu. You can also right-click and edit an IP instance through the Design Hierarchy tab using the context-sensitive menu.

Once you rename or delete an IP instance, it reflects in all related resource pages and the IP Power Summary tab.

Note: PTC does not allow renaming or deleting arbitrary rows of IP instances in the resource pages or in the IP Power Summary tab since they all belong to an IP.
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