1. Overview of the Power and Thermal Analyzer
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This document describes how to use the Power and Thermal Analyzer (PTA). The PTA estimates your design's power consumption and provides thermal design parameters for Agilex™ and Stratix® 10 devices.1 The PTA allows early analysis of the factors contributing to FPGA power consumption, allowing you to adjust your design for greater power and thermal efficiency.

Key abilities of the PTA include:
- Estimate the power consumption of your design before creation, and at various stages during the design process based on design hierarchy.
- Determine preliminary thermal assessments of your design.
- Section data input and results along hierarchical boundaries to view and improve power consumption per design hierarchy.
- Export, import, and reuse PTA data for a particular design hierarchy.
Once your design is ready to compile, switch to the Quartus® Prime Power Analyzer for more accurate power analysis results. The Quartus® Prime Power Analyzer produces more accurate results because the Compiler generates more detailed information about your design that influences the analysis tool, such as routing and configuration information that affect power consumption.
Section Content
Accessing the Power and Thermal Analyzer
PTA Power Model Status
Definitions of Power Terms Used in this Document