Power and Thermal Analyzer User Guide

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Date 9/29/2025
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview of the Power and Thermal Analyzer 2. Estimating Power Consumption with the Power and Thermal Analyzer 3. Power and Thermal Analyzer (PTA) Graphical User Interface 4. Power and Thermal Analyzer Resource Types 5. Command Line Options and Scripting 6. Factors Affecting the Accuracy of the Power and Thermal Analyzer 7. Document Revision History for the Power and Thermal Analyzer User Guide A. Measuring Static Power B. Tcl Command Reference
1. Overview of the Power and Thermal Analyzer x
1.1. Accessing the Power and Thermal Analyzer 1.2. PTA Power Model Status 1.3. Definitions of Power Terms Used in this Document
2. Estimating Power Consumption with the Power and Thermal Analyzer 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
3. Power and Thermal Analyzer (PTA) Graphical User Interface x
3.1. PTA - Device Selector Dialog Box 3.2. PTA - Primary GUI Components 3.3. PTA - Hierarchical Design Editor 3.4. PTA - Using Design Hierarchies in the Power and Thermal Analyzer 3.5. PTA - Entering Hierarchy Information Into the PTA 3.6. PTA - Current Drawn per Supply Tab 3.7. PTA - Temperature and Cooling Tab 3.8. PTA - Resource Utilization Panel 3.9. PTA - Register Dynamic Power in Agilex Devices 3.10. PTA - Input Fields 3.11. PTA - Data Entry Error Messages 3.12. PTA - Search Features 3.13. PTA - Filtered Searches 3.14. PTA - Using the Tcl Console to Perform Searches
4. Power and Thermal Analyzer Resource Types x
4.1. PTA - Power Summary 4.2. PTA - Root Entry 4.3. PTA - Instance 4.4. PTA - Logic Resource Type 4.5. PTA - RAM Resource Type 4.6. PTA - DSP Resource Type 4.7. PTA - Clock Resource Type 4.8. PTA - PLL Resource Type 4.9. PTA - I/O Resource Type 4.10. PTA - Transceiver Resource Type 4.11. PTA - Crypto Resource Type 4.12. PTA - NOC Resource Type 4.13. PTA - HBM Resource Type
4.10. PTA - Transceiver Resource Type x
4.10.1. PTA - Estimating E-Tile Channel PLL Power
5. Command Line Options and Scripting x
5.1. Invoking the Power and Thermal Analyzer from the Command Line 5.2. Running Scripts with the Power and Thermal Analyzer
6. Factors Affecting the Accuracy of the Power and Thermal Analyzer x
6.1. Toggle Rate 6.2. I/O Bank Allocation
B. Tcl Command Reference x
B.1. add B.2. copy B.3. delete B.4. edit B.5. export_design_file B.6. find_instances B.7. get_available_ips B.8. get_available_resource_types B.9. get_available_values B.10. get_first_error B.11. get_properties B.12. get_report B.13. get_report_names B.14. get_results B.15. get_value B.16. import_design_file B.17. move B.18. open_design_file B.19. pta::get_active_design B.20. pta::get_defaults B.21. pta::get_designs B.22. pta::locate B.23. pta::set_active_design B.24. pta::set_family B.25. recalculate_power B.26. redo B.27. save B.28. set_device B.29. set_view B.30. undo
1. Overview of the Power and Thermal Analyzer
2. Estimating Power Consumption with the Power and Thermal Analyzer
3. Power and Thermal Analyzer (PTA) Graphical User Interface
4. Power and Thermal Analyzer Resource Types
5. Command Line Options and Scripting
6. Factors Affecting the Accuracy of the Power and Thermal Analyzer
7. Document Revision History for the Power and Thermal Analyzer User Guide
A. Measuring Static Power
B. Tcl Command Reference

2. Estimating Power Consumption with the Power and Thermal Analyzer

The Power and Thermal Analyzer (PTA) allows you to estimate power consumption before and during the actual FPGA design cycle.
  • Before Design—you can estimate the power consumption when you have not yet started creating your design RTL, or when your design is only partially complete, but you need preliminary power and cooling requirements.
  • During Design—estimating power consumption while creating the FPGA design allows you to adjust the design resources and parameters and see how those changes affect total power consumption. You can populate the PTA data from actual compilation results rather than manual entry.
  • After Design—use the Power Analyzer in the Quartus® Prime software to obtain the most accurate power analysis results for completed designs. The Power Analyzer uses toggle rates from user assignments and placement-and-routing information to provide more accurate power estimates.

Section Content
Estimating Power Before Starting the FPGA Design
Estimating Power While Creating the FPGA Design
Estimating Power After Completing the FPGA Design
Estimating Power for Dual-Core Devices

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