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5 months ago

what is the Fan Power Header

hello everybody, i am reading the arria 10 fpga development kit user guide to find a port that can show real-time power consumption of the fpga. i found a physical pin called Fan Power Header(J19) bu...
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5 months ago
Hi,
purpose of the header is to power a fan, typically on a heatsink attached to the FPGA. Arria 10 dev kit has features to measure FPGA power consumption, review user guide paragraph "Power Monitor". But there's no electrical output representing the measurement, it can be visualized in a software tool.
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    5 months ago
    P.S.
    I see that not all A10 dev kits have mentioned power monitoring feature with involves current measurement shunts and ADC connected to it. Check the user manual and schematic of your board.