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MKlee2
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4 years ago

Cyclone V SoC - Temperature measurement

Hi, we use a 5CSXFC6C6U23C7 Cyclone V SoC FPGA in one in our systems (inverter) after sometime, especially after the system heats up, we observe "strange" behavior, as if the fpga messes up some ti...
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4 years ago

I don't believe CV (normal or SoC version) has a temp sensor. If it did, there'd be an IP available for it in the IP Catalog.

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MKlee2
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4 years ago

Yeah I always thought most ARM processors have an build in sensor, and so I thought maybe it's just not connected to the FPGA, as it is part of the ARM processor itself, but it seems I was wrong and even the ARM part comes without a sensor.