Board Management Controller User Guide: Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card N3000-N

ID 683186
Date 9/08/2020
Public

1.5. Power Sequence Management

The BMC Power sequencer state machine manages the Intel® FPGA PAC N3000-N power-on and power-off sequences. The Intel® MAX® 10 power-up flow covers the entire process including Intel® MAX® 10 boot-up, Nios® boot-up, and power sequence management for FPGA configuration. The host must check the build versions of both the Intel® MAX® 10 and FPGA, as well as the Nios® status after every power-cycle, and take corresponding actions in case the Intel® FPGA PAC N3000-N runs into corner cases such as an Intel® MAX® 10 or FPGA factory build load failure or Nios® boot up failure. The BMC protects the Intel® FPGA PAC N3000-N by shutting down power to the card under the following conditions:
  • 12 V Auxiliary or PCIe edge supply voltage is below 10.46 V
  • FPGA core temperature reaches 100°C
  • Board temperature reaches 100°C
Note: The LEDs blink yellow when the Intel® FPGA PAC N3000-N shuts down.