Power Management User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs

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Date 7/08/2024
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4.2.1. Local Temperature Sensor

The Agilex™ 5 local temperature sensors use built-in 11-bit ADCs and provide temperature readouts through the SDM mailbox.

Each temperature sensor location contains up to five local TSDs in the core fabric.

Figure 6.  Agilex™ 5 FPGAs Local Temperature SensorThis figure is a block diagram of the local temperature sensors. For the physical locations of the sensors, refer to the related information.


Agilex™ 5 devices provide up to 4 local temperature sensor locations for monitoring on-chip temperature.

Refer to the related information for more details about the locations and availability of the temperature sensors in different Agilex™ 5 series, densities, and packages.

Catastrophic Trip Signal

The catastrophic trip signal, nCATTRIP, is an optional signal that you can assign to any unused SDM_IO pin. You can set the temperature threshold point for nCATTRIP from 95°C to 120°C, in 1°C increments. To set the temperature threshold point, from the Quartus® Prime menu, navigate to Assignments > Device > Device and Pin Options > General.

If enabled, the nCATTRIP signal transitions high and stays high after the device enters user mode. When the core temperature reaches the threshold that you set, the nCATTRIP signal drives low—you must immediately power down the FPGA to avoid permanent damage to the device. The nCATTRIP signal is only valid after the device enters user mode. Design your system to monitor the nCATTRIP signal only if the FPGA is in user mode and the SDM I/O is configured with the nCATTRIP option enabled in the FPGA design. For example, the FPGA does not enter user mode when being configured using QSPI or the provision helper image; therefore, the nCATTRIP signal should not be monitored in such condition. You must also cease the nCATTRIP signal monitoring when the FPGA reconfiguration is triggered, and resume the nCATTRIP signal monitoring when the FPGA is fully reconfigured.

Note: The catastrophic signal is not supported for the local TSD in the SDM location.