Power estimator FPGA

[Power_estimator_FPGA]

Dear Intel FPGA Support Team,

I am currently conducting a technical assessment involving various Intel FPGA families (Arria V/10, Stratix V/10, Agilex) for cryogenic quantum control electronics. To support this work, I need to estimate the power consumption of these devices under the following specific conditions:

• 20 % logic utilization

• One JESD204B lane active at 6.25 Gbps

• Operating frequency: 250 MHz

• Ambient temperature: 20 °C

I have attempted to use the Power and Thermal Calculator (PTC) tools provided on your website. However, the available files appear to have a .xls extension and macros are disabled or missing, preventing the proper use of the estimation functions.

Therefore, I kindly request one of the following:

1. Instructions to correctly run the PTC with JESD204B configuration in the above conditions (including access to a .xlsm macro-enabled version if required),
   or

2. If possible, that your team performs the simulation for the specified FPGA families and sends back the resulting power estimates.

This data is critical to completing a comparative study of suitable FPGAs for scalable, energy-efficient control systems in quantum computing.

Thank you for your help and support.

Best regards,
Ludwig Jules

[sstrell]

For Stratix 10 and Agilex, you can use the PTC, which doesn't use .xls files unless you're transferring information from the old EPE spreadsheets: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/software-kit/851653/intel-quartus-prime-pro-edition-design-software-version-25-1-for-windows.html.  The EPE spreadsheets are probably what you are referring to for Arria devices and Stratix V.  Those should work in any current version of Excel.  What are you using to try to access them?

[AqidAyman_Intel]

As a reference, this is the link for Power Thermal Calculator User Guide for you:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683445/25-1/overview-of-the-power-and-thermal-calculator.html

And below is the link for the Early Power Estimator and their respective user guide:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/programmable/support-resources/power/pow-powerplay.html

[AqidAyman_Intel]

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[Power_estimator_FPGA]

Hello,

I’m experiencing an issue with an Excel-based estimation tool provided by Intel (e.g., the Power Estimator or EPE file). The spreadsheet opens normally, and I can edit cells, but no calculations are triggered—formulas are present, but the results do not update.

I’ve ensured that:

• Macros are enabled

• Calculation mode is set to “Automatic”

• There is no sheet protection blocking edits

Do you have an updated version of this tool, or any known issues with compatibility (e.g., with Office 365, Excel 2021, or recent OS versions)?

Thanks in advance for your support.

[AqidAyman_Intel]

Can you help by providing the exact website link where you downloaded the EPE tool? or you can share the file here?

I will help you take a look at it.

[AqidAyman_Intel]

Hello,

I wish to follow up with you. Do you have any updates on this?

[AqidAyman_Intel]

As we do not receive any response from you on the previous question/reply/answer that we have provided. Please login to ‘https://supporttickets.intel.com/s/?language=en_US’, view details of the desire request, and post a feed/response within the next 15 days to allow me to continue to support you. After 15 days, this thread will be transitioned to community support. The community users will be able to help you on your follow-up questions.