Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card (PAC) with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA Data Sheet

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Date 10/26/2020
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction 2. Overview 3. System Compatibility 4. Mechanical Information 5. Thermal Specifications 6. FPGA Interface Manager 7. Board Management Controller 8. PLDM Commands for the Board Management Controller A. Regulatory Information B. References C. Revision History
2. Overview x
2.1. Views of the Intel® PAC with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA 2.2. Overview of Product Features
2.2. Overview of Product Features x
2.2.1. Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA 2.2.2. On-Board Memory 2.2.3. Interfaces and Dimensions 2.2.4. Software 2.2.5. Power 2.2.6. CPLD 2.2.7. QSFP+ 2.2.8. Control and Support
2.2.8. Control and Support x
2.2.8.1. PCIe Overview 2.2.8.2. Board Management Controller Overview
4. Mechanical Information x
4.1. Air Duct Disassembly
5. Thermal Specifications x
5.1. Thermal Test Performance Results
6. FPGA Interface Manager x
6.1. Updating the FIM
7. Board Management Controller x
7.1. Features 7.2. Device Peripheral Table 7.3. Updating the BMC Configuration and Firmware
7.1. Features x
7.1.1. BMC Voltage and Thermal Handling
8. PLDM Commands for the Board Management Controller x
8.1. I2C/SMBus Address 8.2. Supported SMBus Commands 8.3. Supported MCTP Commands 8.4. Supported PLDM Commands 8.5. Defined Platform Descriptor Records 8.6. Sensor and Threshold Information
8.3. Supported MCTP Commands x
8.3.1. MCTP Control Messages
8.4. Supported PLDM Commands x
8.4.1. PLDM Base Specification Commands 8.4.2. PLDM for Platform Monitoring and Control Specification Commands
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. System Compatibility
4. Mechanical Information
5. Thermal Specifications
6. FPGA Interface Manager
7. Board Management Controller
8. PLDM Commands for the Board Management Controller
A. Regulatory Information
B. References
C. Revision History

7.1.1. BMC Voltage and Thermal Handling

The BMC powers down the Intel® PAC with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA and reboots the server if the power, temperature or voltage reaches a certain threshold. This response prevents damage to the server or Intel® PAC with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA.

For threshold limits refer to the Device Peripheral Table section. This table shows the upper non-recoverable (UNR) value, which specifies the shutdown condition. The BMC will shut down power to the board under conditions that include the following:
  • Backplane voltage reaches 14 V, or current reaches 6A (i.e., a maximum of 84W total power)
  • FPGA junction temperature reaches 100°C
Note:

The backplane power limits shown above are sufficient to protect the Intel® PAC with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA hardware. If your server components require more conservative limits, you can change any threshold using PLDM commands as described in PLDM Commands for the Board Management Controller.

To avoid unintended shutdown and loss of data:

  • Use an Intel® -validated server.
  • Perform extensive power validation and consumption analysis on worst-case workloads.
  • Use a qualified solution that is stress-tested across multiple servers and long durations.
  • Enable the pacd daemon. This system service monitors sensor readings versus defined thresholds, and disables access to the Intel® PAC when it exceeds a threshold. For information about pacd, refer to OPAE FPGA Tools in the Open Programmable Acceleration Engine page.

You can identify whether the BMC has detected a board failure from the two on-board LEDs. Looking into the bracket of the Intel® PAC through the venting holes on the back side of the server, you can see four steadily ON green LEDs. Behind them (further into the board), there is either a green LED or red LED that is on. The green LED blinks whenever the BMC is operating and is steadily on if the BMC is being initialized. When the BMC detects a failure condition and holds off board power, a red LED (next to the green LED) will be steadily on. Board failure conditions may occur because of an overheated FPGA or too much power draw from the board.

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