I am using Cyclone III FPGA Starter kit which uses EP3C25F324 FPGA. As soon as I power on my board, it is getting heated up rapidly in about 3 seconds. I am not even able to touch the FPGA , its that hot. Does the FPGA usually get heated up rapidly when powered ON and then cool down or does this mean there is some problem with the FPGA? I fear to use the board for more than 5 Seconds as I fear it will spoil the board. Will using an external fan for cooling the FPGA help?
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no, this is not normal. during configuration, current gets high but temp will stay low though such a high temp is mostly caused by a short cut of FPGA outputs, or floating logic and outputs because of bad powering caused by a faulty regulator you should check the voltages