Maximum Delay Analysis in SmartTime

The Maximum Delay Analysis View indicates the maximum operating frequency for a design and displays any setup violations that exist.

To perform the Maximum Delay Analysis:

  1. Click the Timing Analyzer icon in the Designer interface to open the SmartTime Timing Analyzer. The Maximum Delay Analysis View appears. A green flag next to the name of the clock indicates there are no timing violations for that clock domain (as shown below).
     

The SmartTime Maximum Delay Analysis View (as shown below) displays the maximum operating frequency for a design and any setup violations.

SmartTime Maximum Delay Analysis View
 

The Summary in the Maximum Delay Analysis View displays the maximum operating frequency for the design, the external setup and hold requirements, and the maximum and minimum clock-to-out times. In this example, the maximum clock frequency for CLK is 143.988 MHz.

You can now View Register-to-Register paths as part of the Maximum Delay Analysis.

See Also

Analyzing the design (SmartTime)