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TRCE M1.3: Paths that include RAMs deeper than 16 address cells not analyzed.
Record #2443
Product Family: Software
Product Line: FPGA Implementation
Product Part: trce
Product Version: 1.3
Problem Title:
TRCE M1.3: Paths that include RAMs deeper than 16 address cells not analyzed.
Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard
General Description:
TIMESPECs that include RAMs in TIMEGRPs show only some or none of the
paths analyzed. This can happen when a Timing Group of RAMs is
infered with the use of a TNM (Time Name).
Solution 1:
The RAM BEL is typically named by the name of the RAM output NET name.
For example, if the output NET of a ram16x1s is named "N$1", then the
resulting BEL name for the RAM primitive will also be "N$1".
For RAM primitives that are deeper than 16 address locations, two
Function Generators are needed to implement the RAM. Each of the FGs
will get a unique BEL name. For example, if the name of the RAM
output NET is "N$2", then the two BEL names for the RAM will be:
"BEL_N$2.F" and "BEL_N$2.G"
If the .ucf file used the following constraints:
TIMEGRP RAMS_B = RAMS(N$2);
TIMEGRP RAMPADS = PADS(*);
NET N$32 TNM = RAMS_B;
TIMESPEC TS02 = FROM:RAMS_B:TO:RAMPADS:20;
Then the resulting .pcf file would look like this:
SCHEMATIC START ;
TIMEGRP "RAMS_B" = BEL "N$2" ;
TIMEGRP "RAMPADS" = PADS ("*") ;
TS02 = MAXDELAY FROM TIMEGRP "RAMS_B" TO TIMEGRP "RAMPADS" 20 nS ;
SCHEMATIC END ;
The BEL "N$2" doesn't actually exist, so this TIMEGRP is empty. To
workaround this problem change the TIMEGRP line in the .pcf file to:
TIMEGRP "RAMS_B" = BEL "BEL_N$2.F" BEL "BEL_N$2.G" ;
Now the TIMEGRP is valid and the constrinat may be used. One easy way
to find out which are all the RAMs in a design that fit into this
catagory is to do the following:
1. Place th following line in your .ucf file:
TIMEGRP "ALLRAMS" = RAMS ("*") ;
2. Implement the design through MAP and run a verbose TRCE:
trce -v <design_name>
3. Check the trce report file for the BEL names for both the TIMEGRP
to be created and the ALLRAMS TIMEGRP:
Table of Timegroups:
-------------------
TimeGroup RAMS_B:
BELs:
N$2
TimeGroup ALLRAMS:
BELs:
N$1 BEL_N$2.G BEL_N$2.F
In the above .twr file, N$2 is the obvious match.
End of Record #2443 - Last Modified: 06/16/97 11:12 |
