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M1.4 CPLD: The OFFSET timing constraint does not force the fitter to use global clocks


Record #2913

Product Family: Software

Product Line: CPLD Implementation

Product Part: hitop

Product Version: 1.4

Problem Title:
M1.4 CPLD: The OFFSET timing constraint does not force the fitter to use global clocks


Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

General Description:

If you use an OFFSET timespec on a net, the fitter does not force that net
to be a global clock net automatically.


Solution 1:

A BUFG=CLK property must be manually provided on the clock pad of the net that
has the OFFSET timespec associated with it.




End of Record #2913 - Last Modified: 10/04/97 13:22

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