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M1.x: Is there a way to access vertical longlines in FPGA (with ucf or pcf constraint)?


Record #4085

Product Family: Documentation

Product Line: FPGA Core

Product Part: docs

Problem Title:
M1.x: Is there a way to access vertical longlines in FPGA (with ucf or pcf constraint)?


Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

General Description:
There is no specific constraint that will force the
use of a particular routing resource, unless you make a
hard macro.


Solution 1:

Here are some possibilites:

1) Use timespecs

2) Align logic using given signal into column (using RLOCs/LOCs). This
will encourage use of vertical longlines.

3) Use PCF constraint: NET my_net PRIORITIZE = 90;
This, along with timespec, will encorage use of longlines.

4) Modify the design in EPIC to use longlines.




End of Record #4085 - Last Modified: 05/26/99 07:36

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