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XPLA1: Internally created asynchronous global clocks disable pins for use as inputs.
Record #7650
Product Family: Hardware
Product Line: R5000C
Product Part: R5032C
Problem Title:
XPLA1: Internally created asynchronous global clocks disable pins for use as inputs.
Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard
General Description: Why do the internally created asynchronous
global clocks in XPLA1 devices disable pins for use as inputs?
Solution 1:
If a global clock is created internally by an equation, the associated pin
will be disabled for use as an external input. In other words, the clock
signal will not be treated as a node which would have permitted an
external signal to drive the device on the pin associated with that
macrocell.
The internal clock circuitry samples the signal between the macrocell
output buffer and the pin. The architecture is set up this way to allow an
external clock to drive the pin while an internal signal can use the
macrocell as a node. This prevents wasted resources.
End of Record #7650 - Last Modified: 10/08/99 13:20 |
