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Hi. I have the difficulty to understand the different of set_multicyle_path in system approach and skew approach(FPGA centric) in AN433 doc.
http://www.altera.com/literature/an/an433.pdf
the constraint for system centric approach(pg14),
set_multicycle_path -setup -end 0 -rise_from [get_clocks
data_clock] -rise_to [get_clocks output_clock]
set_multicycle_path -setup -end 0 -fall_from [get_clocks
data_clock] -fall_to [get_clocks output_clock]
the constraint for FPGA centric approach(pg26),
set_multicycle_path -setup -end 0 -rise_from [get_clocks
data_clock] -rise_to [get_clocks output_clock]
set_multicycle_path -setup -end 0 -fall_from [get_clocks
data_clock] -fall_to [get_clocks output_clock]
set_multicycle_path -hold -end -1 -rise_from [get_clocks
data_clock] -rise_to [get_clocks output_clock]
set_multicycle_path -hold -end -1 -fall_from [get_clocks
data_clock] -fall_to [get_clocks output_clock]
Questions:
Why does the FPGA centric approach have extra 2 set_multicyle_path -hold compare to system approach?
I update some as following:
since the two way have different set_false_path later in AN433,
-hold rise->fall,fall->rise for FPGA-centric;
-hold rise->rise,fall->fall for system-centric.
but all the constrain(multipath+false path) will introduce different desired setup/hold relationship.
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GuaBin_N_IntelContributor
My understanding is both of them should be the same after applied. Even though it does not put explicitly multicycle constraint for hold time in system centric approach, it should become -1 by default in the timing analysis if the setup multicycle =0. It always reduces by 1 from setup relationship.
sstrellSuper Contributor
FPGA-centric means it's contained within the device itself. As such, the hold analysis happens at the same edge at the boundary of the FPGA as opposed to 1 cycle earlier which is where it would be for the "downstream" device. I would stick with the system-centric approach. It's easier to understand and implement. You can see a good explanation of AN433 in the associated online trainings:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/support/training/course/ocss1000.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/support/training/course/oddr1000.html
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