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ak6dn
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6 years agoOK, I checked the .pin output file for my design (happens to use the exact same part) in QuartusII 13.0sp1. Here is the relevant comment:
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-- NC : No Connect. This pin has no internal connection to the device.
-- DNU : Do Not Use. This pin MUST NOT be connected.
-- VCC : Dedicated power pin, which MUST be connected to VCC.
-- VCCIO : Dedicated power pin, which MUST be connected to VCC
-- of its bank.
-- GND : Dedicated ground pin. Dedicated GND pins MUST be connected to GND.
-- It can also be used to report unused dedicated pins. The connection
-- on the board for unused dedicated pins depends on whether this will
-- be used in a future design. One example is device migration. When
-- using device migration, refer to the device pin-tables. If it is a
-- GND pin in the pin table or if it will not be used in a future design
-- for another purpose the it MUST be connected to GND. If it is an unused
-- dedicated pin, then it can be connected to a valid signal on the board
-- (low, high, or toggling) if that signal is required for a different
-- revision of the design.
-- GND+ : Unused input pin. It can also be used to report unused dual-purpose pins.
-- This pin should be connected to GND. It may also be connected to a
-- valid signal on the board (low, high, or toggling) if that signal
-- is required for a different revision of the design.
-- GND* : Unused I/O pin. Connect each pin marked GND* directly to GND
-- or leave it unconnected.
-- RESERVED : Unused I/O pin, which MUST be left unconnected.
-- RESERVED_INPUT : Pin is tri-stated and should be connected to the board.
-- RESERVED_INPUT_WITH_WEAK_PULLUP : Pin is tri-stated with internal weak pull-up resistor.
-- RESERVED_INPUT_WITH_BUS_HOLD : Pin is tri-stated with bus-hold circuitry.
-- RESERVED_OUTPUT_DRIVEN_HIGH : Pin is output driven high.
-- NON_MIGRATABLE: This pin cannot be migrated.
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So GND+ is just an unused input pin. On that device in that package I see no pins flagged as GND+ or GND* in my .pin listing (I use all the I/Os available).