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15 years ago

Can i make relative delays in timequest (9.1)

Hi I am still fairly new to timequest sdc and tcl. I need to check relative delays instead of absolute delays i a design that does high speed samling of an input pin. (There is no relation be...
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15 years ago

well, i was going to ask if the timing driven place/route would take the set_max_skew and automatically insert delays, but it sounds like the answer is "sort of".

if i am using the free "web" version of the quartus tools (which does not have LogicLock), am i unable to hand-place logic? i am thinking that i might have to insert delays by hand (either by instantiating buffers or synthesizing inverter chains) and i'd need to hand place that stuff to make sure the delays are controlled.