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15 years ago

Question about Assignment Editor

Issue: I have system clock connected to pin 90 (dedicated input CLK14) of EPC16Q240. I configured node 'clk_ext' as input in my project and assigned it to pin 90 in assignment editor. Node 'clk_ext' ...
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15 years ago

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Therefore I think it is necessary to assign this node to PLL in PLL-section of assignment editor.

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It isn't. Simply connect the clock input to a PLL instance. Quartus will automatically select a PLL that has this pin as dedicated clock input. If you need to change this selection for some reason, assign the location to a PLL instance, not to the pin.