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xytech
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5 years ago
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Setting 100ohm input on-chip differential termination in Pin planner or Assignment Editor in Quatus?

Hi there ,we use Arria 10 GX device to receive LVDS data , and also use GXB RX lanes in high-speed communication. For LVDS IO inputs, GXB RX data inputs and GXB ref-clocks, we all need to set on-...
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    AminT_Intel
    5 years ago

    Hello,

    Assignment editor is the tool for assigning various pins. Pin Planner is special tool for pin assignments that include a panorama of pins and it is really helpful for more advanced designs since it you can see where are you assigning the pins.

    Thank you.

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sstrell
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5 years ago

You can set the assignment in either the Pin Planner or the Assignment Editor or write directly in the .qsf. They all do the same thing.

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xytech
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5 years ago

Hi,

since we can do the assignment in either Pin Planner or the Assignment Editor, why do these two tools exist at the same time? What is their difference? Thanks.