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10 years agoThank you for your answer,msj.
I read all the documents availible at Altera web site and I didnt find any example that is similar to my design. All the SDR interface examples use a same clock for internal logic and for RAM clk pin. In my case, clock that drives an external RAM comes from PLL, and in terms of timequest it is a different clock. There are number of advantages in using ext. feedback PLL: 1) Phase alignement between clocks of internal logic and external chip 2)My board is exposed to extreme cold/heat. Trace length and conductivity changes in such conditions. External feedback alows to compensate these changes and keep the interface aligned. I cannot use virtual clock for output delay constraint. I cannot use and internal clock, because PLL doesnt compensate a path from last FF to FPGA PAD (clock never leaves FPGA). I cannot use a clock from ext. fb. Pll because timequest doesnt see any relationship between this clock and data/address pins.