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Altera HardCopy II Clock Uncertainty Calculator User Manual

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HardCopy II Clock Uncertainty Calculator User Guide

Launching the HardCopy II Clock Uncertainty Calculator

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If the above parameters in pll_settings_summary.txt changed
during the HardCopy II design development, you should re-run
the HardCopy II Clock Uncertainty Calculator and update the
clock uncertainty constraints.

PLL_Names.txt

is an optional file for the clock uncertainty calculator

spreadsheet. However, it provides useful information when using the
advanced clock uncertainty calculator worksheet, as it helps to identify
the corresponding PLL index for each PLL name.

Report Clock Transfers Using the TimeQuest Timing Analyzer

After you confirm that all clock assignments are correct, run
report_clock_transfers, or, in the Tasks pane on the TimeQuest
Timing Analyzer’s GUI, double-click Report Clock Transfers. The
command generates a summary table with the number of paths between
each clock domain, as shown in

Figure 2–4

.

Figure 2–4. TimeQuest Timing Analyzer's Report Clock Transfers

You can also use the

report_clock_transfers command to generate

a report that details all clock-to-clock transfers in the design, as shown in

Figure 2–5 on page 2–6

. A clock-to-clock transfer is reported if a path

exists between two registers measured by two different clocks.