Altera Quartus II Scripting - Manual (Page 542)

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get_pin_info
Usage
get_pin_info [-is_clock_pin] [-is_in_pin] [-is_out_pin] [-name] [-net] [-parent_cell]
[-suffix] [-type]
Options
-is_clock_pin: Return true if it is a clock pin, or false otherwise
-is_in_pin: Return true if it is an input pin, or false otherwise
-is_out_pin: Return true if it is an output pin, or false otherwise
-name: Return the pin name
-net: Return the net ID if this is an output pin
-parent_cell: Return the parent cell ID
-suffix: Return the suffix of the pin
-type: Return the pin type
: Pin object
Description
Gets information about the specified pin (referenced by pin ID). Pin ID's can be obtained by Tcl commands
such as get_pins.
The -type option returns "pin".
Options -name, -type, -parent_cell, -net, -suffix, -is_clk_pin, -is_in_pin and -is_out_pin are mutually
exclusive.
Example
project_open chiptrip
create_timing_netlist
set pins [get_pins]
foreach_in_collection pin $pins {
set pin_name [get_pin_info $pin -name]
set parent_cell [get_pin_info $pin -parent_cell]
puts "Pin $pin_name belongs to cell [get_cell_info -name \
$parent_cell]"
}
delete_timing_netlist
project_close