AR# 55254

描述

This answer record describes how the Synthesis tool processes some XDC timing constraints:

create_clock
set_multicycle_path
set_input_delay
set_output_delay
set_false_path

解决方案

Support for these properties

It is advised to have timing constraints in the XDC during Synthesis because the Synthesis tool, being timing-driven, uses these constraints as guides when doing optimization.
At the moment, the Synthesis report does NOT mention the timing constraints that are processed by the Synthesis tool.
As a result, you will have to open the synthesized netlist and query for them (for example, using report_timing) to confirm that the constraints were applied.

create_clock

This XDC command is used to create a clock and It is the main timing constraint in any design.
Using the get_clock command with the opened Synthesized netlist will return the list of clocks and you can confirm if the clock was created during synthesis.

set_input_delay
 
This XDC command is used to constrain the input paths.
Use report_timing to get a report of the path and to confirm if the input delay was applied correctly.
The input delay will be listed and the value can also be confirmed.

For Example: 

report_timing -from [get_ports datain2]

set_output_delay

This XDC command is used to constrain the output paths.
Use report_timing to get a report of the path and confirm if the output delay was applied correctly.
The output delay will be listed and the value can also be confirmed.

For Example: 

report_timing -to [get_ports dataout]

set_false_path
 
This XDC command is used to disable timing paths.
Use report_timing to confirm that the slack is 'inf' to confirm that it was applied.

For Example: 

report_timing -from [get_cells data3_reg] -to [get_cells data4_reg]

set_multicycle_path
 
This XDC command is used to set multicyle paths.
Use report_timing to confirm that the requirement is set to the requested multiplication factor.

For Example:  

report_timing -from [get_cells data2_reg] -to [get_cells data3_reg]

Example code for the Timing Constraints

The attached timing_constraints.zip file contains an example code that demonstrates processing timing constraints during synthesis.

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