Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition User Guide: Design Optimization

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Date 11/12/2018
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7.8.1. Adjust the Drive Strength of an I/O with the Chip Planner

To adjust the drive strength of an I/O, follow these steps to incorporate the ECO changes into the netlist of the design.
  1. In the Editing Mode list at the top of the Chip Planner, select the ECO editing mode.
  2. Locate the I/O in the Resource Property Editor.
  3. In the Resource Property Editor, point to the Current Strength option in the Properties pane and double-click the value to enable the drop-down list.
  4. Change the value for the Current Strength option.
  5. Right-click the ECO change in the Change Manager and click Check & Save All Netlist Changes to apply the ECO change.
Figure 59. I/O in the Resource Property Editor
Note: You can change the pin locations of input or output ports with the ECO flow. You can drag and move the signal from an existing pin location to a new location while in the Post Compilation Editing (ECO) task in the Chip Planner. You can then click Check & Save All Netlist Changes to compile the ECO.