Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Timing Analyzer

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Date 3/28/2022
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3.6.5.2.2. I/O Interface Clock Uncertainty Example

To specify I/O interface uncertainty, you must create a virtual clock and constrain the input and output ports with the set_input_delay and set_output_delay commands that reference the virtual clock.

When the set_input_delay or set_output_delay commands reference a clock port or PLL output, the virtual clock allows the derive_clock_uncertainty command to apply separate clock uncertainties for internal clock transfers and I/O interface clock transfers

Create the virtual clock with the same properties as the original clock that is driving the I/O port, as the following example shows:

SDC Commands to Constrain the I/O Interface

# Create the base clock for the clock port
create_clock -period 10 -name clk_in [get_ports clk_in]
# Create a virtual clock with the same properties of the base clock
# driving the source register
create_clock -period 10 -name virt_clk_in
# Create the input delay referencing the virtual clock and not the base
# clock
# DO NOT use set_input_delay -clock clk_in <delay value>
# [get_ports data_in]
set_input_delay -clock virt_clk_in <delay value> [get_ports data_in]