1.1.1. Timing Path and Clock Analysis
1.1.2. Clock Setup Analysis
1.1.3. Clock Hold Analysis
1.1.4. Recovery and Removal Analysis
1.1.5. Multicycle Path Analysis
1.1.6. Metastability Analysis
1.1.7. Timing Pessimism
1.1.8. Clock-As-Data Analysis
1.1.9. Multicorner Timing Analysis
1.1.10. Time Borrowing
2.1. Using Timing Constraints throughout the Design Flow
2.2. Timing Analysis Flow
2.3. Applying Timing Constraints
2.4. Timing Constraint Descriptions
2.5. Timing Report Descriptions
2.6. Scripting Timing Analysis
2.7. Using the Quartus® Prime Timing Analyzer Document Revision History
2.8. Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Timing Analyzer Archive
2.4.4.5.1. Default Multicycle Analysis
2.4.4.5.2. End Multicycle Setup = 2 and End Multicycle Hold = 0
2.4.4.5.3. End Multicycle Setup = 2 and End Multicycle Hold = 1
2.4.4.5.4. Same Frequency Clocks with Destination Clock Offset
2.4.4.5.5. Destination Clock Frequency is a Multiple of the Source Clock Frequency
2.4.4.5.6. Destination Clock Frequency is a Multiple of the Source Clock Frequency with an Offset
2.4.4.5.7. Source Clock Frequency is a Multiple of the Destination Clock Frequency
2.4.4.5.8. Source Clock Frequency is a Multiple of the Destination Clock Frequency with an Offset
2.5.1. Report Fmax Summary
2.5.2. Report Timing
2.5.3. Report Timing By Source Files
2.5.4. Report Data Delay
2.5.5. Report Net Delay
2.5.6. Report Clocks and Clock Network
2.5.7. Report Clock Transfers
2.5.8. Report Metastability
2.5.9. Report CDC Viewer
2.5.10. Report Asynchronous CDC
2.5.11. Report Logic Depth
2.5.12. Report Neighbor Paths
2.5.13. Report Register Spread
2.5.14. Report Route Net of Interest
2.5.15. Report Retiming Restrictions
2.5.16. Report Register Statistics
2.5.17. Report Pipelining Information
2.5.18. Report Time Borrowing Data
2.5.19. Report Exceptions and Exceptions Reachability
2.5.20. Report Bottlenecks
2.5.21. Check Timing
2.5.22. Report SDC
2.5.23. Design Closure Summary
3.1.1. CDC Timing Overview
3.1.2. Identifying CDC Timing Issues Using Design Assistant
3.1.3. Identifying CDC Timing Issues Using Timing Reports
3.1.4. Debug CDC Example 1—Incorrect SDC Definition
3.1.5. Debug CDC Example 2—Additional Logic in the Crossing
3.1.6. Debug CDC Example 3—CDC Depending on Two Simultaneous Clock Domains
1.1.5.2. Multicycle Clock Setup
The setup relationship is the number of clock periods between the latch edge and the launch edge. By default, the Timing Analyzer performs a single-cycle path analysis, which results in the setup relationship being equal to one clock period (latch edge – launch edge). Applying a multicycle setup assignment, adjusts the setup relationship by the multicycle setup value. The adjustment value may be negative.
An end multicycle setup assignment modifies the latch edge of the destination clock by moving the latch edge the specified number of clock periods to the right of the determined default latch edge. The following figure shows various values of the end multicycle setup (EMS) assignment and the resulting latch edge.
Figure 27. End Multicycle Setup Values
A start multicycle setup assignment modifies the launch edge of the source clock by moving the launch edge the specified number of clock periods to the left of the determined default launch edge. A start multicycle setup (SMS) assignment with various values can result in a specific launch edge.
Figure 28. Start Multicycle Setup Values
Figure 29. Start Multicycle Setup Values Reported by the Timing AnalyzerThe following shows the negative setup relationship reported by the Timing Analyzer.