Article ID: 000081550 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 09/14/2011

TimeQuest Timing Analyzer Failure for 10GbE MAC with 10GBASE-R PHY Design Example in Stratix V Devices

Environment

    Quartus® II Subscription Edition
    Ethernet
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Critical Issue

Description

When you compile the 10GbE MAC with 10GBASE-R PHY design example in Stratix V devices, the Quartus II TimeQuest Timing Analyzer reports a failure in the Clock Setup timing analysis report. It may also report a failure in the Clock Hold timing analysis report.

This issue affects the 10GbE MAC with 10GBASE-R PHY design example in Stratix V devices.

Resolution

To avoid this issue, follow these steps before compiling the design example:

  1. Open the SDC constraint file top.sdc in the altera_eth_10g_mac_base_r directory.
  2. Add the following line to the file:
set_clock_groups -exclusive -group {clk_50Mhz} -group {*|ch[0].sv_xcvr_10gbaser_native_inst|tx_pll|altera_pll_156M~PLL_OUTPUT_COUNTER|divclk}

This issue will be fixed in a future version of the 10-Gbps Ethernet MAC MegaCore function.

Related Products

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Stratix® V FPGAs

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