Altera SDC and TimeQuest API - Manual (Page 11)

© December 2009 Altera Corporation SDC and TimeQuest API Reference Manual
2. SDC and TimeQuest API Package and
Commands
sdc
Synopsys Design Constraint (SDC) format is used to specify the design intent, including the timing and
area constraints of the design. The TimeQuest Timing Analyzer only implements the set of SDC
commands required to specify the timing constraints of the design. For area constraints, the QSF file
should be used.
This package implements the SDC Spec Version 1.5 (June 2005).
Any command in this package can be specified in a TimeQuest SDC file.
This package is loaded by default in the following executable:
■ quartus_sta
This package is available for loading in the following executable:
■ quartus_map
This package includes the following commands: