Achronix ACE Version 5.0 User Manual
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Chapter 3. Concepts
Save Changed
Properties
Opens the ”
Save Changed Properties Dialog
”. Allows the user to
save an
.sdc
file containing all properties changed (for all instances,
not just I/Os) since the last time the Run Prepare flow step was
executed. For more information, see
Generate Pin
Assignment Report
Opens the ”
Generate a Pin Assignment Report Dialog
”. Allows the
user to generate a
with the same column
configuration as the current IO Assignment table.
Configure Columns
Opens the ”
Configure Table Columns Dialog
”. Allows the user to
change which columns are shown in the IO Assignment table, allows
the width of each column to be edited, and allows the user to save
and load favorite configurations of this table.
IO Assignment Table Columns
Column
Editable
Description
Port Name
The top-level port name in the user design used to reference
this IO.
Direction
The direction of this IO: IN, OUT, or INOUT.
Pad/Macro
The instance name of the IO buffer (pad) or the instance
name of the IO macro (a SerDes for example) in the user
design.
Placed
Indicates if this IO is placed or not.
Bank
The name of the physical IO bank (or group) in which this
IO is placed.
Ball
Yes
The package ball name that this IO is placed on.
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Device Port
The top-level port name on the device to which this IO is
connected. (Only applies if an IO is placed).
Pad/Macro Site
The site name on the device within which this IOs pad or
macro instance is placed.
Site Polarity
The LVDS polarity of the site this IO is placed on. P =
Positive and N = Negative.
Bank Use
The usage type of the bank this IO is placed in. C = Clock
Bank, G = General Purpose Bank, B = Byte Lane Bank.
Clock Capable
Indicates whether the site this IO is placed on supports
Clock function or not.
Reset Capable
Indicates whether the site this IO is placed on supports
Reset function or not.
Data Capable
Indicates whether the site this IO is placed on supports Data
signals or not.
I/O Standard
Yes
The IO Standard value for this IO. The IO Standard controls
the voltage level and other settings for this IO. This can be
changed in ACE to a different IO Standard value, but only if
a compatible IO standard exists that would not require
re-synthesizing the design.
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