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

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Date 10/04/2021
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2.6.8.5.2. End Multicycle Setup = 2 and End Multicycle Hold = 0

In this example, the end multicycle setup assignment value is two, and the end multicycle hold assignment value is zero.

Multicycle Constraint

set_multicycle_path -from [get_clocks clk_src] -to [get_clocks clk_dst] \
    -setup -end 2
Note: The Timing Analyzer does not require an end multicycle hold value because the default end multicycle hold value is zero.

In this example, the setup relationship relaxes by a full clock period by moving the latch edge to the next latch edge. The hold analysis is does not change from the default settings. The following shows the setup timing diagram for the analysis that the Timing Analyzer performs. The latch edge is a clock cycle later than in the default single-cycle analysis.

Figure 110. Setup Timing DiagramThe figure shows the setup timing diagram for the analysis that the Timing Analyzer performs. Without the multicycle constraint the latching edge is edge 1. However, with the multicycle constraint the latching edge is edge 2.
Figure 111. Setup Check Calculation

The most restrictive setup relationship with an end multicycle setup assignment of two is 20 ns. The following shows the setup report in the Timing Analyzer and highlights the launch and latch edges.

Figure 112. Setup Report with Setup Multicycle Exception

Because the multicycle hold latch and launch edges are the same as the results of hold analysis with the default settings, the multicycle hold analysis in this example is equivalent to the single-cycle hold analysis. The hold checks are relative to the setup check. Normally, the Timing Analyzer performs hold checks on every possible setup check, not only on the most restrictive setup check edges.

Figure 113. Hold Timing DiagramThe figure shows the hold latching edges are now at 10 and 20 ns, instead of 0 and 10 ns.
Figure 114. Hold Report with Setup Multicycle Exception
Figure 115. Hold Check Calculation