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2.1. Using Provided HDL Templates
2.2. Instantiating IP Cores in HDL
2.3. Inferring Multipliers and DSP Functions
2.4. Inferring Memory Functions from HDL Code
2.5. Register and Latch Coding Guidelines
2.6. General Coding Guidelines
2.7. Designing with Low-Level Primitives
2.8. Recommended HDL Coding Styles Revision History
2.4.1.1. Use Synchronous Memory Blocks
2.4.1.2. Avoid Unsupported Reset and Control Conditions
2.4.1.3. Check Read-During-Write Behavior
2.4.1.4. Controlling RAM Inference and Implementation
2.4.1.5. Single-Clock Synchronous RAM with Old Data Read-During-Write Behavior
2.4.1.6. Single-Clock Synchronous RAM with New Data Read-During-Write Behavior
2.4.1.7. Simple Dual-Port, Dual-Clock Synchronous RAM
2.4.1.8. True Dual-Port Synchronous RAM
2.4.1.9. Mixed-Width Dual-Port RAM
2.4.1.10. RAM with Byte-Enable Signals
2.4.1.11. Specifying Initial Memory Contents at Power-Up
2.6.6.1. If Performance is Important, Optimize for Speed
2.6.6.2. Use Separate CRC Blocks Instead of Cascaded Stages
2.6.6.3. Use Separate CRC Blocks Instead of Allowing Blocks to Merge
2.6.6.4. Take Advantage of Latency if Available
2.6.6.5. Save Power by Disabling CRC Blocks When Not in Use
2.6.6.6. Initialize the Device with the Synchronous Load (sload) Signal
3.4.1. Apply Complete System-Centric Timing Constraints for the Timing Analyzer
3.4.2. Force the Identification of Synchronization Registers
3.4.3. Set the Synchronizer Data Toggle Rate
3.4.4. Optimize Metastability During Fitting
3.4.5. Increase the Length of Synchronizers to Protect and Optimize
3.4.6. Set Fitter Effort to Standard Fit instead of Auto Fit
3.4.7. Increase the Number of Stages Used in Synchronizers
3.4.8. Select a Faster Speed Grade Device
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1.2.2.2. Avoid Asynchronous Clock Division
Designs often require clocks that you create by dividing a master clock. Most Intel FPGAs provide dedicated phase-locked loop (PLL) circuitry for clock division. Using dedicated PLL circuitry can help you avoid many of the problems that can be introduced by asynchronous clock division logic.
When you must use logic to divide a master clock, always use synchronous counters or state machines. Additionally, create your design so that registers always directly generate divided clock signals, and route the clock on global clock resources. To avoid glitches, do not decode the outputs of a counter or a state machine to generate clock signals.