Nodes With More Than Specified Number of Fan-Outs (Design Assistant Rule)

This rule reports nodes that have more than a specified number of fan-out, which can create timing challenges for a design.

You can specify that the Design Assistant use this rule by turning on Nodes with more than specified number of fan-outs: <n> under Timing closure in the Design Assistant rules list in the Design Assistant page of the Settings dialog box. You can use the High Fan-Out Net Settings dialog box, which is available from the Design Assistant page, to specify the number of fan-outs a node must have to be reported. The Design Assistant Settings report lists the options you turn on and the settings you specify.

To specify the number of fan-outs above which you want the Design Assistant to report nodes, click High Fan-Out Net Settings to open the dialog box and type the number in the Report all nodes with more than < n > fan-outs box.

Important: Important: This rule can be turned on or off as a global setting for the entire design on the Design Assistant page; or enabled or disabled for nodes, entities, or instances with Rule T101. This rule has a Information only severity level.
Related reference

Settings Dialog Box
High Fan-Out Net Settings Dialog Box
Design Assistant Reports
Design Assistant Page (Settings Dialog Box)

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