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Xilinx Synthesis Technology User Guide

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Design Constraints<br />

See the “CLOCK_SIGNAL” section in the Constraints <strong>Guide</strong> for<br />

details.<br />

Global Timing Constraints Support<br />

XST supports the following global timing constraints.<br />

• Global Optimization Goal<br />

XST can optimize different regions (register to register, inpad to<br />

register, register to outpad, and inpad to outpad) of the design<br />

depending on the global optimization goal. Please refer to the<br />

“Incremental <strong>Synthesis</strong> Flow.” section of the “FPGA<br />

Optimization” chapter for a detailed description of supported<br />

timing constraints. The Global Optimization Goal (-glob_opt)<br />

command line option selects the global optimization goal. See the<br />

“GLOB_OPT” section in the Constraints <strong>Guide</strong> for details.<br />

Note You cannot specify a value for Global Optimization Goal/glob_opt.<br />

XST will optimize the entire design for the best<br />

performance.<br />

The following constraints can be applied by using the Global<br />

Optimization Goal option.<br />

• ALLCLOCKNETS: optimizes the period of the entire design.<br />

• OFFSET_IN_BEFORE: optimizes the maximum delay from<br />

input pad to clock, either for a specific clock or for an entire<br />

design.<br />

• OFFSET_OUT_AFTER: optimizes the maximum delay from<br />

clock to output pad, either for a specific clock or for an entire<br />

design.<br />

• INPAD_TO_OUTPAD: optimizes the maximum delay from<br />

input pad to output pad throughout an entire design.<br />

• MAX_DELAY: incorporates all previously mentioned<br />

constraints.<br />

These constraints effect the entire design and only apply if no timing<br />

constraints are specified via the constraint file.<br />

XST <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 5-29

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