SmartTime Static Timing Analyzer User Guide
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Setting SmartTime Options - SmartFusion2, IGLOO2, RTG4, and
PolarFire
You can modify SmartTime options for timing analysis by using the
SmartTime Options
dialog box.
To set SmartTime options:
1. From the SmartTime Maximum/Minimum Delay Analysis View window, choose
Tools> Options
.
The
SmartTime Options
dialog box has three categories:
General
,
Analysis
and
Advanced
.
2. In the
General
category, select the settings for the operating conditions. SmartTime performs
maximum or minimum delay analysis based on the Best, Typical, or Worst case.
3. Check or uncheck whether you want SmartTime to use inter-clock domains in calculations for timing
analysis.
4. Click
Restore Defaults
only if you want the settings in the General pane to revert to their default
settings.
5. Click
Analysis
to display the options you can modify in the Analysis view.
6. Enter a number greater than 1 to specify the maximum number of paths to include in a path set during
timing analysis.
7. Check or uncheck whether to filter the paths by slack value. If you check this box, you must then
specify the slack range between minimum slack and maximum slack.
8. Check or uncheck whether to include clock network details.
9. Enter a number greater than 1 to specify the number of parallel paths in the expanded path.
10. Click
Restore Defaults
only if you want the settings in the Analysis View pane to revert to their default
settings.
11. Click
Advanced
to display advanced options.
12. Check or uncheck whether to use loopback in bidirectional buffers (bibufs) and/or break paths at
asynchronous pins. Check or uncheck whether to disable non-unate arcs in the clock path.
13. Click
Restore Defaults
only if you want the settings in the Advanced pane to revert to their default
settings.
14. Click
OK.
Figure 1 · SmartTime Options Dialog Box – General Options
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