MMCM or PLL External Feedback Loop Delay - 2020.2 English

UltraFast Design Methodology Guide for Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs

Document ID
UG949
Release Date
2021-02-18
Version
2020.2 English

When the MMCM or PLL feedback loop is connected for compensating a board delay instead of an internal clock insertion delay, you must specify the delay outside the device for both best and worst delay cases by using the set_external_delay command. Failure to specify this delay makes I/O timing analysis associated with the MMCM or PLL irrelevant and can potentially lead to an impossible timing closure situation. Also, when using external compensation, you must adjust the input and output delay constraint values accordingly instead of just considering the clock trace delay on the board like in normal cases.