CLOCK_DEDICATED_ROUTE - 2022.1 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Using Constraints (UG903)

Document ID
UG903
Release Date
2022-06-01
Version
2022.1 English

Set CLOCK_DEDICATED_ROUTE on a net to indicate how the clock signal is expected to be routed.

The CLOCK_DEDICATED_ROUTE property is used on a clock net to override the default routing. This is an advanced control requiring extreme caution as it might affect timing predictability and routability.

For example, CLOCK_DEDICATED_ROUTE can be set to FALSE when dedicated clock routing is not available. A value of FALSE allows the Vivado tools to route the clock from an input port to a global clocking resource such as a BUFG or MMCM using general routing resources. This should only be used as a last resort when device package pin assignments have been locked down, and the clock input cannot be assigned to an appropriate clock capable input pin (CCIO). The routing will be suboptimal and unpredictable unless used in conjunction with FIXED_ROUTE.

For more information about this property, see Clock Constraints in the . UltraFast Design Methodology Guide for Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs (UG949).