Reducing Net Delay Caused by Physical Constraints - 2022.1 English

UltraFast Design Methodology Guide for Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs (UG949)

Document ID
UG949
Release Date
2022-06-08
Version
2022.1 English

All designs come with a minimum set of physical constraints, especially for I/O location, and sometimes for clocking and logic placement. While I/O location cannot be modified when the design is ready for timing closure, physical constraints such as Pblocks and LOC must be analyzed. Use the report_design_analysis Timing Path Characteristics table to identify the presence of several Pblocks constraints on each critical path.

In the Vivado IDE Properties window, you can select the path in the Timing Path Characteristic table to review which Pblocks are constraining cells in the path. Consider removing one or several Pblock constraints if the constraints force logic spreading.