How to use wildcard to report all timing path in TimeQuest

[NuvKFC]

Following picture shows the design.

Due to lacking of clock, the design use LCELL to generate a pulse to wake up  system clock.

The design:

I use follow command to report the delay between LCELLs because I had constrained "set_min_delay" as follows.

constraint:

set_min_delay 0.5 -from [ get_pins {top|IP_*|Inp_dly*|dly*d|combout}] \

                                  -to      [ get_pins {top|IP_*|Inp_dly*|dly*d|data*}]

report command:

report_path -from [ get_pins {top|IP_*|Inp_dly*|dly*d|combout}] \

                       -to      [ get_pins {top|IP_*|Inp_dly*|dly*d|data*}]

                       -npaths 1000 -panel_name LCELLs_delay

After using the report command in TimeQuest, there only report the delay from "Inp_dly1|dly1d|combout" to "Inp_dly2|dly4d|data*".

How to report all delay between LCELLs?

Thank you very much.

[RichardTanSY_Altera · Accepted solution]

The report_path reports the longest delay paths and the corresponding delay value. That could be reason why only path from "Inp_dly1|dly1d|combout to "Inp_dly2|dly4d|data*" is reported.

Try to specify the start and end point if want to check the delay between the specific LCELL.

Reference: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683432/21-3/tcl_pkg_sta_ver_1.0_cmd_report_path.html

[NuvKFC]

Hi RichardTanSY_Intel

    Oh, I get it. Thank you, RichardTanSY_Intel, so much.

Can I ask another question?

You said that "specify the start and end point if want to check the delay between the specific LCELL."

Could I use "report_path" command twice to report the delay into the same panel? 

Ex.

(1)

report_path -from [ get_pins {top|IP_1|Inp_dly1|dly1d|combout}] -to [ get_pins {top|IP_1|Inp_dly1|dly2d|data*}]

                       -npaths 1000 -panel_name LCELLs_delay

(2)

report_path -from [ get_pins {top|IP_1|Inp_dly1|dly2d|combout}] -to [ get_pins {top|IP_1|Inp_dly1|dly3d|data*}]

                       -npaths 1000 -panel_name LCELLs_delay

There use "report_path" command twice.

Could the second  "report_path" command report the delay that append into the same "LCELLs_delay" panel, but not overwrite? 

Thank you very much.

[RichardTanSY_Altera]

You can use the report_path command multiple time but you will need to use a different panel name else it will be overwritten.

[NuvKFC]

Hi RichardTanSY_Intel

    OK, I understand it. Thank you, RichardTanSY_Intel, so much.

[RichardTanSY_Altera]

I’m glad that your question has been addressed. With that, I will now transition this thread to community support. If you have a new question, feel free to open a new thread to get the support from Intel experts. Otherwise, the community users will continue to help you on this thread. Thank you.

Best Regards,

Richard Tan

p/s: If any answer from the community or Intel support are helpful, please feel free to give Kudos and select the best solution. 

[NuvKFC]

Hi RichardTanSY_Intel

    OK. Thank you, RichardTanSY_Intel, so much.