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HELP:how to remove these timing critical warning

Altera_Forum
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I get some critical warnings for timing,when I make the TSE project. 

 

I want to implement a 150MHz nios II system of TSE transciever, 

 

and I almost finish the hardware of nios II with the DE4 board. 

 

but I get the critical warnings,how to solve it ,help me please.thank you so much 

.. 

 

 

I attach the quartus II archive file,Please help me as your convenience! 

 

the Qsys componets like: 

 

CPU--> 

-->onchip memory 

-->pipeline bridge 1----> cpu peripherals 

-->pipeline bridge 2----> IOs 

-->pipeline bridge 3----> ext_flash 

-->TSE_MAC 

-->SGDMA-tx/rx 

-->descriptor memory 

 

 

thanks again!!
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Altera_Forum
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Look for the top failing paths report in Timequest to determine where you need to add more pipelining. 

A typical path that needs a pipeline bridge is the one between the Nios CPU masters (data and instruction) and the CPU's JTAG debug slave interface. 

Going over 100MHz on a Nios II system on a Cyclone FPGA is possible, but requires some patience...
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Altera_Forum
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first thanks for your help. 

 

yes I place a pipeline bridge between cpu and jtag. as : 

 

cpu <----->pipeline bridge <---->[jtag uart,sysid,timer,..] 

 

but these critical warning are for the TSE. so it is a little complicated 

 

and difficult to me. 

 

 

 

 

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Look for the top failing paths report in Timequest to determine where you need to add more pipelining. 

A typical path that needs a pipeline bridge is the one between the Nios CPU masters (data and instruction) and the CPU's JTAG debug slave interface. 

Going over 100MHz on a Nios II system on a Cyclone FPGA is possible, but requires some patience... 

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Altera_Forum
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You should look at the top failing paths instead. It is in the "Macros" category in Timequest. 

If the failing paths are inside the TSE itself, then there isn't a lot you can do, except decreasing the frequency. If it is between the TSE and something else, then there may be something you can do.
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