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Can't place pins - 3C120 Dev kit

Altera_Forum
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Hi Guys, 

 

The board is the Alterra's 3C120 Development Kit. 

 

Sympthom: 

 

There is the DDR2 bottom used. As I addedd the 8 LEDs I got the error message at Fitter running: 

 

Error: Cannot place pin ddr2bot_dq[0] to location AG22 

 

Error: Can't place VREF pin AC18 (VREFGROUP_B4_N1) for pin ddr2bot_dq[0] of type bi-directional with SSTL-18 Class I I/O standard at location AG22 

 

Error: Too many output and bidirectional pins per VCCIO and ground pair in  

I/O bank 4 when the VREF pin AC18 (VREFGROUP_B4_N1) is used on device EP3C120F780C7 -- no more than 9 output/bidirectional pins within 12 consecutive pads are allowed when the voltage reference pins are driving in, but there are potentially 10 pins driving out 

 

LEDs get 1.8 V while DDR2 gets SSTL -18 Class 1. 

 

I/O Max toggle frq. is applied to LEDs (0 Mhz) 

 

Anyway, the arrangement of outputs is standard, I use it in several designs, and I remember that sometimes I got the same error message and I could fix it somehow... with some setting or assignment setting, but now i simply don't remember what was the solution:-)) I'm getting old or totaly swamped... 

 

So please provide me a solution if you can. Thank you much in advance!
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Altera_Forum
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It seems creating output groups can solve this problem.

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Altera_Forum
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HI, 

 

Please tell me if you could solve the problem .I am also stuck in there and I have tried all the options but dont know how to solve it?
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