Specifications

CHAPTER 8: TIMING ANALYSIS
PERFORMING AN EARLY TIMING ESTIMATE
150 ■ INTRODUCTION TO QUARTUS II ALTERA CORPORATION
Performing an Early Timing
Estimate
If you want to generate data for an early timing estimate, you can use the
Start > Start Early Timing Estimate command (Processing menu) to direct
the Fitter to stop before fitting is complete. You can specify options for early
timing estimation in the Early Timing Estimate page under Compilation
Process Settings in the Settings dialog box (Assignments menu). You can
select from one of the following options for Early timing estimate mode:
■ Realistic
■ Optimistic
■ Pessimistic
Figure 4 shows the Early Timing Estimate page.
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For Information About Refer To
Specific timing settings and
performing a timing analysis in the
Quartus II Software
“Overview: Using the Timing Analyzer” in
Quartus II Help
“Quartus II Timing Analysis,” in the
Quartus II Handbook, vol. 3, on the Altera
web site
Timing Analysis module of the Quartus II
Tutorial
Using the Timing Analyzer Tool
window
MAX+PLUS II Conversion module of the
Quartus II Tutorial