Specifications

CHAPTER 3: CONSTRAINT ENTRY
USING THE PIN PLANNER
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Using the Pin Planner
The Pin Planner, which is available from the Assignments menu, is a visual
tool that provides another way for you to make assignments to pins and
groups of pins. It includes a package view of the device with different colors
and symbols that represent the different types of pins and additional
symbols that represent I/O banks. The symbols used in the Pin Planner are
very similar to the symbols used in device family data sheets. It also includes
tables of assigned and unassigned pins. Figure 3 shows the Pin Planner
window.
Figure 3. Pin Planner
By default, the Pin Planner displays a list of unassigned pins, which includes
columns for node name, direction, and type; a package view diagram of the
device; and a list of assigned pins, which includes columns for node name,
pin location, and I/O bank. You can make pin assignments by dragging one
Unassigned pins table Package view Assigned pins table