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•Blocks trimmed—A trimmed block is removed because it is along a path that has no driver or no load. Trimming is recursive. For example, if Block A becomes unnecessary because logic to which it is connected has been trimmed, then Block A is also trimmed.

♦Blocks removed—A block is removed because it can be eliminated without changing the operation of the design. Removal is recursive. For example, if Block A becomes unnecessary because logic to which it is connected has been removed, then Block A is also removed.

♦Blocks optimized—An optimized block is removed because its output remains constant regardless of the state of the inputs (for example, an AND gate with one input tied to ground). Logic generating an input to this optimized block (and to no other blocks) is also removed, and appears in this section.

♦Signals removed—Signals are removed if they are attached only to removed blocks.

♦Signals merged—Signals are merged when a component separating them is removed.

•Removed Logic—Describes in detail all logic (design components and nets) removed from the input NGD file when the design was mapped. Generally, logic is removed for the following reasons:

♦The design uses only part of the logic in a library macro.

♦The design has been mapped even though it is not yet complete.

♦The mapper has optimized the design logic.

♦Unused logic has been created in error during schematic entry.

This section also indicates which nets were merged (for example, two nets were combined when a component separating them was removed).

In this section, if the removal of a signal or symbol results in the subsequent removal of an additional signal or symbol, the line describing the subsequent removal is indented. This indentation is repeated as a chain of related logic is removed. To quickly locate the cause for the removal of a chain of logic, look above the entry in which you are interested and locate the top-level line, which is not indented.

•IOB Properties—Lists each IOB to which the user has supplied constraints along with the applicable constraints.

•RPMs—Indicates each RPM (Relationally Placed Macro) used in the design, and the number of device components used to implement the RPM.

•Guide Report—If you have mapped using a guide file, shows the guide mode used (EXACT or LEVERAGE) and the percentage of objects that were successfully guided.

•Area Group Summary—The mapper summarizes results for each area group. MAP uses area groups to specify a group of logical blocks that are packed into separate physical areas.

•Modular Design Summary—After the Modular Design Active Module Implementation Phase, this section lists the logic that was added to the design to successfully implement the active module. After the Final Assembly Phase, this section states whether the logic was assembled successfully.

•Timing Report—This section, produced with the –timing option, shows information on timing constraints considered during the MAP run.

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