A global bias positive region constraint acts as a magnet that can attract a group of nets and buses into a region during global routing.
To create a global bias positive region constraint:
- Select a net, group of nets, or a bus from the Navigator assistant.
- Click the Global Bias Setup icon on the Congestion Analysis assistant toolbar.
The Global Bias Setup form displays. - Click the New button to create a new global bias constraint group.
A group is created and assigned a name by default. The name can be a number in a series starting fromGB00. Also, the net selected in the Navigator assistant appears in the Nets list. - Add or remove nets in the Global Bias Setup form.
- To add a positive bias region, click the + Rectangles button.
- Click and drag to draw a region in the heat map. The region created on the heat map is used as the coordinates for the bias area.
The bias area is automatically assigned a name by default. The name can be a number in a series starting fromvsrGlobalBias_AB_00and is displayed in the Bias Areas list box.
The green + symbol in the Bias column indicates that it is a positive bias. - To see how the new constraint alters routing and congestion, click the ECO button in the Global Bias Setup form.
Alternatively, choose Global Route and ECO Congestion Analysis from the drop-down list.
The ECO button is enabled only when there is a valid global bias constraint.
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