9.9.3 Cross-probing from SmartTime to Chip Planner

Cross-probing of design objects is available from SmartTime to Chip Planner, but not vice versa. Cross-probing allows you to select a design object in one application and display the selected object in another application.

Complete the Place and Route step on the design, and then open both SmartTime and Chip Planner.
Because Libero SoC allows you to cross-probe design objects from SmartTime to Chip Planner, you can better understand how the two applications interact with each other. With cross-probing, a timing path not meeting timing requirements can be fixed with relative ease when you see the less-than-optimal placement of the design object (in terms of timing requirements) in Chip Planner. Cross-probing from SmartTime to Chip Planner is available for the following design objects:
  • Macros
  • Ports
  • Nets/Paths

To cross-probe from SmartTime to Chip Planner, use a design macro in SmartTime.