An assignment category that lists all possible location assignments. Location assignments allow you to assign nodes to locations within the device.
| Option |
Device Family Support |
| Pin (organized by device
package) |
ACEX® 1K, APEX™ 20K,
APEX™ II, ARM®-based Excalibur™,
FLEX® 6000, FLEX 10KE,
and Mercury™ devices |
| Pin (organized by internal
rows/columns) |
ACEX 1K, APEX 20K, APEX II, ARM-based Excalibur, FLEX 6000,
FLEX 10KE, and Mercury devices |
| Pin (organized by pin name) |
MAX® 3000, MAX 7000,
and Stratix™ devices |
| Logic cell |
All Altera® devices supported by the Quartus® II software |
| LAB |
All Altera devices supported by the Quartus II software |
| EAB |
ACEX 1K and FLEX 10KE devices |
| ESB |
APEX 20K, APEX II, ARM-based Excalibur, and Mercury devices |
| ESB Row |
Mercury devices only |
| Row (pins and cells) |
ACEX 1K, FLEX 6000, FLEX 10KE, and Mercury devices |
| Columns (pins and cells) |
ACEX 1K and FLEX 10KE devices |
| MegaLAB™ |
APEX 20K, APEX II, and ARM-based Excalibur devices |
| MegaLAB row (pins and
cells) |
APEX 20K, APEX II, and ARM-based Excalibur devices |
| MegaLAB column (pins
and cells) |
APEX 20K, APEX II, and ARM-based Excalibur devices |
| Fast region (pins and
cells) |
APEX 20K, APEX II, and ARM-based Excalibur devices |
| Section (pins and cells) |
APEX 20K, APEX II, and ARM-based Excalibur devices |
| Custom Region |
All Altera devices supported by the Quartus II software except FLEX 6000,
MAX 3000, and MAX 7000 devices. |
| ClockLock® PLL |
Mercury devices only |
| M512 |
Stratix and Stratix™ GX devices |
| M4K |
Cyclone™, Stratix, and Stratix GX devices |
| M-RAM |
Stratix and Stratix GX devices |
| Quad |
Stratix GX devices only |
| GXB receiver channel |
Stratix GX devices only |
| GXB transmitter channel |
Stratix GX devices only |
| XGMII state machine |
Stratix GX devices only |
| DSP block |
Stratix and Stratix GX devices |
| DSP block multiplier |
Stratix and Stratix GX devices |
| PLL |
Cyclone, Stratix, and Stratix GX devices |
| SERDES receiver |
Stratix and Stratix GX devices |
| SERDES transmitter |
Stratix and Stratix GX devices |
