User Constraint File .UCF for BASYS2 Board

Here is the user constraint file (.ucf) file that shows every pin location on the board. This file will be used in every project here as without it programming the FPGA is impossible.



# Pin assignment for LEDs
NET "ld<7>" LOC = "g1" ; 
NET "ld<6>" LOC = "p4" ; 
NET "ld<5>" LOC = "n4" ; 
NET "ld<4>" LOC = "n5" ; 
NET "ld<3>" LOC = "p6" ; 
NET "ld<2>" LOC = "p7" ; 
NET "ld<1>" LOC = "m11" ; 
NET "ld<0>" LOC = "m5" ; 

# Pin assignment for slide switches
NET "sw<7>" LOC = "n3"; 
NET "sw<6>" LOC = "e2"; 
NET "sw<5>" LOC = "f3"; 
NET "sw<4>" LOC = "g3"; 
NET "sw<3>" LOC = "b4"; 
NET "sw<2>" LOC = "k3"; 
NET "sw<1>" LOC = "l3"; 
NET "sw<0>" LOC = "p11"; 

# Pin assignment for pushbutton switches
NET "btn<3>" LOC = "a7"; 
NET "btn<2>" LOC = "m4"; 
NET "btn<1>" LOC = "c11"; 
NET "btn<0>" LOC = "g12"; 

# Pin assignment for 7-segment displays
NET "a_to_g<6>"  LOC = "l14"  ;
NET "a_to_g<5>"  LOC = "h12"  ;
NET "a_to_g<4>"  LOC = "n14"  ;
NET "a_to_g<3>"  LOC = "n11"  ;
NET "a_to_g<2>"  LOC = "p12"  ;
NET "a_to_g<1>"  LOC = "l13"  ;
NET "a_to_g<0>"  LOC = "m12"  ;
NET "dp"  LOC = "n13"  ;

NET "an<3>" LOC = "k14"; 
NET "an<2>" LOC = "m13"; 
NET "an<1>" LOC = "j12"; 
NET "an<0>" LOC = "f12"; 

# Pin assignment for clock
NET "clk" LOC = "b8";

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