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Design Manager : Cannot find data file "xc9500.bos" in the XACT path.


Record #1309

Product Family:  Hardware

Product Line:  9500

Problem Title:
Design Manager : Cannot find data file "xc9500.bos" in the XACT path.


Problem Description:
Upon entering Design Manager when targeting a 9500 design the
following error may appear:

Cannot find data file "xc9500.bos" in the XACT path.


Solution 1:

Is the correct software installed?

In order to target a 9500 part using the XACTStep Design
Manager, the XACT-CPLD software (DS560) must be installed.  If
 it is a stand-alone ABEL design, the XABEL-CPLD software
(DS571) may also be used to implement the design.  XACTStep
v5.2.1/6.0.1 will NOT allow you to target a 9500 part.
Install XACT-CPLD or XABEL-CPLD before targeting a 9500 device.



Solution 2:

Is the XACT variable set correctly?

Check the autoexec.bat file for the line that contains :

Set XACT=<path_to_xact9000>;<other_paths>

Be sure that this environment variable points to the location
 where the XACT-CPLD directory (by default c:\XACT9000) is
 located.



Solution 3:

This error may also occur when changing your XACT environment
to use the XACT 5.2.1/6.0.1 software after having previously
targeted an XC9500 device with the XACT-CPLD software.	 The
Design Manager tries to load up the last project used, and if
that is an XC9500 project, but the XACT environment is now
pointing to the non-XC9500 area, you'll get this error.  If
this is the case, this error may be ignored.



End of Record #1309