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XACT-CPLD, 9500: What do my environment settings need to be?


Record #1688

Product Family:  Hardware

Product Line:  9500

Problem Title:
XACT-CPLD, 9500:  What do my environment settings need to be?


Problem Description:
To use the XACT-CPLD (DS560) software, the following
environment variables must be set.  Put the following lines in
either the autoexec.bat, or a separate .bat file which will
be executed before using the XACT-CPLD software.

These resolutions assume:
-XACT-CPLD has been installed to C:\XACT9000
-XABEL (DS371) has been installed to C:\XACT
-Viewlogic Interface (DS391) has been installed to C:\WVOFFICE

The following 4 Resolutions show setups for

1.) Foundation (design contains no ABEL)
2.) Foundation (design contains ABEL)
3.) Viewlogic (design contains no ABEL)
4.) Viewlogic (design contains ABEL)


Solution 1:

Foundation (design contains no ABEL)

SET PATH = C:\XACT9000;<rest_of_path>
SET XACT = C:\XACT9000




Solution 2:

Foundation (design contains ABEL)

SET PATH = C:\XACT9000;C:\XACT;<rest_of_path>
SET XACT = C:\XACT9000;C:\XACT



Solution 3:

Viewlogic (design contains no ABEL)

SET PATH = C:\XACT9000;C:\WVOFFICE;<rest_of_path>
SET XACT = C:\XACT9000
SET WDIR = C:\WVOFFICE\STANDARD



Solution 4:

Viewlogic (design contains ABEL)

SET PATH = C:\XACT9000;C:\XACT;C:\WVOFFICE;<rest_of_path>
SET XACT = C:\XACT9000;C:\XACT
SET WDIR = C:\WVOFFICE\STANDARD



End of Record #1688