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Design Manager M1: Configuration Template does not contain option for creating MASK file


Record #2248

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  FPGA Core

Problem Title:
Design Manager M1: Configuration Template does not contain option for
creating MASK file



Problem Description:
KEYWORDS: mask, readback, verify, configuration

URGENCY: Standard

LONG DESCRIPTION:
The Configuration Tab under the Configuration Template
from the Design Manager does not include an option to
create a MASK file.  A mask file is required to perform a
microprocessor based verification of the FPGA configuration.


Solution 1:

CUSTOMIZE TEMPLATE:
From the Design Manager menu, select Utilities->Template Manager.
In the Template Manager:

   Select - Configuration Templates
   Select - <Family Type>
   Select - Customize

In the Customize dialog:

   For Program Name enter - bitgen
   For Program Options enter -	-m
   Click - Set
   Click - OK

In the Options dialog, make sure that the Configuration template
that you customized is selected. When the configuration step is run,
the -m option will be passed to the bitgen command and the mask
file will be created in the revisions directory.




Solution 2:

COMMAND LINE:
Run bitgen with the -m option.	The mask file will be created
in the same directory.



End of Record #2248