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Foundation F1.3/F1.4, XABEL: DIOEDA errors involving abl2edif


Record #2958

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  Aldec

Problem Title:
Foundation F1.3/F1.4, XABEL: DIOEDA errors involving abl2edif


Problem Description:
Keywords: ABEL, abl2edif, DIOEDA, hkey, F1
Urgency: Standard

General Description:

When trying to synthesize ABEL code, Foundation will sometimes
give an error of the form:

HDE: XABEL - XABEL is not installed (registry key
DIOEDA/Products/XABELM1/paths/Bin does not point to abl2edif.exe)


Solution 1:

This particular error is a result of incorrect registry.
The path to abl2edif.exe must be corrected.

1) Make sure that abl2edif is installed in the Xilinx\bin\nt directory.

2) Go to Start -> Run and type regedit in the box.  Click OK.

3) Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT follow this path:
   DIOEDA/Products/XABELM1/paths/Bin

4) Edit the registry entry to match the path to where
   abl2edif can be found on your system.  By default, it is
   under C:\Xilinx\bin\nt.  Make sure that this information is
   correct.
   Exit the registry editor.

5) Try to re-synthesize the ABEL file.



End of Record #2958