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A1.4/F1.4 Bitgen - Bitgen with TIE Down incorrectly causes some pins (IOB) to be tristated.


Record #4253

Product Family: Software

Product Line: FPGA Implementation

Product Part: bitgen

Product Version: 1.4

Problem Title:
A1.4/F1.4 Bitgen - Bitgen with TIE Down incorrectly causes some pins (IOB) to be tristated.


Problem Description:
Urgency : HOT

General Description:
A case have been seen where a bit file generated with TIE Down
incorrectly caused some of the IOBs to become tristated.



Solution 1:

This problem is fixed in the latest M1.4 Core Tools Update
available on the Xilinx Download Area:

Solaris:  ftp://ftp.xilinx.com/pub/swhelp/M1.4_alliance/core_sol17_m14.tar.ZInternet Link
SunOS	  ftp://ftp.xilinx.com/pub/swhelp/M1.4_alliance/core_sun17_m14.tar.ZInternet Link
HPUX:	  ftp://ftp.xilinx.com/pub/swhelp/M1.4_alliance/core_hp17_m14.tar.ZInternet Link
Win95/NT: ftp://ftp.xilinx.com/pub/swhelp/M1.4_alliance/core_nt17.zipInternet Link






End of Record #4253 - Last Modified: 08/18/98 18:34

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