Answers Database **Obsolete Solution**: XACT-CPLD: hi12:[Error]Keyword MC9500_PTERM_LIMIT in the CTL file is invalid. Record #1047 Product Family: Hardware Product Line: 9500 Product Part: 9500 Problem Title: **Obsolete Solution**: XACT-CPLD: hi12:[Error]Keyword MC9500_PTERM_LIMIT in the CTL file is invalid. Problem Description: Urgency: Standard General Description: Using XACT-CPLD, the Design Manager may fail in the Implement Phase with the following error: Optimizer/Partitioner Version 6.0.0 (c) Copyright 1989-1995 Xilinx Inc. All rights reserved. hi12:[Error]Keyword MC9500_PTERM_LIMIT in the CTL file is invalid. hi12:[Error]Keyword MC9500_INPUT_LIMIT in the CTL file is invalid. Reading 9k.xff hi7:[Error]Loading the XNF file failed. Please correct the design XNF file and try again Solution 1: This can happen if the PATH and XACT variable are specified incorrectly. When targetting an XC9500 device using XACT-CPLD (DS560), the XACT9000 directory MUST be before any other Xilinx software in the PATH and XACT variable. Example: PATH <path_to_xact9000>;<any_other_paths>.... set xact=<path_to_xact9000>;<any_other_paths> where <path_to_xact9000> is the location of the XACT-CPLD software. By default, this will be c:\xact9000. End of Record #1047 - Last Modified: 07/30/99 14:02

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