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Bitgen 1.2: BUFGP sourced from internal logic may produce incorrect bitfile.


Record #2520

Product Family: Software

Product Line: FPGA Implementation

Product Part: bitgen

Product Version: 1.2.

Problem Title:
Bitgen 1.2: BUFGP sourced from internal logic may produce incorrect bitfile.


Problem Description:
Urgency: Hot

If you have the following arrangement for a 4000E:

  logic------>BUFGP------->logic

where the BUFGP is sourced from internal logic instead of
a pin, Bitgen 1.2.11 may produce a .bit file where the BUFGP does not pass the input signal correctl y.


Solution 1:

The following arrangement should work:

logic------->OBUF----x------->BUFGP------>logic
                |
                |
               IOPAD

Note that this is logically the same as the above; this is how
a BUFGP is actually implemented in a 4000E device when it
is sourced by internal logic.

This should be corrected for the M1.3 release ( you should be
able to use the more concise logic-->bufgp-->logic
arrangement).






End of Record #2520 - Last Modified: 07/10/97 11:22

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