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M1.4 CPLD: A fitter crash may result from properties applied to wrong objects


Record #3126

Problem Title:
M1.4 CPLD: A fitter crash may result from properties applied to wrong objects


Problem Description:
Urgency: standard

General Description:
The CPLD fitter may crash due to design properties being assigned
to the wrong type of objects.


Solution 1:

If the CPLD fitter program hitop crashes, check to see if there is
any I/O buffer, pad or pad-net in your design that has a property
attached to it that is intended only for macrocell-type objects.

The macrocell-only type properties are COLLAPSE, INIT, KEEP,
NOREDUCE, PWR_MODE and WIREAND. Using any of these properties on
an I/O object should normally produce an error or warning message.

Remove any such properties from the I/O objects and attach them to
the applicable macrocell objects (logic or flip-flop components),
and rerun the fitter.




End of Record #3126 - Last Modified: 11/25/97 16:08

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