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1.5i PAR - ERROR:baspw:103 - The extension on output file ... is not valid because a PAR -n value greater than one (1) has been specified


Record #6217

Product Family: Software

Product Line: FPGA Implementation

Product Part: par

Product Version: 1.5is2

Problem Title:

1.5i PAR - ERROR:baspw:103 - The extension on output file ... is not valid because a PAR -n value greater than one (1) has been specified



Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

General Description: when a -n option is specified in the template manager for par, the following er ror results:

ERROR:baspw:103 - The extension on output file "watchvhd.ncd" is not valid
    because a PAR -n value greater than one (1) has been specified. Please use
    filename extension .dir to create multiple .ncd outputs.

The -n option is for multiple place and routes, resulting in multiple ncd files


Solution 1:

Use the Design Manager GUI to do a FPGA Multi Pass Place and Route. The -n option will cause par to
  produce multiple output files, and just adding the -n option to the template will still only specif
y
a single output file.



Solution 2:

Run par on the command line, and specify a directory called something.dir to place the files

e.g

par -w -ol 2 -t 1 -n 3 -s 3 map.ncd ../p1.dir watchvhd.pcf




End of Record #6217 - Last Modified: 04/16/99 15:22

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