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2.1i 4000 Map - ERROR:OldMap:56 - The LOC constraint "W2" (a MODE1 location) is not valid for OPAD symbol "$xx" which is being mapped to the following site type CLKIOB, FCLKIOB,IOB


Record #7357

Product Family: Software

Product Line: FPGA Implementation

Product Part: map

Product Version: 2.1i

Problem Title:

2.1i 4000 Map - ERROR:OldMap:56 - The LOC constraint "W2" (a MODE1 location) is not valid for OPAD symbol "$xx" which is being mapped to the following site type CLKIOB, FCLKIOB,IOB



Problem Description:
Urgency: standard

General Description:
When running a design through map the following error is flagged:

ERROR:OldMap:56 - The LOC constraint "W2" (a MODE1 location) is not valid for
    OPAD symbol "$I7" (pad signal=$Net00007_), which is being mapped to the
    following site types:
         CLKIOB
         FCLKIOB
         IOB
Errors found in users design. Output files not written.


Solution 1:

This will happen if a pad is being locked to a dedicated site such as one
of the mode pins for NON Spartan and Virtex designs. If the use of the
mode pins is required after configuration then special library primitives must
be instantiated in the user design. These primitives are

MD1 (output only)
MD0, MD2 (inputs only)




End of Record #7357 - Last Modified: 01/05/00 10:31

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