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Synopsys FPGA Compiler, M2.1i PAR: ERROR:Parsers:3 - Unable to parse "+" in line 4.
Record #8008
Product Family: Software
Product Line: Synopsys
Product Part: FPGA Compiler
Product Version: 1999.05
Problem Title:
Synopsys FPGA Compiler, M2.1i PAR: ERROR:Parsers:3 - Unable to parse "+" in line 4.
Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard
General Description:
When running m2.1i PAR, you may get following error message.
ERROR:Parsers:3 - Unable to parse "+" in line 4.
ERROR:Par:51 - The .pcf file contains errors/warnings. PAR cannot proceed.
This error message is saying that it found an illegal character "+" in the .pcf file.
This error may occur if you have used Synopsys FPGA Compiler to generate your
netlist and if you have also used Floorplanner.
Synopsys FPGA Compiler may illegally write out .edif netlist with unusual net name such as:
)
(net (rename &____return2956_2_ "%34%+%34%-return2956<2>")
(joined (portRef A_2_ (instanceRef add_782_plus_plus))
(portRef S_2_ (instanceRef add_781_plus_plus))
)
The net name such as "%34%+%34%-return2956<2>" is illegal in EDIF. However, Xilinx
implementation tools may not have a problem with it until PAR is run with these nets specified
in the .pcf file.
Solution 1:
One workaound is to re-synthesize your design using a different Synopsys compiler
such as FPGA Express or FPGA Compiler II, then re-implement the design.
However if you must use FPGA Compiler, then re-synthesize your code using following
commands in your .synopsys_dc.setup file:
define_name_rules rule1 -restricted "+\\-\"" -type cell -replace "#"
define_name_rules rule2 -restricted "+\\-\"" -type net -replace "#"
change_names -rules rule1 -verbose -hierarchy
change_names -rules rule2 -varbose -hierarchy
The above four lines should be added right after a line:
"define_design_lib WORK -path ./WORK"
These can also be placed in your run script after the "compile" command has been run.
The newly created netlist should not contain any net names with unusual characters
such as "%" or "+". Now, you should be able to implement your design without any problems.
End of Record #8008 - Last Modified: 11/05/99 10:25 |
