[Fpga-synth] ISE Version issue

[Dave Manley]

Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
> Eric Brombaugh <ebrombaugh at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   
>> Scott,
>>
>> I've been happily using Webpack 8.2.02 on WinXP for my S3Esk stuff, but 
>> today I found a synthesis error that went away when I used ISE 9.1 on 
>> Linux (the full install that I have for the 'day job').
>>
>> I'd like to update my Webpack to the latest version available, but I 
>> recall you had some serious problems getting it working. I don't 
>> remember seeing specifically what the solution was (if any).
>>
>> Do you have any suggestions and/or warnings for someone about to try 
>> upgrading webpack?
>>     
>
> Yeah, that was such a pain in the arse I forgot all about it (when I realized my
> problem was in my code).  Anyway, I did finally get it working after opening the
> webcase.  The problem was/is the USB drivers.  They sent me the info required to
> manually configure the JTAG chain - which then allowed me to send to the board.  The
> last thing that support told me was to reinstall it.  They said that probably
> reinstalling will correct it so I wouldn't have to do the manual nonsense.  I closed
> the case because I started making progress with 8.2i and no longer felt the need for
> 9.x.  Perhaps I need to revisit that in light of what you just posted.
>
>   
FWIW, I talked to the guy who's been doing most of the FPGA stuff at 
work and he said our
Xilinx FAE said not to use 9.x yet.  Our flow is a little different 
though, as we are using Synplicity
for synthesis and the Xilinx tools for place and route.

-dave