AR #18691 - 6.1i UNISIM, SIMPRIM, Simulation (ModelsSim) - Block RAM gives FATAL error when trying to load the simulation ("Fatal: (vsim-3421) Value -2147483648 is out of range 0 to 511")
6.1i UNISIM, SIMPRIM, Simulation (ModelsSim) - Block RAM gives FATAL error when trying to load the simulation ("Fatal: (vsim-3421) Value -2147483648 is out of range 0 to 511")
| AR# | 18691 |
| Part | SW-Sim Libraries |
| Last Modified | 2008-11-19 00:00:00.0 |
| Status | Archive |
| Keywords | RTL, simulation, UniSim, RAMB4, RAMB16, fatal, Verilog, VHDL, BRAM, index, out, range, 511, ModelSim, modelsim |
Description
Keywords: RTL, simulation, UniSim, RAMB4, RAMB16, fatal, Verilog, VHDL, BRAM, index, out, range, 511, ModelSim, modelsim
Urgency: Standard
General Description:
When I try to load a simulation which has a BLOCK RAM in it, it gives the following FATAL error:
"Fatal: (vsim-3421) Value -2147483648 is out of range 0 to 511"
Why is this?
Solution
This happens anytime the address lines to the BLOCK RAM are not driven. When the address lines are not driven, they cause an 'X' on the input of the address lines and this creates the fatal error.The problem can be worked around by ensuring that all address lines of the BRAM are driven.
In 6.2i, an error message will be displayed rather than this FATAL error, which tells the user to drive the ADDRESS lines with '1' or '0'.