AR #31112 - 10.1, System Generator for DSP - Why do I receive the message "Failed to execute command "project set {Synthesis Tool} {Synplify Pro (VHDL/Verilog)}"" when trying to use Synplify Pro for my synthesis tool form System Generator?

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10.1, System Generator for DSP - Why do I receive the message "Failed to execute command "project set {Synthesis Tool} {Synplify Pro (VHDL/Verilog)}"" when trying to use Synplify Pro for my synthesis tool form System Generator?

AR#	31112
Part	SW-SysGen
Last Modified	2008-06-05 00:00:00.0
Status	Active
Keywords	SysGen, NGC Netlist, Bitstream, Timing Analysis

Description

Keywords: SysGen, NGC Netlist, Bitstream, Timing Analysis

When I attempt to run a flow from System Generator for DSP which will synthesize my design, I receive the following error when Synplify Pro is selected as my synthesis tool:

ERROR: An error occurred when creating the ISE project.
Failed to execute command "project set {Synthesis Tool} {Synplify Pro (VHDL/Verilog)}".
ERROR:TclTasksC:project_028: Unknown property value "Synplify Pro (VHDL/Verilog)"

I have confirmed that I can launch the Synplify Pro GUI from the start menu, but System Generator is unable to use it for some reason.

Solution

This issue can be caused due to the way Synplify was installed on the PC. If the traditional Synplify Installer was not used, then it might not be found because System Generator looks for a Windows registry entry that is set by the Synplify installer as follows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Synplicity\Synplify\8.6.002

Name: Synplify Pro
Type: REG_SZ
Data: <directory name>\synplify_pro.exe

If the software is installed by simply copying over the necessary files, it will be launchable, but there will be no registry entry on the machine.

To resolve this issue, run the Synplify installer locally on your machine to create the necessary registry entries.