11.1, 11.2 iMPACT - An error occurs when I attempt to generate an XSVF file for targeting a Spartan-3AN device

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Topic	iMPACT and Cables
Last Updated	12/02/2010
Status	Active

Description

When I attempt to generate an XSVF file for targeting a Spartan-3AN device, the following message occurs: 

"The spartan3an device xc3sxxxxan is not supported in XSVF mode. The selected device will not be added."

Solution

To work around this issue: 

1. Create an SVF file using iMPACT to carry out the required Spartan-3AN device operations. 
2. Convert the SVF to XSVF using "impact -batch" mode as shown below: 

 >impact -batch 
 >svf2xsvf -fpga -rlen 10000 -i <file_name>.svf -o <file_name>.xsvf 
 exit