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AR# 36082 Virtex-6 SelectIO - DCI Cascade across non-continuous banks requires a patch in current versions of the tools

Prior to ISE software 12.2, Virtex-6 FPGA designs with compatible, but non-continuous banks might have a place error if the skipped banks do not satisfy DCI_Cascade banking rules. For instance, CONFIG DCI_CASCADE = "36 37 34 32"; can be used without including bank 35.

The following common error seen would be:

"ERROR:Place:1104 - The following banks: Bank XX, Bank XX, Bank XX, Bank XX have been constrained to implement DCI Cascade, but the IOs locked to these banks with incompatible VCCO"
Skipping banksthat do not use DCI is a valid use case for DCI_CASCADE. This feature has fixed in the ISE 12.3 release of the tools.

Patch files exist for ISE 12.2 and 12.2 software which allow DCI to support non-continuous banking.The patch files also require all of the I/Os in the design to be LOC'ed down.

http://www.xilinx.com/txpatches/pub/utilities/fpga/36082.zip

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Answer Number Answer Title Version Found Version Resolved
51684 MIG 7 Series DDR2/DDR3 - JEDEC Specification N/A N/A
AR# 36082
Date Created 06/09/2010
Last Updated 12/15/2012
Status Active
Type General Article
Devices
  • Virtex-6 CXT
  • Virtex-6 HXT
  • Virtex-6 LX
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  • Virtex-6 LXT
  • Virtex-6 SXT
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Tools
  • ISE Design Suite - 11.5
  • ISE Design Suite - 12.1
  • ISE Design Suite - 12.2
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