General Description: Express has the ability to create modules (click the "Do Not Insert I/O" button). The modules can be brought into Foundation (or any other schematic entry tool) to be used in a top-level schematic. See (Xilinx Solution 3301) for information on how this is done in Foundation.
However, if the Express module contains arithmetic functions or other functions that use relative location constraints (RLOCs), a problem may occur. If multiple calls to the same Express macro are done in a single design, then MAP will issue an error similar to the following:
ERROR:x4kma:312 - The following symbols could not be constrained to a single CLB: CY4 symbol "U2/C4_C0_C1" (output signal=U2/C4_N2) CY4_20 symbol "U2/C4_C0_C2" (output signal=U2/C4_C0_N7) DFF symbol "U2/q_reg<0>" (output signal=&__A__16) FMAP symbol "U2/FMAP_0" (output signal=U2/N54) CY4 symbol "U1/C4_C0_C1" (output signal=U1/C4_N2) CY4_20 symbol "U1/C4_C0_C2" (output signal=U1/C4_C0_N7) There is more than one carry logic symbol associated with this CLB. These symbols share the same RLOC attribute value, which requires them to be mapped to the same CLB.
The issue here is that Express uses U_SETs instead of HU_SETs. Express groups RLOC sets by giving them all the same U_SET name. This is required to isolate multiple RLOC sets in one XNF file.
However, if multiple macros are used in a single design, the U_SET parameters will link RLOC sets across multiple XNF files, and RLOC conflicts will occur. There is nothing to uniquify the different calls to the same module.
Solution
The solution is to edit the XNF file. Open the XNF created by Express in your favorite text editor. Globally search for "U_SET" and replace each instance with "HU_SET".
The HU_SET parameter will isolate the RLOC group within the single XNF file, and will not attempt to combine sets with the same names across hierarchical boundaries.
For more information about RLOCs and set parameters (H_SET, U_SET, and HU_SET), please consult pages 4-79 through 4-97 of the Xilinx Libraries Guide.
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AR# 1972
Date
04/27/2007
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Type
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