Silicon Sculptor v4.76.0 Windows Release Notes
(Aug 20, 2008)
Silicon Sculptor Windows v4.76.0 is a new general release of the Silicon Sculptor software supporting both the Silicon Sculptor II and Silicon Sculptor 3 programmers. The Silicon Sculptor 3 programmer is a hi-speed USB 2.0-based programmer. This release introduces support for new devices in the Fusion, IGLOO, ProASIC3L, ProASIC3 and RTAX-S/SL families. Support for 39 new devices has been added.
Silicon Sculptor I and Silicon Sculptor 6X can no longer be used with this version of the software. These obsolete programmers are no longer supported.
This release features everything in prior general and special releases as well as additional items.
Should I upgrade?
All customers should upgrade to this release immediately. In general, Actel always recommends upgrading to the latest general release version of the Silicon Sculptor software. Upgrading to a special release should only be done if notified by email.
v4.76.0 Windows
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows XP with SP1 or SP2
- Windows 2000 with SP1, SP2, SP3 or SP4
- Pentium 133 or higher (Pentium 200 or higher recommended) processor
- 64 MB of available memory for use
- 50 MB of available hard disk space
- VGA or higher-resolution video adapter (SVGA 256-color and 800x600 or higher resolution recommended)
- For Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, you must have administration rights to the local workstation for installation purposes.
New Devices
- Fusion
- AFS090-QN108
- AFS1500-FG484
- M1AFS250-FG256
- M1AFS250-PQ208
- M1AFS1500-FG256
- M1AFS1500-FG484
- P1AFS1500-FG256
- P1AFS1500-FG484
- U1AFS250-FG256
- U1AFS600-FG256
- IGLOO
- AGL030V2-QN132
- AGL030V5-QN132
- AGL060V2-QN132
- AGL060V2-VQ100
- AGL060V5-QN132
- AGL060V5-VQ100
- AGL250V2-FG144
- AGL250V2-VQ100
- AGL250V5-FG144
- AGL250V5-VQ100
- AGL600V2-CS281
- AGL600V5-CS281
- AGL1000V2-FG144
- AGL1000V2-FG256
- AGL1000V2-FG484
- AGL1000V5-FG144
- AGL1000V5-FG256
- AGL1000V5-FG484
- M1AGL600V2-FG144
- M1AGL600V2-FG256
- M1AGL600V5-FG144
- M1AGL600V5-FG256
- ProASIC3L
- A3P250L-PQ208
- A3P600L-FG144
- A3P600L-FG256
- A3P600L-PQ208
- ProASIC3
- A3P030-QN132
- M1A3PE1500-PQ208
- RTAX-S/SL
For a complete list of device support in Silicon Sculptor v4.76.0, please refer to the Current Device List.
Product-specific Silicon Sculptor adapter modules are available. For a complete list, refer to the Silicon Sculptor Adapter Modules page.
- SARno76684: The Device Status command has been added to the 1200XL devices.
- SARno72862: While performing an operation (e.g., Programming), pressing ESC will no longer automatically abort the operation. When the ESC key is pressed during an operation, a dialogue box will appear to confirm if you want to abort the current operation.
- SARno76048: Software fails to run under Microsoft Vista. Microsoft Vista is now a supported operating system.
- Documentation: The Silicon Sculptor Software User's Guide has been updated to reflect the new changes to the GUI.
- SAR 9255: For the following devices, STAPL files generated from Libero IDE v8.4 will generate a failure.
- AFS600
- AFS1500
- M7AFS600
- M1AFS600
- M1AFS1500
- P1AFS600
- P1AFS1500
Use a STAPL file generated with Libero IDE v8.3 SP1 or an earlier version to program the FPGA. If you still need to use STAPL file from Libero IDE v8.4 to program your FPGA using Silicon Sculptor, please contact Actel Tech Support for more information.
