Silicon Sculptor v5.4.0 Windows Release Notes
(Mar 5, 2010)
SculptW v5.4.0 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 high-speed USB 2.0-based programmer.
This release introduces support for new devices in the IGLOO®, ProASIC®3, RTAX-S/SL, and RT ProASIC3 families of devices.
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.
Equivalent multi-site programmer software from BPM Microsystems
Silicon Sculptor v5.4.0 is equivalent in functionality to BPWin Beta v5.7.0 of February 26 or later. The first regularly scheduled BPWin release to support all of the features (device support, enhancements, and bug fixes) of this Silicon Sculptor v5.4.0 release is/will be BPWin v5.7.0.
v5.4.0 Windows
- Windows Vista® Business
- Windows® XP with SP3 (cumulative)
Notes:
- Actel software may operate on other Vista editions. However, Actel only guarantees operation on the Business edition, which is used during software testing.
- Silicon Sculptor II and 3 programmers will not operate when connected to 64-bit Vista or XP systems due to SculptW USB driver incompatibilities. Actel recommends using one of the supported versions listed above.
- 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 operating systems, you must have administration rights to the local workstation for installation purposes.
New Devices
- IGLOO nano
- AGLN020V2-CS81/AGLN020V5-CS81
- AGLN020V2-UC81/AGLN020V5-UC81
- ProASIC3 nano
- A3PN010-QN48
- A3PN015-QN68
- A3PN020-QN68
- RT ProASIC3
- RTAX-S/SL
- RTAX4000S-CG1272
- RTAX250SL-LG624
For a complete list of device support in Silicon Sculptor v5.4.0, please refer to the Current Device List.
New Adapter Modules
Product-specific Silicon Sculptor adapter modules are available. For a complete list, refer to the Silicon Sculptor Adapter Modules page.
- SAR 18981: SX-A/RTSX-SU AFM parser update. The SX-A/RTSX-SU AFM parser has been updated to properly handle carriage return and line feed characters in the file.
- SAR 18481: Add P anti-fuse verification at the end of programming (A42MX). An additional verification step for A42MX P anti-fuse has been added at the end of programming to further guarantee the anti-fuse is programmed.
- SAR 18346: Display P anti-fuse status for A42MX Device Status command. The status of the P anti-fuse is now displayed when the command Device Status is executed.
- SAR 19234: Display all the Checksum hex digits. Checksum is now displayed in 4-char left-zero padded hex.
- SAR 22569: Added PGM_Log feature for RTAX-S/SL devices (AVI)
- SAR 22125: IGLOO/ProASIC3/Fusion STAPL files greater than 5 MB is not compatible with Silicon Sculptor software. When these files are used, SculptW will freeze.
- SAR 19145: Hardware timeout when programming with large STAPL files
- SAR 9255: For the following devices, STAPL files generated from Libero® Integrated Design Environment (IDE) v8.4 will generate a failure.
- AFS600
- AFS1500
- M7AFS600
- M1AFS600
- M1AFS1500
- P1AFS600
- P1AFS1500
Use a STAPL file generated with Libero IDE v8.4 SP2 or a later version to program the FPGA. If you still need to use a STAPL file from Libero IDE v8.4 to program your FPGA using Silicon Sculptor, please contact Actel Tech Support for more information.
