Designer v7.0 Service Pack A/B Release Notes
(Jan 12, 2006)
Thank you for your interest in Actel's Designer physical implementation
software v7.0 Service Pack A/B.
Programming Support for the ARM7-ready devices
STAPL programming file generation is now enabled for the M7A3PE600 device.
(FlashRom FROM programming is not yet supported.)
Programming Support for Fusion
STAPL programming file generation is now enabled for the AFS600 device.
Designer v7.0 SPA/B requires a current Designer v6.0 or newer license.
52263 - Fusion Flow EFC file generation details:
EFC files are created automatically by the Flash Memory System Builder
(launched from within SmartGen) when you generate a core. The EFC file
contains all the Embedded Flash Memory partitions defined by each client
of the Flash Memory System. FlashPoint uses the EFC file to create
the STAPL file that programs the embedded Flash memory.
SmartGen and the Flash Memory System Builder create only one EFC file
per Embedded Flash Memory System. A Fusion device may contain from 1-4
embedded Flash memories. You must use the FlashPoint user interface to
associate each embedded Flash memory in the design with an EFC file.
SmartGen generates a configuration file with an .efc extension in the
/
/smartgen/
directory. During STAPL file generation, you can include this .efc file
by checking the "Embedded Flash Memory" option in the FlashPoint dialog
box. After selecting this option, you need to manually browse and specify
the location of this file by clicking the "Embedded Flash Memory Configuration
File" text box in the FlashPoint dialog. STAPL file generation will fail
if the location of the .efc file is not correctly specified.
Note the following change in STAPL file location: When you browse and
specify the location of the .efc file, the STAPL file will be generated
in that same location (i.e., the location you specified for the .efc
file.) If you later modify the location of the .efc file, the STAPL file
will then be saved in the new .efc location. If you want to change the
STAPL location, you can use the Browse button to change the destination
folder for the STAPL file.
52264 - The Flashpoint programming file generator User
Interface shows the incorrect family name. For a Fusion design, when
you click on the Programming File generation, the User Interface opens
and displays a family name other than AFS Fusion. This will be fixed
in a future release.
52265 - The .efc file is not managed by Libero. When
Flash Memory System Builder file is generated in SmartGen and the .efc
(Embedded Flash Configuration) file is generated, the .efc file is not
shown in the Libero Project Manager, although it is part of the project.
This will be fixed in a future release.
