Libero IDE v5.0 Service Pack 1 Release Notes
Thank you for your interest in Actel's Libero Integrated Design Environment
(IDE) v5.0 Service Pack 1. These SP1 release notes outline new features
and benefits, new device support, known limitations, and other information
about this release.
Libero IDE v5.0/Designer v5.0 SP1
There are no new features in Libero IDE v5.0 SP1. This release addresses
known bugs and issues only.
NOTICE: V5.0 SP1 WILL BE THE LAST RELEASE SUPPORTING
WINDOWS 98
Designer Resolved Issues
The following issues have been resolved.
ChipPlanner
27864 - Changing the target device after using the ChipPlanner with
a ProASICPLUS device no longer causes Compile to stall.
27864 - Changing the device after setting floorplanning constraints
in ChipPlanner no longer causes Designer to stop functioning.
29400 - In the hierarchy display, selecting a block shows the selection
of the elements of that block and the block itself. Also, assigning or
locking the block shows the elements of that block as assigned, and the
block itself as assigned and locked.
Layout - Axcelerator
31657 – Layout with effort level set greater then 3 may fail is
region constraints contain a RAM macro. In order to run layout with a
region that contains a RAM macro, start by running layout with effort
less than 4, lock the RAM placement, and re-run layout with effort greater
than 3. This issue has been resolved.
PinEditor
29753 - If you use the APA075-TQ144 device and package combination and
use pin 30 on this package, you must modify your last_placement.gcf file
before you open your design in v5.0. The R1-2003 SP3 update assigns pin
30 on this package to an invalid location and this assignment must be
deleted in the last_placement.gcf for your ProASICPLUS design.
Failure to do so causes Designer to display an error when you open your
ADB design file. This issue has been resolved.
ACTgen
23114 - The valid width range for a standard barrel shifter is 2 to
63, and the valid width range for a shift register and a pipe-lined barrel
shifter is 2 to 99. The ACTgen Macros Reference Guide has been updated
with the correct information.
Import
20984 - Do not import the "lastplcmnt.gcf" file for incremental
layout. Please export the GCF file and use it instead. This issue has
been resolved.
29802 - Designer may exit prematurely if an empty region is specified
in a GCF file contains a RAM location. This issue has been resolved.
SmartPower
30096 - Some UNIX users may see the message "Invalid imagelist
handle passed to API" displayed in the console window when starting
SmartPower. You can ignore this message.
PinEditor
32022/32266 - An issues with set_io constraints and promotion of high
fanout nets to globals have been resolved.
Timer
29668 - A discrepancy in the slack reported inhe expanded paths and
list of paths have been resolved.
29654 - An issue with adding stop points using wildcards have been
resolved.
29117 - An issue with an anomalous delay reading reported when the
data pin of a CM8 module is connected to the clock network has been resolved.
29114 - An issue with adding new paths to the path set to Timer has
been resolved.
28309 - An issue with calculating clock skew on the Axcelerator family
has been resolved.
29260 - An issue with ordering the display by slack has been resolved.
30052 - An issue with Timer requiring “calculate delays” to
be selected in order to display violations has been resolved.
29630 - An issue with Timer printing text to the unix console while
generating a report has been resolved.
28575 - An issue with the default register to register path through
asynchronous RAM has been resolved.
28673 - An issue with Timer slack calculation has been resolved.
