Re: [partial-reconfig] Problem with partial bitstream

[Alonzo Vera <alonzo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Be aware that ISE 7.1 doesn't support partial reconfiguration below SP3 
that was released a few weeks ago. Take a look at:
http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xil_ans_display.jsp?iLanguageID=1&iCountryID=1&getPagePath=20494
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Alonzo.

David Kramer wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've got the same problem as you.
> I also tried this tutorial. (Has anyone tried this tutorial with ISE 
> 7.1i? The design only ran through with ISE 6.3sp3 here) But got the 
> same problems.
> After adapting the design to the Virtex2pro in the ML 310 (e.g. new 
> constrains, other Pins, new Clk_div, ...), the design ran through the 
> whole process without any error message. All full bitstreams work as 
> they should. But the partial bitstreams doesn't change anything. and I 
> don't know why.
>
> I also got this problem with an difference based approach earlier. 
> After changing the design in the FPGA Editor and running bitgen with 
> the option -r, I got an partial bitstream. (50 Frames had to be 
> reconfigured) The full bitstreams work quite well, but the partial 
> bitstream didn't changed anything. All it has done was causing some 
> trouble with iMPACT after reconfiguring the FPGA with it.
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
> Best regards,
>
> David Kramer
>
>
>
>
> Lakshmi Narasimhan. S wrote:
>
>> Hello Group,
>> How you all doing?
>>
>> I have a virtex II pro ml310 fpga board in initial stages
>> of dynamic partial reconfiguration.
>> I went through all the mails in this group, so that in itself
>> is a good exposure letting me know a few tricks and
>> also how far people have progressed with dynamic reconfig.
>>
>> As happens with every newbie.. I am with my first design and
>> have problems.
>>
>> I am with variable led blinking as my first design as pointed
>> in http://elektronica.ehb.be/reco/Reports.htm.
>> (I read DPRtutorial but didnt try that example for reasons mentioned
>> below)
>>
>> I ran through the modular design flow successfully, and all my
>> assembled bitstreams work.
>>
>> But my partial bitstreams do not change the functionality at all.
>> I saw an mail on this earlier saying that the bitstream could be
>> corrupted. But I have rerun my flow more a dozen sickening times
>> and am yet to see any difference.
>>
>> Since there werent any errors I do not know where to begin now.
>>
>> My second question. I have a ml310 board, and I do not see any
>> external pins except for leds as outputs and clocks as inputs.
>> So I was wondering how people manage for simple designs
>> on those boards for more pins? How do they connect?
>> For example, even one more pin, say "Reset" I do not know where to
>> connect.
>>
>> And since this is my first design I am skeptical to try a large
>> design. Can people having ml310 boards offer some inputs.
>>
>> Thanks and waiting for your reply.
>> LN
>>
>>
>>
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