AR# 4121: Orcad simulation: "Translation failed" when using "Convert XNF to VHDL"
AR# 4121
Orcad simulation: "Translation failed" when using "Convert XNF to VHDL"
説明
Keywords: Orcad, simulate, translation, convert xnf to vhdl
Urgency: standard
General Description: When using Simulate's Convert XNF to VHDL command a user may get the error message: "translation failed" from the Tools menu. The reason for the error may not be clear.
ソリューション
One possible cause of this error is the use of non-alphanumeric characters as part of a signal name in your VHDL source code. For example, Xilinx accepts non-alphanumeric characters such as tildes, slashes, plus signs, minus signs, asterisks, and so on in signal names, but Simulate does not.
To fix the problem, follow these steps:
1.Open the design in Capture, replace non-alphanumeric characters in signal names with alphanumeric characters, then save the design.
2.Use Xilinx software to generate a new .XNF file from the design.
3.From Simulate's Tools menu, choose Convert XNF to VHDL and use your newly generated .XNF file.