描述

During FPGA configuration, iMPACT generates the following errors:

"ERROR:Bitstream:2 - The input file "top_level.msk" does not exist. Please check that the specified location is correct and that the bitstream was successfully created."

"ERROR:iMPACT:123 - Mask file top_level.msk is invalid."

For more iMPACT Error Articles and other Configuration Related Articles, see (Xilinx Answer 34104).

解决方案

iMPACT is looking for a mask (*.msk) file in order to perform a "verify" operation. The ".msk" file needs to be present in the directory where the ".bit" file is located for iMPACT to pick this up.

Creating a mask file can be done in one of two ways:

• From the command line, use the "-m" option in BitGen, or
• From the ISE Design Environment Tools:
  1. Right-click the "Generate Programming file" process: The BitGen options window opens.
  2. Click the "Readback" option tab.
  3. Check "Create ReadBack Data files" and "Create Mask File".
  4. Click "OK".
  5. Re-run the "Generate Programming file" process.