AR# 4140: Orcad, XNFmerge, XMAKE: Failed to find user defined subhierarchy
AR# 4140
Orcad, XNFmerge, XMAKE: Failed to find user defined subhierarchy
Description
Keywords: subhierarchy, Orcad, xnf, failed to find, Express
Urgency: Standard
General Description:
A user selects "Build" from the Orcad Express Project Manager and recieves the following message:
XMAKE: ERROR: Failed to find user defined subhierarchy 'nor2' in 'postpre.xnf'.
NOR2 must be user defined, since it is not a primitive, a Xilinx macro, or an XBLOX symbol.
This error may occur for any Xilinx Macros that have been used in the design.
解决方案
1
This error can indicate that a primitive gate part exists without a TYPE value in the XNF file.
Use the following steps to add the field TYPE to your primitive gate parts:
1.From the project manager, select every schematic. 2.From the Edit menu, choose Browse, and then Parts. 3.Sort by the Value column. 4.Select the primitive gate parts (AND, OR, NOR, AN2B1, NOR2, etc.) using the CTRL key. 5.From the Edit menu, choose Properties. 6.Choose the New button to create a new property. Name this property "TYPE." 7.Copy the value from the XL-DEVICE property into the TYPE property for each part. If you have no XL_DEVICE field, then enter the basic type (such as AND, NOR, NAND, etc.).
2
This error message can occur if xnfmerge cannot find the <macro>.xnf file.
Options:
1. Run the Xact Step tools in a DOS box using the -d option of xnfmerge to point to the correct directory containing .xnf files for the Xilinx macros. This directory is typically: c:\orcadwin\express\library\xilinx\xc4000e (xc4000e should be replaced by tapropriate device family for the design)
2. Copy the reported <macro>.xnf files to the "compiled" directory and re-run "Build" from Express.
3. Copy the reported <macro>.xnf files to the working directory where the <top_level>.xnf file is located and translate and implement the design using the Xilinx XACTStep Design Manager.
See http://www.orcad.com for up-to-date information on the Xilinx/Orcad interface.