AR# 45304
iMPACT Spartan-6 FPGA - "WARNING:iMPACT:2217-Error shows in the status register, CRC Error bit is Not 0"
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Description
If I program a Spartan-6 device using iMPACT, the following message occurs:
WARNING:iMPACT:2217-Error shows in the status register, CRC Error bit is Not 0
Configuration completes successfully and DONE goes High on the board.
Why does this message appear?
Solution
If you have "Security Level = 1" or "Security Level = 0" set in your BitGen options, then you might see this warning.
For Spartan-6 FPGA:
Security level:
- Level0: SBITS=00: R/W OK (default)
- Level1: SBITS=01: Permits only ICAP readback
- Level2: SBITS=10: All readback disabled
The status register is covered by this security setting as it is a config register.
It is expected that it will not be readable with security set, so this warning is flagged.
The warning can be ignored if you have these settings.