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FPGA Express: Where to get the upgrade to FPGA Express v1.03

Record #1972

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  Synopsys

Problem Title:
FPGA Express: Where to get the upgrade to FPGA Express v1.03


Problem Description:
keywords: FPGA,Express,FPGA Express,Synopsys,latest,upgrade,version

urgency: standard

general description:
The latest version of FPGA Express as of 2/28/97 is
FPGA Express v1.03.  An upgrade from an existing
version to v1.03 is available from Xilinx or Synopsys.




Solution 1:

The update to FPGA Express v1.03 can be
obtained from the Synopsys WWW site.  To
upgrade in this way, you must already have
an exisiting FPGA Express(license.dat file)
license.

First, make a copy of your existing FPGA Express
license.dat file.

Uninstall the exisiting version of FPGA Express
on your system.  Next, go to the following URL
for obtaining v1.03 of FPGA Express:

http://www.synopsys.com/cgi-bin/fpga/register.cgi




Solution 2:

There is patch file available from the
Xilinx anonymous FTP site.  To use this
patch to upgrade to FPGA Express v1.03,
an exisiting version(1.00,1.01, or 1.02)
of FPGA Express must already be installed.

The patch is called xprs103.zip and is
available from:

Xilinx File ftp://ftp.xilinx.com/pub/swhelp/synopsys/xprs103.zip



End of Record #1972