FPGA Compilation : An internal software error in the LabVIEW FPGA Module has occurred

[AlexBD]

Hi,

I get the following error right at the beginning of the compilation : 

LabVIEW FPGA : An internal software error in the LabVIEW FPGA Module has occurred. Please contact National Instruments technical support...

niFPGACompile_Dialog.vi

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<b> Additional Information:</b>

<b>Original error message: </b>

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Error - 61457 occurred at niFpgaCompileDialog_GetStatusFromFile.vi

Possible reason(s) :

LabVIEW FPGA : The compilation status file is missing or currupt.

Complete call chain :

niFpgaCompileDialog_GetStatusFromFile.vi

niFpgaCompileDialog_ParseJobList.vi

niFpgaCompileDialog_Dialog.vi

I tried desinstall all National Instrument software and reinstall them and still get the same message prior to compilation. Didn't find any post on this error.  

Anyone can help?

Thanks a lot!

[pigeonjen]

Hi,

First of all,

The error is thrown when the compilation job list file niFpgaActiveJobList.txt is corrupted or missing. The file is located in the directory:

C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2013\vi.lib\rvi\CDR\niFpgaActiveJobList.txt

If you are getting Error -61457, either create the file if its missing or replace its contents with the following:

<ActiveJobList>

<Version>2</Version>

<JobList>

</JobList>

</ActiveJobList>

After that, uninstal the older version of Xilinx Compilation Tool.

Hope this can help you.><

[michaeljoseph]

This reply is a little late (1 year). I experienced the same issue today. I was developing some new FPGA VIs and labview 2013 crashed repeatedly in the process (unknown reasons). Eventually I was not able to compile any FPGA VIs, even ones that I had previously compiled . I got the same error as you (I've attached my screenshot).

pigeonjen 's solution almost worked for me, but copying the text 'as is' in the reply did not work. Fortunately I have another workstation with the same versions of labview installed. So I was able to copy the niFpgaActiveJobList.txt file from that computer to the computer that was experiencing the error. I was able to compile FPGA VIs afterwards. I did not reinstall xilinx tools or anything else. I've attached the text file to this reply. 

[wangminfeng]

the same problem has occured to me recently and it confused me many days. The solution you put forward resolved my problem perfect. thank you very much