Coverting .mcs file to .bit file

I've seen people use an mcs2hex utility then a hax2bin. The Xilinx tools *can* natively produce a .bin file which is the way I've been doing things since I discovered the option.

Ummmm, PROMgen?

Ummm, the last step in the ISE GUI? Look under "Generate Programming File." The second option is "Generate PROM, ACE or JTAG file."

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If you have a board with PROM and FPGA then program the mcs file into the PROM, cycle the power to the board to load the FPGA, and then read the design out of the FPGA using Impact and save the result as your bit file.

James.