Video and Vision Processing Suite Intel® FPGA IP User Guide

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Date 8/08/2022
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2.1. Video and Vision Processing IP Evaluation Time-out Behavior

The free Intel FPGA IP Evaluation Mode allows you to evaluate Intel FPGA IPs in simulation and hardware before purchasing a license. For IP generated in this mode, the IP operates indefinitely while tethered (e.g., with a download cable). The untethered timeout is about one hour, after which the IP stops functioning.

You must purchase the license and generate a full production license key before you can generate an unrestricted device programming file. During Intel FPGA IP Evaluation Mode, the IP only generates a time-limited device programming file ( <projectname>_time_limited.sof) that expires at the time limit.

All IPs in a device time out simultaneously when the most restrictive evaluation time is reached. If a design has more than one IP, the time-out behavior of the other IP may mask the time-out behavior of a specific IP.

When the evaluation time expires, the video and vision processing IP stops working.