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1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing
2. Determining System Requirements
3. Downloading Intel® FPGA Software
4. Installing Intel FPGA Software
5. Licensing Intel® FPGA Software
6. Next Steps After Installing and Licensing the Software
A. Intel FPGA Software Installation and Licensing Archives
B. Document Revision History for Intel® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing
2.3.1. Operating System Requirements
2.3.2. Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL 1) on Windows Requirements for Nios® II EDS
2.3.3. Intel® High Level Synthesis Compiler Software Requirements
2.3.4. Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Software Requirements
2.3.5. Other Intel FPGA Software Requirements
2.3.6. Third-Party Software Requirements
4.1. Installing Intel® FPGA Software Through Intel® Quartus® Prime Installer
4.2. Installing the Intel® FPGA Software Manually
4.3. Using the Same Installation Files on Multiple Systems
4.4. Managing Multiple Versions and Copies of Intel FPGA Software
4.5. Setting Intel® Quartus® Prime Environment Variables
4.6. Starting the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software
4.7. Updating Intel FPGA Software
4.8. Installing and Uninstalling a Software Patch
4.9. Uninstalling Intel FPGA Software
4.10. Troubleshooting Installation Issues
5.1. Summary of Intel FPGA Software Licenses Required
5.2. Evaluating the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software
5.3. Licensing Intel® FPGA Software Walkthrough
5.4. Getting Hardware Information for License
5.5. Using the Intel FPGA Self-Service Licensing Center
5.6. About Intel® FPGA Software License Files
5.7. Checking the IP License Status
5.8. Configuring the License Manager Server
5.9. Troubleshooting License File Issues
5.1.1. Intel® Quartus® Prime Software License
5.1.2. Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition and Questa*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition Software License
5.1.3. Nios® II Embedded Design Suite License
5.1.4. Intellectual Property (IP) Cores Licenses
5.1.5. Siemens EDA* AXI Verification IP Suite License (Intel FPGA Edition)
5.5.1. Using the License Assistant
5.5.2. Getting a License File with Your New Purchase
5.5.3. Viewing Licenses
5.5.4. Filtering Your Licenses
5.5.5. Viewing and Generating a Legacy License
5.5.6. Viewing Licenses or License Files Associated to a Computer
5.5.7. Regenerating a License File
5.5.8. Generating a Temporary Checkout License
5.5.9. Generating a Companion License
5.5.10. Renewing Your License
5.5.11. Managing a Computer Profile
5.5.12. Rehosting a License on a Different Computer
5.5.13. Rehosting All Licenses from Current Computer to a Different Computer
5.5.14. Rehosting Multiple/Partial Licenses from Current Computer to a Different Computer
5.5.15. Sharing a License with Another User
5.5.16. Adding Delegate Administrators to Your Licenses and Computers
5.5.17. Splitting Seats on Your License and Generating Licenses
5.5.18. Merging or Adding Seats on Your License and Generating License
5.5.19. Adding Floating Seats
5.5.20. Signing Up for an Evaluation or No-Cost License
5.5.21. Signing Up For an Employee License
5.8.1. Installing the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software on Another License Server
5.8.2. Upgrading the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software
5.8.3. (Windows Only) Starting and Stopping the License Server
5.8.4. (Windows Only) Starting the License Server Automatically
5.8.5. Rereading an Existing License File on a License Server
5.6.2. Using a FLEXlm Options File
If the license file contains FEATURE and INCREMENT lines for the same software but different maintenance dates, the license server may grant newer licenses from the FEATURE line to users running older versions of software, which leaves fewer licenses for users running newer versions of software.
By default, the license server grabs licenses from the first matching FEATURE or INCREMENT line in the license file. If all the licenses in the first FEATURE or INCREMENT line are in use, the license server attempts to grab licenses from the next FEATURE or INCREMENT lines, until the end of the license file. A FLEXlm options file allows you to control which users can grab which licenses by creating pools of licenses for each FEATURE and INCREMENT line.
To create a FLEXlm options file that controls a floating license server:
- In a new text file, add a GROUP line for each user group you want to create, with a list of user names, separated by spaces for each group, as follows:
GROUP <group name> <username 1> <username 2>
Users can be members of more than one group as shown in the following example:GROUP quartus2010 kjones bknight root administrator
GROUP quartus2009 bknight cface root administrator
- Add an INCLUDE line for each INCREMENT and FEATURE line in the license file for the product you want to control.
Set the VERSION keyword to the maintenance date or version date on the INCREMENT or FEATURE line from the license file. The GROUP field controls which group or groups can use the license line as follows:
INCLUDE <product name>:VERSION=<maintenance date> GROUP <group name>
For example:INCLUDE quartus:VERSION=2010.12 GROUP quartus2010 INCLUDE quartus:VERSION=2009.06 GROUP quartus2009 INCLUDE ip_base:VERSION=2010.12 GROUP quartus2010 INCLUDE ip_base:VERSION=2009.06 GROUP quartus2009
- Save the options file <filename>.dat.
- Add the options file as the last option on the VENDOR line in the license file, as shown in the following example:
VENDOR alterad "C:\lic\alterad.exe" "C:\lic\alteraOptions.dat"
- Restart the FLEXlm license server, or reread the license file.
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