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1. Introduction to Altera® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing
2. Determining System Requirements
3. Downloading Altera® FPGA Software
4. Installing Altera® FPGA Software
5. Licensing Altera FPGA Software
6. Next Steps After Installing and Licensing the Software
A. Altera® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing Archives
B. Document Revision History for Altera® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing
4.1. Installing Altera® FPGA Software Through Quartus® Prime Installer
4.2. Installing the Altera® FPGA Software Manually
4.3. Using the Same Installation Files on Multiple Systems
4.4. Managing Multiple Versions and Copies of Altera FPGA Software
4.5. Setting Quartus® Prime Environment Variables
4.6. Starting the Quartus® Prime Software
4.7. Updating Altera® FPGA Software
4.8. Installing and Uninstalling a Software Patch
4.9. Uninstalling Altera FPGA Software
4.10. Troubleshooting Installation Issues
5.1. Summary of Altera® FPGA Software Licenses Required
5.2. Evaluating the Quartus® Prime Software
5.3. Acquiring Free, No-Cost Licenses
5.4. Licensing Altera® FPGA Software Walkthrough
5.5. Getting Hardware Information for License
5.6. Using the Altera FPGA Self-Service Licensing Center
5.7. About Altera® FPGA Software License Files
5.8. Checking the IP License Status
5.9. Viewing IP Core License Data
5.10. Configuring the License Manager Server
5.11. Troubleshooting License File Issues
5.6.1. Using the License Assistant
5.6.2. Getting a License File with Your New Purchase
5.6.3. Viewing Licenses
5.6.4. Filtering Your Licenses
5.6.5. Viewing and Generating a Legacy License
5.6.6. Viewing Licenses or License Files Associated to a Computer
5.6.7. Regenerating a License File
5.6.8. Generating a Temporary Checkout License
5.6.9. Generating a Companion License
5.6.10. Renewing Your License
5.6.11. Managing a Computer Profile
5.6.12. Rehosting a License on a Different Computer
5.6.13. Rehosting All Licenses from Current Computer to a Different Computer
5.6.14. Rehosting Multiple/Partial Licenses from Current Computer to a Different Computer
5.6.15. Sharing a License with Another User
5.6.16. Adding Delegate Administrators to Your Licenses and Computers
5.6.17. Splitting Seats on Your License and Generating Licenses
5.6.18. Merging or Adding Seats on Your License and Generating License
5.6.19. Adding Floating Seats
5.6.20. Signing Up for an Evaluation or No-Cost License
5.6.21. Signing Up For an Employee License
5.10.1. Installing the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software on Another License Server
5.10.2. Upgrading the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software
5.10.3. (Windows Only) Starting and Stopping the License Server
5.10.4. (Windows Only) Starting the License Server Automatically
5.10.5. Rereading an Existing License File on a License Server
5.1.4. Siemens EDA* AXI Verification IP Suite License (Altera FPGA Edition)
The Siemens EDA* (formerly Mentor Graphics) Verification IP Suite (Altera FPGA Edition) provides bus functional models for simulation and verification. This software requires a license file.
If you are using a legacy version of Quartus II software (prior to version 12.1) and want to upgrade your software, you must regenerate your license file before continuing to use the Siemens EDA* AXI Verification IP Suite (Intel FPGA Edition) Bus Functional Models (BFMs) and Inline Monitor (Siemens EDA* Verification IP Suite (Altera FPGA Edition)) for AXI4.
Note: The Siemens EDA* AXI Verification IP Suite License (Altera FPGA Edition) no longer supports the AXI3 BFM.
To access Siemens EDA* Verification IP Suite (Intel FPGA Edition) with the Quartus® Prime Lite Edition software, you must upgrade to version 12.1 or higher and purchase seat licenses by contacting your Altera® sales representative.