License overview

[A] Automatically obtain with Quartus® Prime

A1. Launch Quartus® Prime Pro Edition

For Windows OS, click Start ➤ Altera <version_build> Pro Edition ➤ Quartus (Quartus Prime <version>), or double-click the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition shortcut icon you created on your desktop.

For Linux OS, run the quartus command in the terminal to launch the GUI.

A2. Select the option from License Setup Required

Since the paid license SW-ONE-QUARTUS has not been set, the License Setup Required window will be displayed.

Select "Agilex™ 3 Series FPGA Software enablement SW-AGILEX-3" from the options at the bottom of the window and click the [Acquire] button.

The process to obtain the license file will start automatically. (Please wait for a while.)

Once the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition GUI starts, you have successfully obtained and set up your license file.

This completes the process of obtaining and setting up the free Quartus® Prime Pro Edition license file for Agilex™ 3 (C-series) only.

From the second time onwards, you can use it just by launching Quartus® Prime Pro Editionwithout specifying a license.

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[B] How to obtain through the Self-Service License Center (SSLC)

B1. Sign in to the Licensing Center

Click the link below to go to the License Center sign-in page.

Intel® FPGA Self-Service Licensing Center

A sign-in page for the License Center appears.

Click [Already enrolled ? -Sign In here] on the left side of the screen to sign in.

[Notes]

If you are signing in to the License Center for the first time, please see how to sign up for the Intel FPGA Self-Service License Center.

Don't have an account? Learn how to sign up for an Intel Account.

Sign-in is completed through the authentication system of Microsoft Azure AD.

Access is completed when the top page of the license center is displayed.

If you have trouble signing in, visit Customer Support  Please contact us.

[Notes]

​If the email address of your existing sign-in account is a shared address (group address), you cannot currently use it.

​It is necessary to change the administrator's e-mail address to an e-mail address that can be used to sign in, so please contact the person in charge at our company.

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B2. Registering a new computer

Register new information about the computer to which the license will be issued.

[Notes]
If you want to link a license to a computer that is already registered with the license center,

Skip this step and proceed to B3. Assigning the license to your computer.

1. Click the Computers and License File menu and select All Computers.

(The registered computer information is displayed.)

2. Click New in the upper right corner of the screen.
※ Note! Since there is no "delete computer" function, once registered computer information cannot be deleted.

3. Enter the information of the computer to be registered.

4. Click the [Save] button. A message is displayed indicating that registration is complete.

5. If you can confirm that the registered computer information is displayed in the [Computers and license files] menu, registration is complete.

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B3. Assigning a license to a computer

Link the license to the registered computer.

1. Click the [Evaluation or free license registration] menu.
　

2. Select the following license items from the product list, referring to the following:

　　　・Agilex™ 3 C-Series FPGA Software Enablement (License: SW-AGILEX-3)

　　　[Notes]

The order in which products are listed may differ depending on when you use the License Center.

3. Enter the number of licenses for the NIC ID you are applying for in the number of seats field located at the bottom left.

Enter 1 for FIXED and the number to be operated for FLOAT.

4. Click the Next button located at the bottom right.

5. Select the registered computer information to which you want to assign this license from the "Select an existing computer" list.

6. Check the content regarding usage consent and feedback listed at the bottom, and mark ✔ if you agree.

7. Click the Create button.

A license file will be sent to your registered e-mail address.

Save the attached license file to the computer where you will use the license. It is recommended to save the file with the extension.dat.

Do not use double-byte characters or spaces when renaming the file and when saving in the folder path.

Please use the acquired license file to set the license according to the license type (FIXED/FLOAT) in the same way as for paid licenses.

For details, please refer to the content below.

​How to set up FIXED licenses for Quartus® Prime, IP and Questa* - Altera® FPGA Edition

​How to set up FLOAT licenses for Quartus® Prime, IP and Questa* - Altera® FPGA Edition

License files that have already been issued can be reissued at the License Center. Please see here for how to obtain it.

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This completes the process of obtaining and setting up the free Agilex™ 3 (C-series) Limited Quartus® Prime Pro Edition license file.

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