1. Save the license file to your computer

Save the license file obtained from the license center to the local drive of the computer that owns the NIC ID linked when applying for the license.

[Save Rule]

・The file name is arbitrary (only single-byte alphanumeric characters can be used. The extension is .dat)

・Double-byte characters and spaces cannot be used in the folder path to be saved.

Example: C:\intelFPGA\license\intel_lic.dat

2. Set license

There are two ways to set the license.

Please select one of the setting methods according to your preference.

2a. Setting on Quartus® Prime menu

① Start Quartus ^® Prime.

The License Setup Required dialog Box will appear.

If you have a valid license file, specify the location of your license file

and click the OK button to automatically launch the License Setup dialog Box.

(2) Specify the license file path in the License file field. (Use the browse button.)

The license file is loaded and the Current license and Licensed AMPP/MegaCore functions information is displayed in a dialog Box.

[Note]

- If your license file is IP license only (no Quartus ^® Prime license),

Not found is displayed in the Current license frame.

・ Of the lineup of IP Base Suite licenses that can be used free of charge by users who have purchased Quartus ^® Prime Pro and Standard Edition,

External memory controller IPs, such as DDR3 SDRAM High-Performance Controller supporting UniPHY, use Licensed AMPP/MegaCore functions

, but it is available.

(For the contents of the Intel FPGA IP functions in the IP Base Suite, see here.)

(3) Close the dialog Box with the OK button.

This completes the setting of the license file.

Get Quartus ^® Prime.

2b. Set with OS environment variables

Here, the case of Windows OS is introduced as an example.

(1) Select [System] from the Windows Control Panel.

(2) Select [Advanced system settings], and click the [Environment variables (N)] button on the [Advanced settings] tab in the system properties.

to an existing environment variable

There is no LM_LICENSE_FILE ⇒ Proceed to step ③.

If there is LM_LICENSE_FILE ⇒ Proceed to step ④.

(3) Click the [New (W)] button and register the following variables.

(Whether to set the user environment variable or the system environment variable is optional. Please consult with your computer administrator.)

Close all dialog Box with the OK button.

Proceed to step ⑤.

④ Select the LM_LICENSE_FILE line and click the [Edit (I)] button.

Add the absolute path of the saved license file (.dat) to the contents already registered in the variable name LM_LICENSE_FILE as the variable value.

add or change.

If you want to set multiple variable values, separate them with a half-width semicolon (;) and register them.

Close all dialog Box with the OK button.

Proceed to step ⑤.

⑤ Start Quartus ^® Prime and click Tools menu > License Setup.

Confirm that the license file path is registered in the License file field.

The “Use LM_LICENSE_FILE variable” option allows you to switch between the License Setup menu and Windows environment variables.

The license file is loaded and the Current license and Licensed AMPP/MegaCore functions information is displayed in a dialog Box.

[Note]

- If your license file is IP license only (no Quartus ^® Prime license),

Not found is displayed in the Current license frame.

・ Of the lineup of IP Base Suite licenses that can be used free of charge by users who have purchased Quartus ^® Prime Pro and Standard Edition,

External memory controller IPs, such as DDR3 SDRAM High-Performance Controller supporting UniPHY, use Licensed AMPP/MegaCore functions

, but it is available.

(For the contents of the Intel FPGA IP functions in the IP Base Suite, see here.)

⑥ Close the dialog Box with the OK button.

This completes the setting of the license file.

Get Quartus ^® Prime.