hello.
My name is Intel F. Hanako, and I provide technical support for Intel® FPGAs at Macnica.
This time Intel ® FPGA development software Quartus ® Prime's About paid license I will explain.
Quartus ® Prime is available in three editions.
Quartus® Prime |
Pro Edition |
Standard Edition |
Lite Edition |
license |
requirement |
requirement |
unnecessary |
Paid/Free |
Paid |
Paid |
free of charge |
[Related information] "Fourth edition, known only to those in the know"
For the paid version of Quartus ® Prime, you can select one of the following license forms when applying for a license, depending on the installation environment of the personal computer used for development.
Each feature is explained below.
FIXED license
It's a so-called "standalone license".
The platform is Windows or Linux.
The operating system (so-called OS) at that time is limited to the OS supported by Quartus ® Prime.
Decide which computer you will use Quartus ® Prime on, and apply for and issue a license for the NIC ID installed on that computer.
Since one license is used on one computer, the computer on which Quartus ® Prime is used is fixed.
[merit]
・Quartus ® Prime can be used even in an environment that is not connected to the company network (good portability)
・License file setting is easy!
<Reference> FIXED license setting method for Intel® Quartus ® Prime, IP and Questa* - Intel ® FPGA Edition
[Demerit]
・License file cannot be shared
・If the target PC is taken out and is not there, another user cannot use it.
FLOAT license
It 's called a "network license".
You are entitled to use Quartus ® Prime on any computer that is connected to your corporate network.
However, the number of computers that can use the tool at the same time is less than or equal to the number of contracted licenses.
(There is no limit to the number of computers on which Quartus ® Prime can be installed.)
A FLOAT license requires a computer (commonly known as a license server) to manage licenses within the same network.
Install and operate FLEXlm software.
In this case, the personal computer using Quartus ® Prime (commonly known as the client machine) can also serve as the license server.
The platform of license server and client machines is Windows or Linux.
At that time, if the OS of the license server is a Debian-based distribution such as Ubuntu,
Requires Linux Standard Base (LSB) 3.0 or higher to be installed.
The OS of the client machine is limited to the OS supported by Quartus ® Prime.
A license file is applied for and issued to the NIC ID of the computer that is the license server (HOST ID if the server is Linux).
[merit]
・Quartus ® There is no limit to who can use Prime (Quartus ® unlimited number of Prime installations)
- No need to share your computer with others
・Quartus within the contract number ® Can use Prime at the same time
・Administrators can understand the usage status of licenses
[Demerit]
・Quartus will not work if you are not connected to the network. ® Prime is unavailable
・If there is a problem with the network, Quartus ® Prime is unavailable
- If the license server is down, Quartus ® Prime is unavailable
・It is necessary to edit the license file and configure the license management tool FLEXlm.
<Reference> intel ® Quartus ® Prime, IP and Questa* - Intel ® How to set FLOAT license for FPGA Edition
Please understand the above characteristics and consider using the license type that is suitable for your environment.
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