Altera Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition - Manual (Page 13)

© November 2009 Altera Corporation Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition User Guide
3. Software Installation
Introduction
This section explains how to install the following software:
■ Altera Complete Design Suite
■ Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition
■ USB-Blaster ™ driver
Installing the Altera Complete Design Suite
The Altera Complete Design Suite provides the necessary tools used for developing
hardware and software for Altera FPGAs. Included on the Altera Complete Design
Suite DVD are the Quartus II software and the Nios II EDS. The Quartus II software
(including SOPC Builder) and the Nios II EDS are the primary FPGA development
tools used to create the reference designs in this development kit. To install the Altera
software tools, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the Altera Complete Design Suite DVD into your computer.
2. Follow the installer instructions to complete the installation process.
f If you have difficulty installing the Quartus II software, refer to Quartus II Installation
& Licensing for Windows and Linux Workstations .
Licensing Considerations
Before using the Quartus II software, you must request a license file from the Altera
Licensing page of the Altera website and install it on your computer. When you
request a license file, Altera emails you a license.dat file that enables the software.
To license the Quartus II software, you need your computer’s network interface card
(NIC) ID, a number that uniquely identifies your computer. On the computer you use
to run the Quartus II software, type
ipconfig /all at a command prompt to
determine the NIC ID. Your NIC ID is the 12-digit hexadecimal number on the
Physical Address
line.
To obtain a license, perform the following steps.
1. Go to the Get My Altera License page of the Altera website.
2. Under Development Kit Licenses Request, click Licenses for RoHS-Compliant
Kits .
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to request your license. Altera sends you a
license file through email.
4. To install your license, refer to Specifying the License File in Quartus II Installation &
Licensing for Windows and Linux Workstations .