Set up licensing – Altera DSP Development Kit, Stratix & Stratix Professional Edition Getting Started User Manual
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Development Kit Version 1.3.0
Altera Corporation
DSP Development Kit, Stratix & Stratix Professional Edition Getting Started User Guide December 2004
Set Up Licensing
Set Up Licensing
Before using the Quartus II software and DSP Builder, you must request
a license file from the Altera web site. Select the Licensing link at
www.altera.com
. Install the license file on your PC. When you request a
license file, Altera e-mails you a license.dat file that enables the software.
To obtain a license, perform the following steps:
1.
Select the Licensing link at www.altera.com.
2.
Click DSP Development Kit, Stratix Edition or DSP Development
Kit, Stratix Professional Edition
.
3.
Follow the online instructions to request your license. A license.dat
file is e-mailed to you.
4.
Close the following software applications if they are open:
●
The Quartus II software
●
The MAX+PLUS II software
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The MATLAB and Simulink software
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The LeonardoSpectrum synthesis tool
●
The Synplicity Synplify Pro software
●
The ModelSim simulator
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To install your license, see the Specifying the License File section
in the Quartus II Design Software Installation & Licensing for PCs
manual, which is included with the development kit.