Licensing considerations, Licensing considerations –7 – Altera PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition Getting Started User Manual
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For information on obtaining a license file, refer to
To use the Quartus II software included with the kit, you must first obtain
a license file. A Quartus II DKE software license is included with the kit.
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During the installation of the Quartus II software, you are given
the option to install the MegaCore IP Library. When prompted
to do so, choose to install the MegaCore IP Library and follow
the on-screen instructions.
Licensing
Considerations
Before using the Quartus II software, you must request a license file from
the Altera web site at www.altera.com/licensing 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 network interface card (NIC) ID.
■
The kit serial number, which appears both on the outside of the
development kit box and on the CD-ROM.
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Your NIC ID is a 12-digit hexadecimal number that identifies
your computer. Networked (or floating-node) licensing requires
a NIC ID or server host ID. When obtaining a license file for
network licensing, use the NIC ID from the computer that will
issue the Quartus II licenses to distributed users over a network.
You can find the NIC ID for your card by typing "ipconfig
/all"
at a command prompt. Your NIC ID is the number on the
physical address line, without the dashes.
To obtain a license, perform the following steps.
1.
Point your web browser to the Altera web site at
www.altera.com/licensing
.
2.
In the Development Kit Licensing list, select Licensing for RoHS
Compliant Development Kits
.
3.
Follow the on-line instructions to request your license. A license file
is emailed to you.
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Before installing your license, close the following software
if it is running on your computer: