Altera RapidIO MegaCore Function - Manual (Page 20)

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Installation and Licensing
RapidIO MegaCore Function August 2014 Altera Corporation
User Guide
Installation and Licensing
The RapidIO IP core is part of the Altera MegaCore IP Library, which is distributed
with the Quartus II software and downloadable from the Altera website,
www.altera.com .
Figure 1–2 shows the directory structure after you install the RapidIO IP core, where
< path> is the installation directory. The default installation directory on Windows is
C:\altera\< version number>; on Linux it is /opt/altera<version number>.
You can use Altera’s free OpenCore Plus evaluation feature to evaluate the IP core in
simulation and in hardware before you purchase a license. You must purchase a
license for the IP core only when you are satisfied with its functionality and
performance, and you want to take your design to production.
After you purchase a license for the RapidIO IP core, you can request a license file
from the Altera website at
www.altera.com/licensing and install it on your computer.
When you request a license file, Altera emails you a license.dat file. If you do not have
internet access, contact your local Altera representative.
OpenCore Plus Evaluation
With the Altera free OpenCore Plus evaluation feature, you can perform the following
actions:
■ Simulate the behavior of a megafunction (Altera IP core or AMPP SM
megafunction) in your system using the Quartus II software and Altera-supported
VHDL and Verilog HDL simulators.
■ Verify the functionality of your design and evaluate its size and speed quickly and
easily.
■ Generate time-limited device programming files for designs that include IP cores.
■ Program a device and verify your design in hardware.
Figure 1–2. Directory Structure
rapidio
Contains the RapidIO MegaCore function files
common
Contains shared components
altera_rapidio
Contains the _hw.tcl file for the RapidIO Qsys component
Installation directory
ip
Contains the Altera MegaCore IP Library and third-party IP cores
altera
Contains the Altera MegaCore IP Library