Altera Transceiver SI - Manual (Page 12)

2–4 Getting Started User Guide Altera Corporation
Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition June 2006
Before You Begin
Software Requirements
To use the kit’s demo application, you must be running Windows XP.
Install the following software before you begin developing designs for
the kit:
■ The Quartus II software version 6.0. See “Installing the Quartus II
Software and MegaCore Functions” on page 2–7 .
■ Internet Explorer 4.01 with Service Pack 2 or later to use Quartus II
Help. You need a web browser to register the Quartus II software and
request license files.
To license the Quartus II software, you will need:
■ Your network identification card (NIC) ID.
■ The kit’s serial number, which is adhered to both the outside of the
development kit’s box and the CD-ROM.
1 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, you should 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.
Quartus II System Requirements
To use the Transceiver SI Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition CD-ROM
with the Quartus II software provided with the kit, your system must
meet the Quartus II software minimum requirements.
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For system requirements, refer to the Quartus II Installation & Licensing
for PCs at www.altera.com.