4 evaluation license identification, 1 installed license file, 2 installed ethercat ip core – BECKHOFF ET1100 User Manual

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EtherCAT IP Core for Xilinx FPGAs

Slave Controller

– Application Note FAQ

5.2.4

Evaluation License Identification

5.2.4.1

Installed license file

If you want to find out if you have the full license or the evaluation license installed, run Xilinx ISE,
menu Help

– Manage License…

Check the feature line for the EtherCAT IP Core:



iptb_ethercat_ipcore_v2_04

for the full version (IP Core Version 2.04a-z)



iptb_ethercat_v2_04_eval

for the evaluation version (IP Core Version 2.04a-z)

5.2.4.2

Installed EtherCAT IP Core

There are two ways to find out which type of EtherCAT IP Core is installed (full/evaluation).



Remove all EtherCAT IP Core licenses and synthesize a reference design. The error message
gives the type of the license:
“No license for component found” for the full license, and
“No license for component found” for the evaluation license



Browse the installation folder <IPInst_dir>\lib. There should be a text file indicating the type of the
license:
The full version of EtherCAT_IPCore.vhd was installed.txt or
The evaluation version of EtherCAT_IPCore.vhd was installed.txt



If the EtherCAT IP Core is synthesizable, watch for the following XST messages in the console
(the first one is the full version, the last one is the evaluation version):

INFO:Xst:1749 - "C:/BECKHOFF/ethercat-v2.04a/lib/EtherCAT_IPCore.vhd" line
26524: note:
######################################################
######################################################
########## ETHERCAT IP CORE V2.04A ##########
######################################################
########## 2 PORTS MII ##########
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