| 2021.10.04 |
21.3 |
- Added a note about additional information available for setting up JTAG server connection over SSH in Installing and Configuring jtagserver on Windows and Installing and Configuring a Local JTAG Server (jtagd) on Linux.
- Changed all occurrences of "ModelSim - Intel FPGA Edition" to "Questa - Intel FPGA Edition".
- Changed all occurrences of Mentor Graphics to Siemens EDA.
- Renamed "Mentor Graphics AXI Verification IP Suite (Intel FPGA Edition)" to "Siemens EDA AXI Verification IP Suite (Intel FPGA Edition)".
- Renamed all occurrences of "ModelSim - Intel FPGA Starter Edition" to "Questa*-Intel FPGA Starter Edition".
- In Software Available in the Download Center, changed MD5 Message Digest Algorithm to SHA-1.
- Updated Intel Quartus Prime Environment Variables topic with additional information for PATH variable and added a sample script to setup the environment.
- In Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Software Requirements, updated the OS requirements.
- Updated the licensing details in Licensing Intel® FPGA Software.
- UnderChapter 4, Licensing FPGA Software Walkthrough section, removed Activate Product topic and updated the instructions in Request a License File from the Self-service Licensing Center.
- Updated the Ubuntu OS prerequisites in Software Requirements.
- Updated the details for Questa in Specifying the License for the Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Software.
- Changed alteramtivsim and alteramtivlog to intelqsim and intelqsimstarter and removed a note about alteramtivsim and alteramtivlog license subscriptions in FEATURE and INCREMENT Lines.
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| 2021.06.21 |
21.2 |
- Updated the Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions to 7 and 8 in Software Requirements and ModelSim* - Intel® FPGA Edition Software Requirements.
- Added Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition to the list in Software Available in the Download Center.
- Added a note about the Intel® Quartus® Prime software installer in Installing Intel FPGA Software at the Command Prompt.
- Added a note about the --install-lic option for --accept_eula in Command-Line Options.
- Added Windows 10 method of starting the Intel® FPGA software in Starting the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software.
- Removed the topic Installing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as RHEL 6 is no longer supported.
- Added Windows 10 method of adding device support in Adding Device Support and Other Intel FPGA Software to Existing Installation.
- Added Windows 10-specific instruction to Uninstalling on Windows* .
- Made minor updates to requirements in Intel® High Level Synthesis Compiler Software Requirements.
- Updated the license sample in FEATURE and INCREMENT Lines.
- Updated the license sample in Floating Network License Example.
- Updated the license sample in Fixed PC Software Guard License Example.
- Removed Windows 7 support.
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| 2021.03.29 |
21.1 |
- Updated Installing Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL) on Windows* to include an additional package that is necessary when building a custom library with Nios® II EDS.
- Updated the requirements in Minimum Hardware Requirements and Software Requirements topics.
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| 2020.12.14 |
20.4 |
- Updated the list of Ubuntu prerequisite packages in Software Requirements.
- Renamed the topic Installing and Configuring a JTAG Server and its subtopics.
- Updated the topics Installing and Configuring jtagserver on Windows and Installing and Configuring a Local JTAG Server on Linux completely.
- Document maintenance updates.
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| 2020.09.28 |
20.3 |
- Removed the occurrences of SoC EDS from the guide.
- Added additional instructions in Installing Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL) on Windows* .
- Made the following updates in Software Available in the Download Center:
- Added Intel® High Level Synthesis Compiler and Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator to the software list.
- Included Agilex™ and Intel® eASIC™ N5X devices.
- Added a note about discontinuation of older releases.
- Removed the topic Installing on Red Hat Enterprise 4 or Earlier Versions.
- Changed the topic title Installing on Red Hat Enterprise 5 and 6 to Installing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 version is no longer supported.
- Modified description about the license entitlements and removed the mention of Intel® FPGA SDK for OpenCL™ in the additional software list in Licensing Intel® FPGA Software.
- Updated the HLS requirements in Intel® High Level Synthesis Compiler Software Requirements.
- Added SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 to the list in ModelSim* - Intel® FPGA Edition Software Requirements.
- Updated the $QSYS_ROOTDIR directory to ${installdir}/qsys/bin in Intel® Quartus® Prime Environment Variables.
- Removed Red Hat Linux Enterprise 5 in ModelSim* - Intel® FPGA Edition Software Requirements and Software Requirements topics.
- Added an entry for Windows in Software Requirements.
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| 2020.07.13 |
20.2 |
- Added a note about having multiple license versions running on a system in Upgrading the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software.
- Removed all occurrences of the ALTERAD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable since it is deprecated and should no longer be used.
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| 2020.06.22 |
20.2 |
- Updated the processor requirements in Minimum Hardware Requirements.
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| 2020.04.13 |
20.1 |
- Added CPU requirements to Minimum Hardware Requirements.
- Removed a step about Akamai DLM3 in Downloading Individual Executable Files since it is no longer supported.
- Updated step 6 (which described download options) completely in Downloading .tar Files.
- Updated step 5 (which described download options) completely in Adding Device Support and Other Intel FPGA Software to Existing Installation.
- Updated step 5 (which described download options) completely in Updating Intel FPGA Software.
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| 2019.12.16 |
19.4 |
- Updated the Upgrading the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software topic completely.
- Corrected typo in Installing Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL) on Windows*.
- Minor correction in the title of Installing Programming Cable Drivers .
- Removed some repetitive topics under Starting the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software.
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| 2019.09.30 |
19.3 |
- Added "Checking the IP License Status" topic.
- Added footnote for Nios II EDS changes in Software Available in the Download Center and added cross-reference links. Added the same information in Nios® II Embedded Design Suite License topic.
- In Environment Variables topic, added PATH variable section and moved text related to $QSYS_ROOTDIR beneath this section.
- Updated a note in FEATURE and INCREMENT lines about mixed language support.
- In Upgrading the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software topic, added a link to the License Daemon Downloads page and updated the FLEXlm software version to 11.16.1.0.
- Added a new topic Installing Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL) on Windows*.
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| 2019.06.27 |
19.1 |
- Removed the topic Set Up a Floating Network License on a Local Computer since it was outdated.
- Renamed "Mentor Graphics* Verification IP (VIP) Altera Edition" to "Mentor Graphics AXI Verification IP Suite (Intel FPGA Edition)".
- In License File Header topic, updated the license header sample to remove references to Altera.
- In Obtain Necessary Hardware Information, added Linux OS support for fixed licenses.
- Added footnote about Remote Desktop limits to "Specifying the License for the ModelSim* - Intel® FPGA Edition Software."
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| 2019.04.01 |
19.1 |
- In Intel® Quartus® Prime Environment Variables, added LC_ALL variable to the list to explain the Perl warning observed if there is a mismatch in the locale setting.
- In Software Available in the Download Center, added footnote about RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm.
- In Software Requirements topic, updated RHEL, Ubuntu, and SUSE package details.
- Global changes:
- Rebranded Altera URLs to Intel URLs.
- Rebranded myAltera to My Intel along with the related screenshots.
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| 2018.09.24 |
18.1.0 |
- Added statement that the Intel® Quartus® Prime software installer does not support spaces in the installation path.
- Renamed Installation Directory topic to Installation Path.
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| 2018.05.07 |
18.0.0 |
- Reorganized content.
- Moved content about getting hardware information to Appendix.
- Added how to install USB drivers for Red Hat Enterprise systems.
- Added software requirements for Intel® High Level Synthesis (HLS) Compiler.
- Added information about specifying more than one licensing server.
- Removed references to automatic web license retrieval.
- Removed instructions to set environment variables on Linux and Windows.
- Created a Licensing Intel FPGA Software Walkthrough topic.
- Updated the supported Red Hat Linux version number (5, 6 and 7 instead of 5 and 6).
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| 2018.04.16 |
17.1.0 |
Updated licensing information for ModelSim - Intel FPGA Edition software |
| 2017.11.06 |
17.1.0 |
- Fixed outdated links from topic: "Using the Self-Service Licensing Center"
- Added topics: "Installing Intel FPGA Software at the Command Prompt" and "Downloading and Installing Intel FPGA Software on Multiple Systems"
- Removed command-line information from "Additional Installation Procedures"
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| 2017.07.19 |
17.0.0 |
- Removed "How to Contact Us" topic
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| 2017.05.08 |
17.0.0 |
- Included new free licensing mode for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition software, which supports Intel Cyclone 10 GX devices only.
- Removed all references to Solaris, which is no longer supported.
- Added make as a required Linux library.
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| 2016.10.31 |
16.1.0 |
- Removed all references to Talkback feature.
- Changed instances of Altera to Intel FPGA.
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| 2016.05.02 |
16.0.0 |
Removed instructions on downloading .iso files, which are no longer supported. |
| 2015.11.02 |
15.1.0 |
Updated to reflect the new Quartus Prime Lite, Standard, and Pro Edition software. |
| 2015.05.04 |
15.0.0 |
- Reorganized the document.
- Added a quick start for fixed, single user licenses.
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| 2015.03.09 |
14.1.1 |
- Updated the supported Red Hat Linux version number (5 and 6 instead of 6 and 7)
- Changed recommended screen resolution from 768 x 1024 to 1024 x 768
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| 2014.12.15 |
14.1.0 |
- Updated RPM package prerequisite information for Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7 and ModelSim-Altera Edition software and SoC EDS on systems running Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7
- Added Microsoft redistributable package requirements for ModelSim-Altera Edition
- Updated FLEXlm license server version to 11.11.1
- Updated available software in the "Altera Software" topic
- Removed references to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
- Updated terminology in the "Adding Floating Seats" topic
- Updated instructions for the "Setting Windows Environment Variables" topic
- Added a firewall example to the "Modifying the Network License File" topic
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| 2014.18.08 |
14.0a10.0 |
- Updated RPM package prerequisite information for Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6 and ModelSim-Altera Edition software and SoC EDS on systems running Red Hat Linux Enterprise 6
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| June, 2014 |
14.0.0 |
- Updated "Cables and Ports" topic.
- Updated "Upgrading or Setting Up a License Manager Server" topic.
- Updated "Quartus II General Environment Variables" topic.
- Updated "Download and Installation Prerequisites" topic.
- Removed references to 32-bit Quartus II software.
- Added "Downloading and Installing Altera Software Updates" topic.
- Updated "Rehosting a License" topic.
- Updated 32-bit libraries in "Download and Installation Prerequisites" topic.
- Updated "Modifying the Network License File" topic.
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| Nov, 2013 |
13.1.0 |
- Added references to Altera SDK for OpenCL in "Altera Software" topic.
- Updated information about downloading .tar files in "Installation Options" topic.
- Removed note about installing software separately from "Installing Device Family Support" topic.
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| May, 2013 |
13.0.0 |
- Removed references to the TCP/IP protocol in "More Download, Installation, and Setup Procedures" topic.
- Removed references to SOPC Builder in "Supported Software Subscriptions" topic.
- Removed the "Individual Software Files" topic, and "Using the 64-Bit Version of the Quartus II Software for Linux" topic.
- Updated Altera Complete Design Suite DVD information in "Altera Software" topic.
- Removed reference to Windows Vista in "Cables and Ports" topic.
- Updated downloading, installing, and uninstalling Altera software information in "Altera Download Center" topic.
- Updated information about installing the FLEXlm software in "Upgrading the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software" topic.
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