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1. Answers to Top FAQs
2. Introduction to Intel® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing
3. System Requirements and Prerequisites
4. Downloading and Installing Intel FPGA Software
5. Licensing Intel® FPGA Software
6. About Intel® FPGA Software License Files
A. Getting Hardware Information for License
B. Using the Intel FPGA Self-Service Licensing Center
C. Intel FPGA Software Installation and Licensing Archives
D. Document Revision History for Intel® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing
4.1. Software Available in the FPGA Software Download Center
4.2. Installation Path
4.3. Downloading and Installing with Individual Executable Files
4.4. Downloading and Installing Using .tar Files
4.5. Setting Intel® Quartus® Prime Environment Variables
4.6. Starting the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software
4.7. Installing Programming Cable Drivers
4.8. Installing and Configuring a JTAG Server
4.9. Adding Device Support and Other Intel FPGA Software to Existing Installation
4.10. Managing Multiple Versions and Copies of Intel FPGA Software
4.11. Updating Intel FPGA Software
4.12. Uninstalling Intel FPGA Software
5.1.1. Intel® Quartus® Prime Software License
5.1.2. Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition Software License
5.1.3. Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition and Questa*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition Software License
5.1.4. Intellectual Property (IP) Cores Licenses
5.1.5. Development Kits Containing the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software
5.1.6. Nios® II Embedded Design Suite License
5.1.7. Siemens EDA* AXI Verification IP Suite License (Intel FPGA Edition)
5.1.8. University Program Software Licenses
5.5.1. Installing the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software on Another License Server
5.5.2. Upgrading the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software
5.5.3. (Windows Only) Starting and Stopping the License Server
5.5.4. (Windows Only) Starting the License Server Automatically
5.5.5. Rereading an Existing License File on a License Server
B.1. Using the License Assistant
B.2. Getting a License File with Your New Purchase
B.3. Viewing Licenses
B.4. Filtering Your Licenses
B.5. Viewing and Generating a Legacy License
B.6. Viewing Licenses or License Files Associated to a Computer
B.7. Regenerating a License File
B.8. Generating a Temporary Checkout License
B.9. Generating a Companion License
B.10. Renewing Your License
B.11. Managing a Computer Profile
B.12. Rehosting a License on a Different Computer
B.13. Rehosting All Licenses from Current Computer to a Different Computer
B.14. Rehosting Multiple/Partial Licenses from Current Computer to a Different Computer
B.15. Sharing a License with Another User
B.16. Adding Delegate Administrators to Your Licenses and Computers
B.17. Splitting Seats on Your License and Generating Licenses
B.18. Merging or Adding Seats on Your License and Generating License
B.19. Adding Floating Seats
B.20. Signing Up for an Evaluation or Free License
B.21. Signing Up For an Employee License
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4.11. Updating Intel FPGA Software
To download available Intel FPGA Software updates:
- Verify that you are using the latest version of the Intel FPGA software.
- Visit the FPGA Software Download Center page.
- Using the left-hand filter pane, perform the following steps to refine the search results:
- Select the Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Software option. This displays three Intel® Quartus® Prime software editions (Pro, Standard, or Lite).
- Select the desired Intel® Quartus® Prime software edition. This displays a list of supported software versions.
- Select the desired Intel® Quartus® Prime software release version.
- Select the operating system (Linux or Microsoft Windows*).
- In the refined list of pages, click the desired page to download the software.
- On the version-specific download page, click Updates.
- Download by clicking the Download button under each device.
Wait for all the files to download completely before beginning the installation process.
- Run the executable files to launch the installation wizard, which guides you through the installation process. On Windows*, it automatically finds the existing installation to be updated. On Linux*, you need to input the installation path of an existing installation to be updated.
Note: For information about the latest updates, refer to the update release notes on www.intel.com.