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1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing
2. Determining System Requirements
3. Downloading Intel® FPGA Software
4. Installing Intel FPGA Software
5. Licensing Intel® FPGA Software
6. Next Steps After Installing and Licensing the Software
A. Intel FPGA Software Installation and Licensing Archives
B. Document Revision History for Intel® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing
2.3.1. Operating System Requirements
2.3.2. Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL 1) on Windows Requirements for Nios® II EDS
2.3.3. Intel® High Level Synthesis Compiler Software Requirements
2.3.4. Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Software Requirements
2.3.5. Other Intel FPGA Software Requirements
2.3.6. Third-Party Software Requirements
4.1. Installing Intel® FPGA Software Through Intel® Quartus® Prime Installer
4.2. Installing the Intel® FPGA Software Manually
4.3. Using the Same Installation Files on Multiple Systems
4.4. Managing Multiple Versions and Copies of Intel FPGA Software
4.5. Setting Intel® Quartus® Prime Environment Variables
4.6. Starting the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software
4.7. Updating Intel FPGA Software
4.8. Installing and Uninstalling a Software Patch
4.9. Uninstalling Intel FPGA Software
4.10. Troubleshooting Installation Issues
5.1. Summary of Intel FPGA Software Licenses Required
5.2. Evaluating the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software
5.3. Licensing Intel® FPGA Software Walkthrough
5.4. Getting Hardware Information for License
5.5. Using the Intel FPGA Self-Service Licensing Center
5.6. About Intel® FPGA Software License Files
5.7. Checking the IP License Status
5.8. Configuring the License Manager Server
5.9. Troubleshooting License File Issues
5.1.1. Intel® Quartus® Prime Software License
5.1.2. Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition and Questa*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition Software License
5.1.3. Nios® II Embedded Design Suite License
5.1.4. Intellectual Property (IP) Cores Licenses
5.1.5. Siemens EDA* AXI Verification IP Suite License (Intel FPGA Edition)
5.5.1. Using the License Assistant
5.5.2. Getting a License File with Your New Purchase
5.5.3. Viewing Licenses
5.5.4. Filtering Your Licenses
5.5.5. Viewing and Generating a Legacy License
5.5.6. Viewing Licenses or License Files Associated to a Computer
5.5.7. Regenerating a License File
5.5.8. Generating a Temporary Checkout License
5.5.9. Generating a Companion License
5.5.10. Renewing Your License
5.5.11. Managing a Computer Profile
5.5.12. Rehosting a License on a Different Computer
5.5.13. Rehosting All Licenses from Current Computer to a Different Computer
5.5.14. Rehosting Multiple/Partial Licenses from Current Computer to a Different Computer
5.5.15. Sharing a License with Another User
5.5.16. Adding Delegate Administrators to Your Licenses and Computers
5.5.17. Splitting Seats on Your License and Generating Licenses
5.5.18. Merging or Adding Seats on Your License and Generating License
5.5.19. Adding Floating Seats
5.5.20. Signing Up for an Evaluation or No-Cost License
5.5.21. Signing Up For an Employee License
5.8.1. Installing the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software on Another License Server
5.8.2. Upgrading the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software
5.8.3. (Windows Only) Starting and Stopping the License Server
5.8.4. (Windows Only) Starting the License Server Automatically
5.8.5. Rereading an Existing License File on a License Server
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4.2.5.1. Installing Drivers on RHEL 8 and Above and Ubuntu Versions 18 and 20 OS
To allow communication between the host computer and a development board, you must install the drivers for USB download cables, even for development kits with embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II circuits.
Configuring these options require administrator (root) privileges.
Note: The USB-Blaster is now the Intel® FPGA Download Cable. The USB-Blaster II is now the Intel® FPGA Download Cable II.
The Intel® Quartus® Prime software accesses the Intel® FPGA Download Cable or Intel® FPGA Download Cable II through the USB file system (usbfs). To program devices, change the permissions on the ports.
Follow these steps to install on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and above and Ubuntu versions 18 and 20 operating systems:
- Create a file named /etc/udev/rules.d/92-usbblaster.rules.
Note: In the file name, 92 is important as there is a default rule /lib/udev/rules.d/91-permissions.rules for usbfs-like devices specifying a MODE of 664. Because udev assigns priority to rules by the sort order of the file names they appear in the Intel® FPGA Download Cable, you must place rules in an appropriate file.
- In the file, write the following lines, depending on the type of download cable:
- Intel® FPGA Download Cable
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6002", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6003", MODE="0666"
- Intel® FPGA Download Cable II:
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6010", MODE="0666" SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6810", MODE="0666"
- Intel® FPGA Download Cable