Intel® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing

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Answers to Top FAQs 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
1. Introduction to Intel® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing x
1.1. Quartus® Prime Design Suite Overview 1.2. Intel® FPGA Software Download Center 1.3. Intel® FPGA Self-Service Licensing Center 1.4. Before You Begin
1.4. Before You Begin x
1.4.1. Navigate Content Through Tasks 1.4.2. Prerequisites 1.4.3. Acronyms
2. Determining System Requirements x
2.1. Reviewing the Quartus® Prime Software Release Notes 2.2. Determining Hardware Requirements 2.3. Determining Software Requirements
2.2. Determining Hardware Requirements x
2.2.1. Disk Space and Memory Requirements 2.2.2. Cable and Port Requirements
2.3. Determining Software Requirements x
2.3.1. Operating System Requirements 2.3.2. Intel® High Level Synthesis Compiler Software Requirements 2.3.3. Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition Software Requirements 2.3.4. Other Intel FPGA Software Requirements 2.3.5. Third-Party Software Requirements
3. Downloading Intel® FPGA Software x
3.1. Software Available in the FPGA Software Download Center 3.2. Downloading Design-Specific Software Components 3.3. Determining the Download Type 3.4. Downloading Other Intel® FPGA Software
3.3. Determining the Download Type x
3.3.1. Downloading Software Using the Quartus® Prime Installer 3.3.2. Downloading Software Packages Manually
3.3.1. Downloading Software Using the Quartus® Prime Installer x
3.3.1.1. Accessing the Quartus® Prime Installer 3.3.1.2. Getting Started With the Quartus® Prime Installer GUI 3.3.1.3. Modifying the Installer Settings 3.3.1.4. Using CLI Commands
3.3.2. Downloading Software Packages Manually x
3.3.2.1. Downloading Software and Device Support Files 3.3.2.2. Downloading Copyleft Licensed Software
4. Installing Intel FPGA Software x
4.1. Installing Intel® FPGA Software Through 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 Quartus® Prime Environment Variables 4.6. Starting the 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
4.2. Installing the Intel® FPGA Software Manually x
4.2.1. Selecting the Installation Path 4.2.2. Installing Intel FPGA Software at the Command Prompt 4.2.3. Installing from .tar Files 4.2.4. Installing Device Support to Existing Installation 4.2.5. Installing Programming Cable Drivers 4.2.6. Installing and Configuring a JTAG Server
4.2.2. Installing Intel FPGA Software at the Command Prompt x
4.2.2.1. Command-Line Options
4.2.5. Installing Programming Cable Drivers x
4.2.5.1. Installing Drivers on RHEL 8/Ubuntu 18 and Above Versions
4.2.6. Installing and Configuring a JTAG Server x
4.2.6.1. Installing and Configuring jtagserver on Windows 4.2.6.2. Installing and Configuring a Local JTAG Server (jtagd) on Linux
4.9. Uninstalling Intel FPGA Software x
4.9.1. Uninstalling on Windows* 4.9.2. Uninstalling on Linux
5. Licensing Intel® FPGA Software x
5.1. Summary of Intel FPGA Software Licenses Required 5.2. Evaluating the Quartus® Prime Software 5.3. Acquiring Free, No-Cost Licenses 5.4. Licensing Intel® FPGA Software Walkthrough 5.5. Getting Hardware Information for License 5.6. Using the Intel FPGA Self-Service Licensing Center 5.7. About Intel® FPGA Software License Files 5.8. Checking the IP License Status 5.9. Viewing IP Core License Data 5.10. Configuring the License Manager Server 5.11. Troubleshooting License File Issues
5.1. Summary of Intel FPGA Software Licenses Required x
5.1.1. Quartus® Prime Software License 5.1.2. Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition and Questa*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition Software License 5.1.3. Intellectual Property (IP) Cores Licenses 5.1.4. Siemens EDA* AXI Verification IP Suite License (Intel FPGA Edition)
5.3. Acquiring Free, No-Cost Licenses x
5.3.1. Refreshing License Server Token Automatically
5.4. Licensing Intel® FPGA Software Walkthrough x
5.4.1. Obtaining Necessary Hardware Information 5.4.2. Requesting a License File from the Intel FPGA Self-Service Licensing Center 5.4.3. Setting up a Fixed License 5.4.4. Setting up a License in a Network License Server
5.4.4. Setting up a License in a Network License Server x
5.4.4.1. Setting up a License File in the License Server 5.4.4.2. Launching the Licensing Server 5.4.4.3. Specifying a Network License Server in the Quartus® Prime Software
5.5. Getting Hardware Information for License x
5.5.1. Identifying Host's NIC ID 5.5.2. Identifying the UNIX Host ID 5.5.3. Locating Your Hard-Disk Serial Number 5.5.4. Identifying the USB Software Guard ID
5.5.1. Identifying Host's NIC ID x
5.5.1.1. Finding the NIC ID for Windows 5.5.1.2. Finding the NIC ID on Linux 5.5.1.3. Finding the NIC ID in the Quartus® Prime Software 5.5.1.4. Finding the NIC ID on Windows* Using FLEXlm Utilities
5.5.3. Locating Your Hard-Disk Serial Number x
5.5.3.1. Finding the Hard-disk Serial Number on a Windows* PC 5.5.3.2. Finding the Hard-disk Serial Number if the Quartus® Prime Software is Installed on Your Computer
5.6. Using the Intel FPGA Self-Service Licensing Center x
5.6.1. Using the License Assistant 5.6.2. Getting a License File with Your New Purchase 5.6.3. Viewing Licenses 5.6.4. Filtering Your Licenses 5.6.5. Viewing and Generating a Legacy License 5.6.6. Viewing Licenses or License Files Associated to a Computer 5.6.7. Regenerating a License File 5.6.8. Generating a Temporary Checkout License 5.6.9. Generating a Companion License 5.6.10. Renewing Your License 5.6.11. Managing a Computer Profile 5.6.12. Rehosting a License on a Different Computer 5.6.13. Rehosting All Licenses from Current Computer to a Different Computer 5.6.14. Rehosting Multiple/Partial Licenses from Current Computer to a Different Computer 5.6.15. Sharing a License with Another User 5.6.16. Adding Delegate Administrators to Your Licenses and Computers 5.6.17. Splitting Seats on Your License and Generating Licenses 5.6.18. Merging or Adding Seats on Your License and Generating License 5.6.19. Adding Floating Seats 5.6.20. Signing Up for an Evaluation or No-Cost License 5.6.21. Signing Up For an Employee License
5.7. About Intel® FPGA Software License Files x
5.7.1. License File Components 5.7.2. Using a FLEXlm Options File 5.7.3. License.dat Example Files 5.7.4. Syntax of license.dat License File
5.7.1. License File Components x
5.7.1.1. License File Header 5.7.1.2. SERVER, VENDOR, and USE_SERVER Lines 5.7.1.3. FEATURE and INCREMENT Lines
5.7.3. License.dat Example Files x
5.7.3.1. Fixed PC Software Guard License Example 5.7.3.2. Floating Network License Example
5.10. Configuring the License Manager Server x
5.10.1. Installing the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software on Another License Server 5.10.2. Upgrading the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software 5.10.3. (Windows Only) Starting and Stopping the License Server 5.10.4. (Windows Only) Starting the License Server Automatically 5.10.5. Rereading an Existing License File on a License Server
6. Next Steps After Installing and Licensing the Software x
6.1. Additional Resources 6.2. Training
Answers to Top FAQs
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

3.3.1.3. Modifying the Installer Settings

The Settings dialog allows you to overwrite the default installer settings. It is set to the following default values:
  • Use default proxy settings is enabled to retrieve your system's proxy settings.
  • CA Certificate Path is an optional setting to specify your own CA certificate. Set this only when the Internet connection fails with certificate error. You can pass in either a file of a CA certificate or a directory that holds CA certificates.
  • Number of parallel download threads (1-6) is set to 4.
  • Retry duration (0-10000 in minutes) is set to 60 minutes.
  • Installer Platforms defaults to the platform your system is currently running on.
Figure 3.  Quartus® Prime Installer Settings GUI

Follow these instructions to modify the installer settings:

  • You can use the Test Internet Connection button to confirm if your system is connected to an active Internet connection.
    If the installer cannot detect your Internet connection, select the Manually configure proxy setting option to set up your proxy settings and establish an Internet connection manually. The installer cannot progress until it detects the Internet connection. For information about the accepted values for the proxy server, refer to https://curl.se/libcurl/c/CURLOPT_PROXY.html.
    Note: If you are behind a firewall, ensure that you do not have no_proxy variable set in your system.
  • In the Number of parallel download threads (1-6) field, enter a value between 1 and 6 to modify the number of threads.
  • In the Retry duration (0 - 10000 in minutes) field, you can customize the retry duration if your Internet connection interrupts or is unstable. You can enter a value between 0 and 10000 minutes. You can stop the retries within the retry period.
  • You can select Linux or Windows platform, and the installer downloads files relevant to the chosen platform.
    Note: If you are downloading for a platform other than the one your system is running on, the Auto install after download option in the main GUI is disabled with a tooltip that shows why it is disabled.
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