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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
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
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. Configuring the License Manager Server
5.10. Troubleshooting License File Issues
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
5.9.1. Installing the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software on Another License Server
5.9.2. Upgrading the FLEXlm License Manager Server Software
5.9.3. (Windows Only) Starting and Stopping the License Server
5.9.4. (Windows Only) Starting the License Server Automatically
5.9.5. Rereading an Existing License File on a License Server
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4.6. Starting the Quartus® Prime Software
You can run the Quartus® Prime software on Windows* and Linux.
For versions that you purchase, the Quartus® Prime software prompts you for license information if it does not detect a license upon startup. You are prompted to evaluate, buy, or retrieve a license. The Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software provides the additional option of running the software in free mode for Cyclone® 10 GX devices only.
Note: You can evaluate the Quartus® Prime software at no cost for a period of time.
Starting the Intel® FPGA Software on Windows
Use any of the following methods to start Intel® FPGA software on Windows:
- On the Windows* desktop, double-click the Intel® FPGA software icon.
- On the Windows* Start menu, click Intel® FPGA <version number> <Lite/Standard/Pro> Edition > Quartus.
- At a command prompt, type:
<installation-directory>\bin64\quartus
Starting the Intel® FPGA Software on Linux
Use the following method to start Intel® FPGA software on Linux:
- Type the following at the command prompt:
<installation-directory>/quartus/bin/quartus
Note: Starting the Quartus® Prime software in a platform-specific directory on Linux (for example, <installation-directory>/linux64/quartus/), can cause problems running the software.
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