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Altera_Forum
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12 years agoArria V GX Starter Kit - Quartus II DKE? One year license?
Hi guys, I want to start using higher density FPGAs for academic research. Currently I am looking at the Arria V GX Starter Kit. Especially since it is able half the price of the Kintex-7 evalu...
Altera_Forum
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12 years agoIt will still support the Arria V GX after that period, you just won't be able to update it to a more recent version.
I've always used Quartus with a subscription license so I can't be sure, but I think you should be able to compile for all the devices you want. The "real" subscription license is locked to a computer, but I don't know exactly how it works with a kit license. If you have those kind of concerns before committing your money to an expensive kit, I recommend that you ask those questions directly to your FAE or local distributor. You'll get an official answer and they are usually very helpful.