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8 years ago

Cyclone 10 GX requires Pro license

I was a bit surprised that the new entry level family requires a Quartus Pro license (the GX version). The older Cyclone GX families could be built using the Lite version. Is this something whic...
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8 years ago

I'm still a bit confused whether a pro license has to be purchased or if it can be used for free with the Cyclone 10 GX. I installed and tried to build a small LED flash design. But when I tried to build I got: 

Internal Error: Sub-system: DCALC, File: /quartus/ddb/dcalc/dcalc_bcm_modules_cache.cpp, Line: 116
Could not load pdb file - /tools/altera/quartus/v17.1.0.240_pro/quartus/common/devinfo/cyclone10gx/ddb_cyclone10gx_io_48_3v_tile-ff-3-0-hs_model_debug
Stack Trace:
   0x1129c9: DCALC_TIMING_NETLIST_MANAGER_IMPL::load_model(char const*, bool, DCALC_TIMING_DB_VERSION_ENUM) + 0x49 (ddb_dcalc)
...
The file above is not in the installation. The closest match is files named ddb_cyclone10gx_io48_dr_clock_buffer*

Does that mean that it's not supported?