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8 years ago

DE2-115 and IP Cores

I am doing development, which is intended for a DE2-115 target. While waiting for the board arrival, I downloaded Quartus Prime Lite Edition 17.1 and began experimenting with developing FPGA vh...
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8 years ago

The TSE IP requires a license. You can use a Nios II, but only the economy version, not the fast version, without a license. These don't happen to be Lite edition limitations. It's just that the IP you're using requires licenses for full, untethered use.

See the edition comparison here:

https://www.altera.com/products/design-software/fpga-design/quartus-prime/download.html

TSE info:

https://www.altera.com/products/intellectual-property/ip/interface-protocols/m-alt-ethernet-mac.html