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Altera_Forum
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12 years ago

Do I really need a license ?

I'd like to develop a Cyclone III app (possibly with the NIOS II processor) for a new design. Is a paid license required for distribution ? It's not clear from the Quartus Subscription vs. Web comparison pdf.

Apologies in advance for the "newbie" question

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    Altera_Forum
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    12 years ago

    Web addition will work fine for Cyclone III. However NIOS is a licensed core.

    So if you have NIOS, it will require a NIOS add on license. to build it without the timeout. I've never have done NIOS on a web-license (we have a full license with the NIOS add-on)

    If you go Cyclone V, it appears all the SOC's are supported under the web edition. So that would be my recommend place to start with a CPU.

    Basically the smaller (Current) families are supported on the web-edition. The license gets you support for larger family members and some optimizations and tools not supported in web-edition. NIOS is an add-on license, but a "Time-out" version is available to try before you buy.

    Pete
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    12 years ago

    Good to know Dave.. We've had the standard core license for awhile. Didn't know they made the "Economy" version free.

    Pete