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19 years ago

Is Nios II free?

Is the Nios II processor free? I have checked the Altera website but I do not quite understand what a time limited license is? Is the IDE time limited or is the processor that runs in your FPGA time ...
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18 years ago

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Nios was part of the IP that came with my Quartus subscription last year. If you want to add Nios to a free web license I think that is $499

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So the Quartus subscription includes an updated license of the Nios IP? I stand corrected.

But this doesn't chage the equation too much. It is now approx. $2.500 yearly vs. $1.000. It still doesn't make sense. It is still much cheaper to purchase a new Nios kit every year instead of mantaining a subscription.