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18 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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17 years ago

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- Full Subscription - after 1 year, updates will not be licensed, but tool will work ~forever - full tool comes with something called the Base IP Suite - things like Memory controllers, etc.

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Now that you mention, I realize there is an important difference with the license provided in the Nios Kit.

I understand the Nios Kit includes licenses for Quartus and Nios only. It doesn't include licenses for the Base IP and ModelSim-Altera. This is a significant difference.