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Altera_Forum
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16 years ago

time-limited licence problem

Hi all, I modified the Quartus II Project File using SOPC builder and then recompiled it using Quartus II so the file got generated with the time-limited licence version of the Quartus II. Now I a...
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Altera_Forum
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16 years ago

Do you have a valid licence file (subscription you must pay for once per year) ?

i had once a problem with the licence server and therefore quartus generated time limited files you cannot programm, but after the licence was available again, the quartus tools still used the time limited files instead of the normal programming files.

time limited means you cannot create production images, only for evaluation purposes. some may run only 1 hour, other as long as there is an active jtag connection and quartus running.

as you use sopc, as far as i know you need a subscription licence and not a web licence.