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Oliver_I_Sedlacek's avatar
Oliver_I_Sedlacek
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2 years ago

What's the cost of doing a PCIe design these days?

I've been tasked with migrating an existing PCIe design from a Cyclone IV GX to something we can actually buy these days, e.g. Cyclone 10 GX. Wheras previously device support was free in Quartus Lite...
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Wincent_Altera
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2 years ago

Hi Oliver,


I understand your concern.

But the price is fixed and fair to all of our customers so that we can continue to develop and provide a good platform for all the designers/engineers who working at FPGA all around the world. It includes all of our fees such as debugging and new features development that full fill the fast acceleration of technology.


As a technical specialist, I do not have any access to product purchases/discounts.

Also, there might have a free trial license for Quartus Pro (if I am not mistaken)

If your needs are really strong, I would like to suggest you work with Intel's authorized distributor to get the best price and package that suit your current needs.


We are trying our best to help you and all of our customers. Let me know if you have any further concerns.


Regards,

Wincent_Intel


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Oliver_I_Sedlacek
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2 years ago

Charging for support and IP makes complete sense, but I just don't get why Intel charges for Cyclone 10 GX support when you're in the business of selling chips. You've never charged for Cyclone IV GX or Cyclone V GX support, but we haven't been able to buy those for getting on for 4 years. As customers we're feeling really screwed over now. During the chip shortage we could make allowances but we need help digging out of the hole you've dropped us in.

  • FvM's avatar
    FvM
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    2 years ago
    Still don't understand what you are talking about. Quartus Prime Pro can be used for Cyclone 10 GX development without a license. You may additionally request a free license for Questa Intel Starter Edition simulator.
    • Oliver_I_Sedlacek's avatar
      Oliver_I_Sedlacek
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      2 years ago

      One question, how? Installed Pro and it wants me to buy a license or go for the 30 day trial.

      • FvM's avatar
        FvM
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        2 years ago

        I'm installing QPP 23.1 with Cyclone 10 GX support only.
        Setup is never asking me for a license.

        Menu Tools/License setup is showing Current License: Free