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Altera_Forum
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21 years ago

Quartus licensing options

I have sometimes seen that there can be differences in optimization with different licenses, and I see that different patches are released for the full vs web versions. As a sanity check, it would be nice to know:

What difference if any would I expect to see if I use a valid subscription license with the web edition of Q4.1 or 4.2 (as opposed to the web lic)?

How do I know the web edition is properly recognizing the subscription license and improving things?

What difference if any would I expect to see if I changed from using the web edition to the full edition installed from CD, same license?

When a license is too old to support a new release of quartus, does it give a warning or quietly disable certain features or what?

Does this apply equally to both web and full editions, or will I always be able to use my old license with a new web edition?

The Quartus license does not alter the behavior of the NiosII tools does it?

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    Altera_Forum
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    21 years ago

    According to Altera there should be no difference in the optimization between the full and web editions.

    The full edition gives you support for more devices, and a few features such as the simulator, chip editor & signal tap.

    The tools should stop working when the license is no longer valid, rather than disabling features.