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Giorgi_Kvernadze
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10 months ago
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Licesnse for Questa?

I downloaded the free, lite version of Quartus Prime and opted for installing Questa, during the installation setup. But now when I try to run it, it doesn't work. Is a separate license for Que...
Installation & Licensing
Simulation
  • RichardT_altera's avatar
    RichardT_altera
    10 months ago

    Hmm, it looks like almost everything is correct.
    Could you double-check if the NIC ID is correct?
    Also this is a Fixed type license, correct? 
    5.5.1. Identifying Host's NIC ID

    Regards,
    Richard Tan

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sstrell
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10 months ago

You need a free license for it: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683472/25-3/and-software-license.html

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    Giorgi_Kvernadze
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    10 months ago

    I did that, but nothing changed.

    When trying to launch Questa manually I just get this pop up and it goes away, with nothing happening afterwards.


    And when I set up Quartus to run the simulation automatically after compilation, I get the following messages:

     

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      RichardT_altera
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      10 months ago

      Based on the messages, it seems like you might not have set up the environment variable correctly.
      Which Quartus/Questa version you are using? 
      Starting from version 25.1, Questa Altera FPGA Edition no longer reads the LM_LICENSE_FILE and MGLS_LICENSE_FILE environment variables. Instead, you should use SALT_LICENSE_SERVER. Note that the SALT_LICENSE_FILE mentioned in the user guide is a typo and will not work.

      Please refer to the section titled "Setting Up the Questa*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition Software License"  in the user guide link provided by sstrell.

      If the issue persists, it might be due to license file issue. Ensure that:
      - The Questa license is not expired.
      - You are using the Starter license for the Questa Starter Edition, and a Non-Starter license for the Questa Non-Starter Edition.
      - The license type is Fixed and not a Floating license.

      Regards,
      Richard Tan 

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        Giorgi_Kvernadze
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        10 months ago

        Ok, I fixed a few things, according to what you wrote and it did improve things marginally.
        Now It opens, but I soon get this other error and it closes.


        One thing to note though is that I have the 24.1 version of the software.
        Since that is what is automatically downloaded, when you install Quartus lite.