Hi eeleigh,

Could you try using Questa®-Altera® FPGA Edition 2024.1? Since your license has a maintenance expiration of 2024.08, it will only support versions released before that date.
 

Please let us know if the error persists after trying version 2024.1.

Regards, 
ZiYingE_Altera

• Name: Leigh Pringle
• Email: [email protected]
• Company Name: Pringle Electronics Group
• Company Address: 16621 Madrone Ct. S., Pioneer, CA 95666
• NIC/Host ID: Primary: 

  000EC68F957E

• Companion #1: 

  84A9386F026F

• License Type: (Node-locked or Floating) Node Locked
• If Floating, Number of Seats:
• License Purchased: Software for IPA Partner - Quartus Pro & standard, Questa, Intel FPGA AI Suite, NIOS-V, 1 Seat(s)
• The licensing person you contacted with previously: Daisuke Yoshida (ASAP program manager)

For your convenience, I have included last year's working license below: (note, the companion id is now primary and the new companion is different as I upgraded computers)

Intel Corporation Software and/or Intellectual Property License File

# Issued 13 June 2025

# Upgrade to these products will no longer be available after the Maintenance Expiration

# date unless licenses are renewed.

# Fixed Node License

# Primary Machine Name-080027cbc9ae

# Primary Machine ID-NIC ID 080027CBC9AE

# Companion ID-NIC ID 000EC68F957E

# Companion ID 2-N/A

# Product License Summary:

# 3 Questa*- FPGA Starter Edition (License: SW-QUESTA), 1 Seat(s)

# - Maintenance Expiration of 2026.06

# - License Expires 13-Jun-2026

# Software for IPA Partner - Quartus Pro & standard, Questa, Intel FPGA AI Suite, NIOS-V, 1 Seat(s)

# - Maintenance Expiration of 2025.09

# DSP Embedded FPGA IP Bundle - Partner including DSP Builder, 1 Seat(s)

# - Maintenance Expiration of 2025.09

# Questa*-Intel® FPGA Edition (License: SW-QUESTA-PLUS), 1 Seat(s)

# - Maintenance Expiration of 2024.08

# - License Expires 13-Jun-2026

# 32 Discontinued – Quartus® II Software (License: SW-QUARTUS-WE-FIX), 1 Seat(s)

# - Maintenance Expiration of 2022.12

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# The following is a license file for the DSP Builder tool.

# Number of seat licenses is 1

# No license expiration date

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# FEATURE END

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# Number of seat licenses is 1

# No license expiration date

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0A68 0DDD A39D"

# FEATURE END

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# The following is a license file for the DSP and Embedded FPGA IP Bundle containing

# IP-CIC,IP-VITERBI/HS,IP-VITERBI/SS,IP-NIOS,IP-UART-16550,IP-RSCODECII,IP-TURBO,IP-RSCODEC-HS,IP-BCH,IP-LDPC,IP-TURBOV

# Number of seat licenses is 1

# No license expiration date

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# FEATURE END

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# The following is the license file for Nios® V/g General Purpose Processor Intel®

# FPGA IP

# Number of seat licenses is 1

# No license expiration date

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HOSTID="080027cbc9ae 000ec68f957e" TS_OK SIGN="0EED 8C49 23DD \

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1B22 9DE9 0F4D"

# FEATURE END

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# The following is a license file for Nios® V/m Microcontroller Intel® FPGA IP

# Number of seat licenses is 1

# No license expiration date

FEATURE 6AF8_D036 alterad 2025.09 permanent uncounted 8FC83D6F65B3 \

VENDOR_STRING=2ljMZpIlaiIUTdWyXieG5l HOSTID="080027cbc9ae \

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# FEATURE END

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# This is license file for ModelSim Web Edition

# Number of seat licenses is 1

# License Expires 13-Jun-2026

300 Your contract does not allow this feature.

# FEATURE END

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# The following is a license file for the Intel Design Security feature for the Quartus

# II Software.

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uncounted 8CE61E791F45 HOSTID="080027cbc9ae 000ec68f957e" \

TS_OK SIGN="058E CC5A 37EF EA2F 2F5F 5383 4343 028C 66D4 0D36 \

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# FEATURE END

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# The following is a license file for the Package part number for Quartus SE and Quartus

# PE

# Number of seat licenses is 1

# No license expiration date

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7DA0 B8D0 ED75 65F6 9D16 9CD7 3AAC 895F 04D5 954E 2147 1570 \

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1CDE A6D3"

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HOSTID="080027cbc9ae 000ec68f957e" TS_OK SIGN="16E5 CA12 8051 \

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5F20 461D D55A"

# FEATURE END

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# The following is a license file for the Quartus II Web Edition

# Number of seat licenses is 1

# No license expiration date

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HOSTID="080027cbc9ae 000ec68f957e" SIGN="1840 A64A FE1E D55D \

C9EB 0972 6BC0 3E34 F609 6AB4 5360 0917 CE0F 7772 BC24 1707 \

97E6 6F7F 6ECC EADB 4D52 AE62 CDB6 700C A740 0CB2 64DF D011 \

E349 36A5"

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HOSTID="080027cbc9ae 000ec68f957e" TS_OK SIGN="05F5 D118 6661 \

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# FEATURE END

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# The following is a license file for the ModelSim

# Number of seat licenses is 1

# License Expires 13-Jun-2026

DAEMON mgcld path_to_mgcld

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# FEATURE END

################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# The following is the license file for Questa*-Intel FPGA Edition - Questa Plus

# Number of seat licenses is 1

# License Expires 13-Jun-2026

DAEMON mgcld path_to_mgcld

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0F3AFABD97CC884C1EDD VENDOR_STRING=158AFA9B HOSTID=080027cbc9ae \

ISSUER=Intel SN=198049210 SIGN2="0EFA DACE F3FF F735 C123 2039 A3CC \

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################################################################################

# FEATURE START

# The following is the license file for Questa*-Intel FPGA Edition - Questa Plus

# Number of seat licenses is 1

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# Number of seat licenses is 1

# License Expires 13-Jun-2026

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################################################################################

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# This is license file for Questasim*-Intel FPGA Starter Edition

# Number of seat licenses is 1

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# End of Intel Corporation Software and/or Intellectual Property License File. Issued 06/13/2025

That isn't a short answer, I have been an Altera Design partner for about 16 years, through the original Altera, partner program managed by Mike Sharpless (no longer with the company) and Chris Gourier (no long with the company) and Daisuke, now the manager of the new ASAP consultants program which I am a part of. Back then I had the emails for the people who actually generated the licenses, non of them are with the company anymore. I could simply email them back then and get a new license and one of the managers would ok it. Then, when Intel purchased Altera, the consultants program was merged into the Intel partner program, but still then, I could email someone, and it was Chris and Daisuke who approved them. Now, in the last year or so since Altera has spun back off to a separate company again, Daisuke and his boss Mark Moran put together the new ASAP consultants program, again I am a member and the annual full licenses are part of the membership benefit. This is the first renewal I have needed since this new structuring. Daisuke can answer any questions about the program and my eligibility. Unfortunately with the delay you have caused, Altera may be losing a million dollar a year customer, they have asked me to contact AMD and Microchip on Monday to begin discussions.

Hi eeleigh,

Good day!

Just wanted to follow up and see if you've been able to try reassigning your Primary Computer in the SSLC and regenerating the license file.

If you've already tried it and are still seeing the same issue, please let us know and we'll be happy to take a closer look. And if there's anything we can do to help with the process, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you.
 

Regards,
ZiYingE_Altera