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14 years ago

Quartus II time limited .sof file

Hi, when I try to program my FPGA...it appears a advice window about a limited time .sof file generation...as shown in attached image. I'd like to know how I have to behave... Regards
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14 years ago

you can only use this file to upload it to the FPGA, and then you mustn't close the window as long as you want to use the FPGA. If you close it all the licensed components in the FPGA will stop working. The other limitation is that you can't put your design into flash. But other than that you have a fully functional system you can play with.