Questa Intel FPGA Starter Edition License Issue

Question

I have both Quartus Prime Lite Edition and Questa Intel FPGA Starter Edition. I downloaded the license file by following the instructions and set it an environmental variable. However, when I try to simulate my compiled project from Quartus (Tools -> Run Simulation Tool -> RTL Simulation) I see this error: Unable to checkout a viewer license necessary for use of the Questa Intel Starter FPGA Edition graphical user interface. Vsim is closing.

How can I resolve this issue?

Thanks!

sstrell · Answer

What variable did you set up?  It should be LM_LICENSE_FILE.

yesmurat · Answer

I set up LM_LICENSE_FILE as an environment variable by following instructions provided by Intel.

sstrell · Answer

You have a space in your path (your name).  Put the file somewhere without a space in the path.

yesmurat · Answer

I changed the path to C:\license\LR-241496_License.dat and restarted the computer, but I keep getting the same error.

sstrell · Answer

Check the license file itself in a text editor.  Make sure at the top it has the correct MAC address and expiration date.  If not, you should try regenerating it at the SSLC.

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