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9 months ago

Unable to checkout a license for Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 23.1

Hi there, I'm currently having a problem downloading the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Design Software Version 23.1 for Windows (FPGA Edition) for my course project. I've successfully created an...
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9 months ago

Alternatively, you can check your computer NIC ID in the Quartus Prime Software and cross check with your license file's HOSTID. Checkout the user guide below:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683472/25-1/finding-the-nic-id-in-the-software.html

Make sure that the intelqsim or intelqsimstarter feature is listed in the license file, depending on which Questa simulator tool you are using. (non-starter or starter edition)

- Additionally, check that the environment variable settings is set to a valid license path. An invalid or non-existing license path will cause the license checkout fail.
The MGLS_LICENSE_FILE takes precedence over LM_LICENSE_FILE settings. Make sure the MGLS_LICENSE_FILE value is valid.


Regards,
Richard Tan



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9 months ago

Hi Richard,

Thank you for your reply!

I followed your link to regenerate the license, updated the NIC ID, and found the Questa simulator tool in the license, but the configuration still didn't work.


My project only needs questasim from the package.I installed Questa-Intel FPGA Edition (including Starter Edition) first and selected the starter edition during installation. But after selecting Questa-FPGA Starter Edition (License: SW-QUESTA) in the Intel FPGA Self-Service Licensing Center and generating the license (I found intelqsimstarter in the license), it still failed. I suspect that I might not have found the correct license for my downloaded version. I'd appreciate it if you could help.

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    RichardT_altera
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    9 months ago

    After you have generate the new license file, have you set the environment variable settings correctly to the new license file?

    Regards,
    Richard Tan

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      9 months ago

      Hi Richard,

      Yes, and I think my settings should be correct. Actually I previously had a version of ModelSim on my computer that also required a license, and my environment configuration worked for it. However, after changing the environment variables to the newly generated license, I still encounter errors.

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        RichardT_altera
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        9 months ago

        Could you attached your newly generated license file .dat file here for further investigation?
        May I know which Questa-Intel FPGA Edition version are you using?
        Try to remove the LM_LICENSE_FILE and use SALT_LICENSE_FILE instead.

        Regards,
        Richard Tan