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SDunc1
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1 year ago

where's the license file?

Hi I received an email from Intel FPGA, stating my request to renew our department's 50 seat floating license for ModelSim was accepted. In Intel's email I am directed to log in and generate a l...
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1 year ago

Or can i simply install the Questa component on what's currently there? I'm presuming newer and older versions do not mesh...

You can't do that. There's compatible issue.


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SDunc1
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1 year ago

So here is my problem, because we don't have an extension to use ModelSIM floating license until our classes end in the late April, I am being forced to upgrade labs to a newer version of the Quartus prime Standard software.


I installed the Suite on a test computer, and the 23.1 version of Quartus still recognizes the license daemon running on the server. At least at launch, i have not tried to compile or download a project file to a MAX 10 board.

I ran the new License daemons on a test sandbox computer to see what to expect when i do it on the actual license server we have. I noticed on the download page that the new license server for Siemens, requires a change to a license file - changing the name of the daemon from mgcld to saltd, only for the VENDOR statement, not the INCREMENT statements.

So because even with the daemon changes just noted, can I still have a 'merged' license file pointing to 3 license daemons on the server?

Effectively creating a grace period to avoid disruption to courses by combining or including three vendor lines in a new license file ?

Quartus, ModelSIM, and Questa?

Thank You,