Getting started, Installing and licensing ip cores, Opencore plus ip evaluation – Altera Reed-Solomon Compiler User Manual
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December 2014
Altera Corporation
Reed-Solomon Compiler
User Guide
2. Getting Started
Installing and Licensing IP Cores
The Quartus II software includes the Altera IP Library. The library provides many
useful IP core functions for production use without additional license. You can fully
evaluate any licensed Altera IP core in simulation and in hardware until you are
satisfied with its functionality and performance.
Some Altera IP cores, such as MegaCore
®
functions, require that you purchase a
separate license for production use. After you purchase a license, visit the
to obtain a license number for any Altera product. For additional
information, refer to
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The default installation directory on Windows is <drive>:\altera\<version number>;
on Linux it is <home directory>/altera/<version number>.
OpenCore Plus IP Evaluation
Altera's free OpenCore Plus feature allows you to evaluate licensed MegaCore IP
cores in simulation and hardware before purchase. You need only purchase a license
for MegaCore IP cores if you decide to take your design to production. OpenCore Plus
supports the following evaluations:
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Simulate the behavior of a licensed IP core in your system.
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Verify the functionality, size, and speed of the IP core quickly and easily.
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Generate time-limited device programming files for designs that include IP cores.
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Program a device with your IP core and verify your design in hardware.
OpenCore Plus evaluation supports the following two operation modes:
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Untethered—run the design containing the licensed IP for a limited time.
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Tethered—run the design containing the licensed IP for a longer time or
indefinitely. This requires a connection between your board and the host
computer.
All IP cores using OpenCore Plus in a design time out simultaneously when any IP
core times out.
Figure 2–1. IP core Installation Path
acds
quartus - Contains the Quartus II software
ip - Contains the Altera IP Library and third-party IP cores
altera - Contains the Altera IP Library source code
<IP core name> - Contains the IP core source files