Altera RapidIO II MegaCore Function - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 1: About The RapidIO II MegaCore Function 1–9
Installation and Licensing
August 2014 Altera Corporation RapidIO II MegaCore Function
User Guide
Altera verifies that the current version of the Quartus II software compiles the
previous version of each IP core. Any exceptions to this verification are reported in the
MegaCore IP Library Release Notes and in the Altera RapidIO II IP core errata . Altera
does not verify compilation with IP core versions older than the previous release.
Installation and Licensing
The RapidIO II IP core is part of the Altera MegaCore IP Library, which is distributed
with the Quartus II software and downloadable from the Altera website,
www.altera.com .
Figure 1–2 shows the directory structure after you install the RapidIO II IP core,
where <path> is the installation directory. The default installation directory on
Windows is C:\altera\<version number>; on Linux it is /opt/altera<version number>.
You can use Altera’s free OpenCore Plus evaluation feature to evaluate the IP core in
simulation and in hardware before you purchase a license. You must purchase a
license for the IP core only when you are satisfied with its functionality and
performance, and you want to take your design to production.
After you purchase a license for the RapidIO II IP core, you can request a license file
from the Altera website at
www.altera.com/licensing and install it on your computer.
When you request a license file, Altera emails you a license.dat file. If you do not have
internet access, contact your local Altera representative.
OpenCore Plus Evaluation
With the Altera free OpenCore Plus evaluation feature, you can perform the following
actions:
■ Simulate the behavior of a megafunction (Altera IP core or AMPP SM
megafunction) in your system using the Quartus II software and Altera-supported
VHDL and Verilog HDL simulators.
■ Verify the functionality of your design and evaluate its size and speed quickly and
easily.
■ Generate time-limited device programming files for designs that include IP cores.
■ Program a device and verify your design in hardware.
Figure 1–2. Directory Structure
<path>
common
Contains shared components
altera_rapidio2
Contains the RapidIO II MegaCore function files
Installation directory
ip
Contains the Altera MegaCore IP Library and third-party IP cores
altera
Contains the Altera MegaCore IP Library