Altera Stratix IV E FPGA - Manual (Page 8)

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Kit Features
Stratix IV E FPGA Development Kit User Guide June 2011 Altera Corporation
Software
The software for this kit, described in the following sections, is available on the Altera
website for immediate downloading. You can also request to have Altera mail the
software to you on DVDs.
Quartus II Subscription Edition Software
The Quartus II Subscription Edition Software is a licensed set of Altera tools with full
functionality. Your kit includes a one-year Development Kit license for the Quartus II
software (Windows platform only). This license entitles you to all the features of the
subscription edition for a period of one year.
1 After the year, your Development Kit license will no longer be valid and you will not
be permitted to use this version of the Quartus II software. To continue using the
Quartus II software, you should download the free Quartus II Web edition or
purchase a subscription to Quartus II software.
f
Download the Quartus II Subscription Edition Software from the Quartus II
Subscription Edition Software page of the Altera website. Alternatively, you can
request a DVD from the Altera IP and Software DVD Request Form page of the Altera
website.
The Quartus II Subscription Edition Software includes the following items:
■ Quartus II Software—The Quartus II software, including the Qsys and SOPC
Builder system development tool, provides a comprehensive environment for
system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) design. The Quartus II software
integrates into nearly any design environment and provides interfaces to
industry-standard EDA tools.
■ MegaCore ® IP Library—A library that contains Altera IP MegaCore functions. You
can evaluate MegaCore functions by using the OpenCore Plus feature to do the
following:
■ Simulate behavior of a MegaCore function within your system.
■ Verify functionality of your design, and quickly and easily evaluate its size and
speed.
■ Generate time-limited device programming files for designs that include
MegaCore functions.
■ Program a device and verify your design in hardware.
1
The OpenCore Plus hardware evaluation feature is an evaluation tool for
prototyping only. You must purchase a license to use a MegaCore function
in production.
f For more information about OpenCore Plus, refer to AN 320: OpenCore Plus
Evaluation of Megafunctions .
■ Nios ® II Embedded Design Suite (EDS)—A full-featured set of tools that allow you
to develop embedded software for the Nios II processor which you can include in
your Altera FPGA designs.