Altera Stratix IV GX FPGA - Manual (Page 14)

3–2 Chapter 3: Software Installation
Installing the Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit
Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit User Guide March 2014 Altera Corporation
1 Your serial number is printed on the development kit box below the bottom
bar code. The number is 10 or 11 alphanumeric characters and does not
contain hyphens.
Figure 3–1 shows an example serial number:
3S150SPXXXX.
2. Consult the Activate Products table, to determine how to proceed.
a. If the administrator listed for your product is someone other than you, skip the
remaining steps and contact your administrator to become a licensed user.
b. If the administrator listed for your product is you, proceed to the next step.
c. If the administrator listed for your product is Stocking, activate the product,
making you the administrator, and proceed to the next step.
3. Use the Create New License page to license your product for a specific user (you)
on specific computers. The Manage Computers and Manage Users pages allow
you to add users and computers not already present in the licensing system.
1 To license the Quartus II software, you need your computer’s network
interface card (NIC) ID, a number that uniquely identifies your computer.
On the computer you use to run the Quartus II software, type ipconfig
/all
at a command prompt to determine the NIC ID. Your NIC ID is the 12-
digit hexadecimal number on the Physical Address line.
4. When licensing is complete, Altera emails a license.dat file to you. Store the file on
your computer and use the License Setup page of the Options dialog box in the
Quartus_II software to enable the software.
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For complete licensing details, refer to Altera Software Installation and Licensing .
Installing the Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit
To install the Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit, perform the following steps:
1. Run the Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit installer you acquired in
“Software” on page 1–2 .
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. Be sure that
the installation directory you choose is in the same relative location to your
Quartus II software as the default locations.
Figure 3–1. Locating Your Serial Number