Hello. Similarly to the previous thread, I'd like to check the licence situation for IP cores and Quartus while using the dev boards. I have had a look through the manuals but it is still not clear to me. I see talk of 1-year time limits and 30-day evaluations and notice that the price for Quartus Prime on Digikey is GBP 2,000 :o. I realise that is fine for commercial use but it completely rules it out for me at home. I cannot see any prices for IP core licences...
I wish to purchase a development board for my home use. This would be primarily to learn the techniques and would not lead directly to developing a production board. I will also be evaluating FPGA solutions at work, so my goal is to be familiar with the tools and capabilities.
I'd like to be able to use Gigabit Ethernet and PCIe so the Cyclone IV starter kit seems ideal, and just about affordable for home use. I would want to get off-the-shelf IP cores for the Gb/e, PCIe and perhaps other useful standard cores. Basically, being able to get to the point of having the board work like a NIC and go from there is what I want.
I don't want a time-limited trial licence as I will just be 'tinkering' part time. I'm happy for it to be restricted to the dev board and/or have other restrictions that would apply to production use. I can't tell from the manuals if there is a suitable licensing option that will allow this or not. I want to be able to experiment at home for a few $100 not a few $1,000!
thanks in advance!
I wish to purchase a development board for my home use. This would be primarily to learn the techniques and would not lead directly to developing a production board. I will also be evaluating FPGA solutions at work, so my goal is to be familiar with the tools and capabilities.
I'd like to be able to use Gigabit Ethernet and PCIe so the Cyclone IV starter kit seems ideal, and just about affordable for home use. I would want to get off-the-shelf IP cores for the Gb/e, PCIe and perhaps other useful standard cores. Basically, being able to get to the point of having the board work like a NIC and go from there is what I want.
I don't want a time-limited trial licence as I will just be 'tinkering' part time. I'm happy for it to be restricted to the dev board and/or have other restrictions that would apply to production use. I can't tell from the manuals if there is a suitable licensing option that will allow this or not. I want to be able to experiment at home for a few $100 not a few $1,000!
thanks in advance!