Altera Stratix III User Manual download pdf (Page 13)

Chapter 3: Software Installation 3–3

Installing the USB-Blaster Driver

The Stratix III development board includes integrated USB-Blaster™ circuitry for

FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and development board to

communicate, you must install the USB-Blaster driver on the host computer.

f To download the USB-Blaster driver, go to the Altera support site at

www.altera.com/support/software/drivers/dri-index.html.

To install it, go to www.altera.com/support/software/drivers/usb-blaster/dri-usb-

blaster-xp.html.

Licensing Considerations

Before using the Quartus II software, you must 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 that enables the software.

To license the Quartus II software, you need your network interface card (NIC) ID,

which is a 12-digit hexadecimal number that identifies your computer. Networked (or

floating-node) licensing requires a NIC ID or server host ID. When obtaining a license

file for network licensing, use the NIC ID from the computer that issues the Quartus II

licenses to distributed users over a network. You can find the NIC ID for your card by

typing ipconfig/all at a command prompt. Your NIC ID is the number on the

physical address line, without the dashes.

To obtain a license, perform the following steps.

1. Go to the Altera website at www.altera.com/support/licensing/lic-choose.html.

2. Under Development Kit Licenses Request, click Licenses for RoHS-Compliant

Kits.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to request your license. You will receive a license

file through email.

1 Before installing your license, close the following software if it is running

on your computer:

■ Quartus II software

■ MAX+PLUS

II software

■ LeonardoSpectrum

™

synthesis tool

■ Synplify software

■ ModelSim

simulator

■ Precision RTL Synthesis Software

4. To install your license, refer to the Specifying the License File section in the Quartus II

Installation & Licensing for Windows Manual, which is included with the kit.

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