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Foundation F1.5: Upgrading your Foundation Express license to 2.1.x
Record #4587
Product Family: Software
Product Line: Synopsys
Product Part: FPGA Express
Product Version: 2.1.2
Problem Title:
Foundation F1.5: Upgrading your Foundation Express license to 2.1.x
Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard
General Description:
Foundation F1.5 includes a Xilinx-specific version of FPGA Express. The Express
software is version 2.1.2, and is the only part of the Foundation 1.5 software
that requires a license (except the HDL simulation tools).
In order to license Foundation Express, you need a valid license.dat from
Xilinx. There are three categories that users will fall into:
1. Current User of Foundation Express 1.4.
2. Current User of Foundation synthesis (Metamor)
3. New User of Foundation or Foundation synthesis
If you are not able to open Foundation Express, please consult the Foundation
Release Document that was shipped with the software. General licensing issues
will not be covered in this solution.
If you are able to open Foundation Express, and you do not have a BASE license,
but cannot access the Express Constraints Editor, then everything is working
fine, as Base licenses do not allow access to this feature.
Solution 1:
For Current Users of Foundation Express 1.4:
If your license.dat contains FND-EXP-PC in the INCREMENT section, then you
have an F1.4 license for Foundation Express. This allows you to access the
Foundation Express tools, but a new feature has been added that allows access
to the Virtex devices.
You will notice that the PACKAGE statement in your license looks similar to the
PACKAGE below, but you do not have the "VIRTEX" line. To upgrade your
license, replace your PACKAGE section with this one here:
PACKAGE FND-EXP-PC xilinxd 1.000 2080B0F13916AA26C238 \
COMPONENTS="system-PC bit-PC \
xc3000D-PC xc4000X-PC xc5200X-PC \
ngd2vhdl-PC verilog-PC \
Foundation-PC X-VHDL-PC \
FPGA-Express:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-VHDL-Base:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-VLOG-Base:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-XC3k-Optimizer:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-XC4k-Optimizer:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-XC5k-Optimizer:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-VIRTEX-Optimizer:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-XC9k-Optimizer:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-Constraint-Mgr:1998.08 "
Since the INCREMENT line has not been modified, the hostid and expiration date
will remain the same.
If your license.dat contains FND-BSX-PC, follow the same instructions as above,
but use the following PACKAGE section.
PACKAGE FND-BSX-PC xilinxd 1.000 20B020D1BB28AF442953 \
COMPONENTS="system-PC bit-PC \
xc3000D-PC xc4000E-PC xc5200E-PC \
ngd2vhdl-PC verilog-PC \
Foundation-PC X-VHDL-PC \
FPGA-Express-RL2100:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-VHDL-Base:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-VLOG-Base:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-XC3k-Optimizer:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-XC4k-Optimizer:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-XC5k-Optimizer:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-VIRTEX-Optimizer:1998.08 \
FPGA-Express-XC9k-Optimizer:1998.08 "
These two packages can also be found within your Foundation directory structure
within FNDTN\DATA\license_update.txt.
Solution 2:
For Current Users of Foundation synthesis (Metamor):
If your license.dat contains FND-STV-PC or FND-BSV-PC in the INCREMENT section,
then you have a Standard or Base (respectively) license for Foundation and
Metamor. This upgrade is documented in the Foundation Release Document, as
well as in the "Read Me First" document. These two hard-copy documents were
shipped with the software.
The upgrade process here is similar to the upgrade for Foundation Express 1.4
customers.
Note: Base users will not have access to the Express Constraints Editor.
Solution 3:
For New Users of Foundation or Foundation synthesis:
If you are a new user, or if your license.dat does not enable synthesis
support, then you must contact Xilinx Customer Service to obtain a new license.
Note: A demo license.dat can be found on the Foundation Express CD. This
license will allow users to access all tools with four exceptions. Demo users
will not be able to:
- use the Express Constraints Editor
- use the Timing Analyzer
- create a bitstream for download
- target devices larger than 10k gates
Please register your software with Xilinx Customer Service to obtain a full
license.
End of Record #4587 - Last Modified: 09/24/98 15:06 |
