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Licensing

PLEASE NOTE: Our newer versions of Software, M1.5 and greater, do not require a license in order to run the Implementation Tools.

For earlier versions of M1, such as M1.4, a description of how to obtain a license is described below: Before you start using the Xilinx Software, you must obtain a valid license for the product you purchased.

  • Existing customers can interact with the Web license tool and receive a license with immediate turnaround.

    To generate a license through the Web, the following information is required:

      9-Digit End User ID Number (example, 1234-01-01-A). For existing customers, this is located on the shipping box label.

      Product Serial Number. This is located on the shipping box label and/or registration card. Update products do not include a registration card or a serial number.

      Product Type. Example, DS-ALI-STD-PC.

  • New customers can register their software and receive a license by calling a Xilinx customer service representative.

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Windows 95 or NT User

To run the Xilinx M1 software, the following environment variables must be set:

          set XILINX=C:\Xilinx
          set LM_LICENSE_FILE=C:\FLEXLM\license.dat
          set PATH=C:\Xilinx\bin\nt;%PATH%

Please note: If you are using the Xilinx Tools 1.5 or greater you do not need the LM_LICENSE_FILE variable shown above. Licensing for the Core Implementation Tools was not needed starting in this version.

The settings in the above example are Xilinx recommended and are the default options presented to the install program. You may change these settings to correspond to your own directory structure. Consult the Alliance series "vM1.x Install and Release document" for more specific details about installation.
 

Workstation User

To run the Xilinx M1 software, the following environment variables must be set:

          setenv XILINX /tools/XilinxM1
          setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE ${LM_LICENSE_FILE}:/usr/local/data/license/license.dat
          setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${XILINX}/bin/sun
          set path ($path $XILINX/bin/sun )

          # LD_LIBRARY_PATH: For HP-UX 10.x, use SHLIB_PATH variable instead.

Please note: If you are using the Xilinx Tools 1.5 or greater you do not need the LM_LICENSE_FILE variable shown above. Licensing for the Core Implementation Tools was not needed starting in this version.

The settings in the above example are Xilinx recommended and are the default options presented to the install program. You may change these settings to correspond to your own directory structure. Consult the Alliance series vM1.x Install and Release document for more specific details about installation. Also, if you are running the tools under HP-UX or SunOS 5..x, please substitute hp or sol for sun where appropriate.
 
System Requirements

To Run the Xilinx M1 software, the following system requirements should be satisfied: Alliance 1.4/1.5 system requirements