Installation Guide Quartus Prime Lite & ModelSim Intel FPGA Edition
Installation Guide Quartus Prime Lite & ModelSim Intel FPGA Edition
Version 22.1.2
All the students are instructed to follow the steps very as mentioned below…..
Go to the Downloads on the page...and download the software from “Multiple Download” option
Step 4: Download and Install the ModelSim-Intel® FPGA Edition (includes Starter Edition)
Again click the following link….
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/software-kit/785086/intel-quartus-prime-lite-edition-
design-software-version-22-1-2-for-windows.html?
and choose the version 20.1.1.
Go to the Downloads on the page…and choose the “Individual Files” option and download only
ModelSim-Intel® FPGA Edition (includes Starter Edition)
Now, select the 2nd option “Questa*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition” and edit the “# of Seats” as ‘1’
Now, tick-mark the agreements and click the “Get License”
Enter your
Computer name:
License Type: Fixed
Computer Type: NIC ID
Now enter the Physical Address or NIC ID of your computer.
If it is not known to you….Then go to search tab near to “Start” menu of your Window system and
type “cmd” and open the “Command Prompt”
This will generate a License and you will receive a licence file with .dat extension on your
registered email Id…..Download it and paste it in the C:\intelFPGA_lite\22.1std\licenses folder of
your PC.
Now, open the Quartus Prime Lite Edition software......And go to the “Tools” menu and select the
“Options”
Now, choose the path directory for ModelSim, QuestaSim, & Questa Intel FPGA as shown in the
figure from your installed software folders…… This paths will be same as displayed here……But do
not copy this path….Instead select from your PC….
Then go to search tab near to “Start” menu of your Window system and type “advanced system
settings” and open it……
Now, select “Environment Variables..” tab and select “New” tab……Then enter “LM_LICENSE_FILE” in
the variable name slot and browse directory and select your License file and copy the path of your
actual license file C:\intelFPGA_lite\22.1std\licenses\LR-xxxxxx_License.dat….. Then make it OK…..
Now, again go to Quartus Prime Software and Open “Tools” menu and select “License
Setup” option
Now, tick-mark on “Use LM_LICENSE_FILE” option and make it OK at the bottom…..