Synopsys FPGA Licensing Guide

Chapter 1: Synopsys FPGA Licensing Overview of License Configurations
Overview of License Configurations
The following describe the kinds of licenses Synopsys offers for FPGA
products, and the basic license configurations for the tools. The license
configurations available vary with the tool and the platform; this information
is summarized in License Configuration Tables, on page 1-3.
Kinds of Licenses
There are two kinds of licenses:
Standard product
licenses
Basic License Configurations
This information is normally emailed to you. It is also printed
on the Authorization Form included with your product
shipment. You can have a node-locked or floating license,
depending on the platform and the tool.
Evaluation licenses An evaluation or trial license lets you evaluate Synopsys FPGA
software for a limited period of time. You must request and
download a trial license to run evaluation software. You can
have a node-locked or floating license, depending on the
platform and the tool.
Synopsys allows the following FPGA license configurations, but availability
varies with the type of license, the tool, and the platform. For complete details
of the available configurations, see License Configuration Tables, on page 1-3.
Synopsys FPGA tools use the following license configurations:
• Server-based node-locked
A node-locked license lets you run the Synopsys FPGA software on one
specific machine. For this configuration, the node-locked license is
managed by a license server. Node-locked licenses are enabled by an
authorization code and a hardware security key or dongle. Evaluation
node-locked licenses are based on either a MAC (Media Access Control)
address or a host id. The MAC address is also known as the Ethernet or
hardware address. See Evaluation Node-locked Licenses, on page 1-4
and Standard Node-locked LO Licenses, on page 1-5 for details of the configurations
and security schemes available for different tools.
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