Synopsys FPGA Licensing Guide

Installing the Identify Software Chapter 2: Installation
Installing the Identify Software
Use the following procedure to install the Identify or Identify Pro software.
1. To install the software, either download it from the Synopsys download
website (http://www.solvnet.synopsys.com) or install it from the CD. For
details, see the following platform-specific instructions:
Windows installations Installing on a Windows Platform, on page 2-2
Linux/Solaris CD
installation
Linux/Solaris Web
downloads
Installing from a CD (Solaris or Linux), on
page 2-3
Downloading from the Synopsys Website
(Solaris/Linux), on page 2-4
2. Install the parallel port driver.
The parallel port driver is used to communicate with the hardware. You
might already have the driver installed, depending on your vendor tools.
The driver varies with the platform. See the following for more information:
Windows Installing the Windows Parallel Port Driver, on page 2-13
Linux Installing the Linux Parallel Port Driver, on page 2-14
Installing the Windows Parallel Port Driver
The Identify/Identify Pro RTL Debugger tool includes a current version of the
WinDriver parallel port driver, which is required for Xilinx parallel-port
communications and for the Altera ByteBlaster cable type with
jtagstyle=softjtag. If you do not have the driver and attempt to connect to the
target hardware, the Identify tool reports a Hardware driver failure error.
1. Check which version of WinDriver is installed:
– Go to the c:\WINNT\system32\drivers directory, and check for the
windrvr6.sys file. If it is there, you have WinDriver version 6.
– If there is no windrvr6.sys file, right-click the windrvr.sys file, select
Properties->Version and check the version number of this driver file. If it
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