Before you begin
Before you begin installation:
Installing Altium Designer
Standalone license instructions
The Standalone license allows you to install and use Altium Designer on a single computer.
Floating license instructions
By installing a License Server you'll be able to float Altium Designer licenses across a network and allow several users to share licenses between them. This not only maximizes your return on investment but also simplifies your software maintenance process.
Activating an Altium Designer license
Altium Designer includes an advanced licensing system that helps to protect your investment. Before you can use any of its features you'll need to activate your installation.
Requirements for FPGA design
To implement a design in an FPGA you will need to have a LiveDesign-enabled development board, such as Altium's NanoBoard, properly connected to your computer.
To complete the device-specific processing of a design for implementation in an FPGA, Altium Designer transparently interfaces with third-party software tools supplied by the various FPGA vendors. You will require the appropriate FPGA vendor software installed and correctly licensed before you can process your design for a specific target device.
Altium Designer supports the following FPGA vendor software:
- Actel
- Altera
- Lattice
- Xilinx