
PCIe Accelerator-6D Card User Guide (UG074)
Speedster FPGAs
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Chapter - 3: Development Environment Setup
Installing Achronix Software (ACE plus Synopsys Synplify Pro)
and Licenses
Achronix provides ACE and Achronix's OEM version of Synopsys Synplify Pro licenses for design.
Achronix
(UG002) provides detailed information about acquiring and installing ACE and
Software & License User Guide
Synplify Pro licenses and software. A download account is required in order to download the software and
request a license. Below is a quick summary of steps to install the Achronix software and licenses:
download the following files, depending on the host setup:
https://downloads.achronix.com
Windows node locked/Windows client software
Floating (Windows license server)
Linux node locked/Linux client software
Windows node locked/Windows client software
Install licenses e-mailed by Achronix on the license server.
Modify the license servers for floating licenses only (cases b, c, e, and f)
Run the license servers (not needed for case a, Windows node-locked)
Set the client machine environment variables
Run the software
For more details on Steps 1 through 6 refer to the
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Achronix Software & License User Guide
Running ACE
After installation and licensing, run the executable file to start using ACE. For more information about getting
started with ACE, refer to
(UG001).
ACE User Guide
Setting up the PCIe Accelerator-6D Board
Depending on the evaluation requirements, choose either the standalone or the in-system (plug-in) mode of
operation for the board.
Standalone Mode
The board must be connected the host PC and an external power source. The connections are shown in Figure