User Manual For CYCLONE
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thereby making possible stand-alone operations that may require licensing (such as the use of an
SDHC card). Moreover, hardware licensing simplifies the management of personal computers by
IT departments. PCs can be replaced, upgraded, or re-formatted, without any impact to the
functionality and /licensing in place on PEmicro's hardware.
One last very beneficial feature of the hardware licensing mechanism is the fact that it requires no
change to how licenses are obtained from PEmicro. It preserves backwards compatibility, and it
maintains the same traditional licensing workflow that was previously used to license PEmicro
software.
8.5.3
How to Obtain a Hardware License:
At the time of purchase of a product, the customer can simply choose between software or
hardware licenses (with the knowledge that new features will only be supported through hardware
licensing). The customer will receive an installation code as before, which they can then use to
register the product with PEmicro. Upon registration, the customer is provided with the product
Activation Code (license) that will automatically be saved on the connected hardware in the case
of a hardware license, or onto the PC in the case of a software license. Thereafter, the user’s
hardware-licensed PEmicro tools can be accessed and used from any PC.
