Vivado License#

A valid license for the Vivado software is necessary to generate the bitstream for the Xilinx UltraScale+ (XCZU9EG). Otherwise following error message will be generated in Vivado

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Obtain a Vivado license#

There are three ways to get a valid license for Vivado:

  1. Purchase the license from Xilinx

  2. Apply for the Xilinx donation Program for universities

  3. Obtain a 30-day trial license

Obtain trial license#

Open the Vivado license manager.

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View License Status is empty.

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Generate a 30-day trial license.

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Vivado prompts successful license generation.

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The license manager shows the license in View License Status after a refresh.

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License information#

If you have access to licenses (e.g., students at TUM, THN), you can send the following information to your supervisor to receive a node-locked license.

  1. Open “Manage Xilinx Licenses”

  2. Make a screenshot of the “View Host Information” folder

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  1. Send the screenshot your supervisor / responsible person in your company / university and request a license

  2. You will receive a license file which you can load here:

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  1. Node-locked license is successfully installed

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