4.1. Installing and Licensing Intel FPGA IP Cores - The Quartus Prime software installation includes the Intel FPGA IP library. This library provides many useful IP cores for your production use without the need for an additional license. Some Intel FPGA IP cores require purchase of a separate license for production use. The Intel FPGA IP Evaluation Mode allows you to evaluate these licensed Intel FPGA IP cores in simulation and hardware, before deciding to purchase a full production IP core license. You only need to purchase a full production license for licensed Intel IP cores after you complete hardware testing and are ready to use the IP in production.

The Quartus^® Prime software installation includes the Intel^® FPGA IP library. This library provides many useful IP cores for your production use without the need for an additional license. Some Intel^® FPGA IP cores require purchase of a separate license for production use. The Intel^® FPGA IP Evaluation Mode allows you to evaluate these licensed Intel^® FPGA IP cores in simulation and hardware, before deciding to purchase a full production IP core license. You only need to purchase a full production license for licensed Intel^® IP cores after you complete hardware testing and are ready to use the IP in production.

The Quartus^® Prime software installs IP cores in the following locations by default:

Figure 10. IP Core Installation Path

Table 13. IP Core Installation Locations
Location	Software	Platform
`<drive>`:\intelFPGA_pro\ip\altera	Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition	Windows^®
`<drive>`:\intelFPGA\ip\altera	Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition	Windows
`<home directory>`:/intelFPGA_pro/ip/altera	Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition	Linux^®
`<home directory>`:/intelFPGA/ip/altera	Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition	Linux

Note: The Quartus^® Prime software does not support spaces in the installation path.