[Blog] Empowering Designers with Self-Service Software Licensing

Are you a developer who is new to Lattice Semiconductor products and wants to evaluate our Software Development Tools? At Lattice, we offer industry leading low power Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) products and Development Tools that will help you with your design, whether you are a seasoned FPGA developer or a first-time user. 

From general purpose and ultra-low power FPGA designs to video connectivity and control & security designs, we offer a robust set of advanced, easy-to-use design software and environments for developers to fully utilize the device capabilities.

Lattice Software Licensing Option Overview

To access these complete set of design software, Lattice offers free and subscription-based device licenses, depending on your development requirements. See the below device support table (subject to change) for more information.

• Free licenses: These licenses permit access to certain devices with full bitstream generation and can be easily requested through our website.
• Subscription licenses: These licenses involve cost. To ensure this is the right tool for each user, we offer an Evaluation License valid for 60 days for users to first evaluate before making the purchase.

Introducing Self-Service Software Licensing

In today’s fast-paced digital world, we know that efficiency and ease of use are critical components for any project. To help streamline the process of requesting subscription software licenses, Lattice introduced a new self-service platform. The platform is designed with intuitive interfaces so the user can request, manage, and track their software licenses all in one place.

To access the Subscription Licensing Page, please visit Lattice Software Licensing Page and follow the below steps:

• Ensure you are logged in to your Lattice web account. If you don’t have one, click on the avatar image in the menu bar and register for an account.
• Click “Software Evaluation License,”
• Locate the software tool you’re interested, and click either “Request Evaluation License” or “Subscription licensing form,” which will take you to the self-service licensing platform page.

Once in the platform, you can:

• Request a 60-day evaluation license
• Change NIC of your evaluation license
• Activate your subscription license with your new Serial Number
• Extend an existing subscription license to 30 days
• Renew an expired subscription license with a new Serial Number

Screen shots of some of these activities can be seen below.

Subscription Licensing Home Page:

Software Registration form for Subscription Licenses

Evaluation License Request Form

30-day Subscription License Extension Request

To learn more about Lattice software licensing, please visit our licensing page, and to learn more about how our low power FPGA solutions and design tools can help you achieve and accelerate your design goals, reach out to our team today.