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AMD Changes Vivado License - Locks out Linux Support from Basic tier

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What was arguably an avenue into free development, being able to use Linux and then Vivado, is now locked down into buying a supported Windows license to use free Vivado. If you want Linux support you now have to pay for it. $1,200+. Existing installations will likely still work.

https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adaptive-socs-and-fpgas/vivado/vivado-licensing-options.html 

Are there alternatives? Maybe it works with Wine?

  • Any word as to why Linux support is excluded from the Basic tier?  I would think Linux would be the primary platform people use these tools on.

  • Now I'm slightly less envious of the four people who won those nice Xilinx boards recently.

    "Are there alternatives?"

    Lattice, Microchip, et al.

    I've got the no-cost editions of Diamond (Lattice) and Radiant (Lattice) running happily on Xubuntu 22.04.
    Libero (Microchip) installed ok, but I haven't done the licence serving part yet, so can't say for sure it runs happily.

    I think the basic level of Altera's Quartus (Lite edition) is available for Linux, but the 3rd party simulator is not for 22.04 (you'd need Red Hat, or one of its derivatives). I might give it a try as I've got the Vidor 4000 board and at some point my old Windows 8.1 laptop will probably die.