gowin.lic is outdated, and floating license server is not working.

[xjtuecho]

Floating license server 45.33.107.56 is not working now. Although test connection is success. Maybe the license of floating license server is outdated too. Now I can't open GW_IDE.

[kd8bxp]

same issue.

[cybekRT]

Bump?

[Strontium00]

Bump

[cybekRT]

Bump

I have found a solution to our problem. The server is working, but not for recent version of gowin IDE. Download 1.9.8: http://cdn.gowinsemi.com.cn/Gowin_V1.9.8_win.zip

[Strontium00]

Bump

I have found a solution to our problem. The server is working, but not for recent version of gowin IDE. Download 1.9.8: http://cdn.gowinsemi.com.cn/Gowin_V1.9.8_win.zip

You are awesome, thanks!

[AntonioDrusin]

That has worked for me yesterday. All day. This morning it's back to "License verification failed".
I am using Gowin V1.9.8. I am using Floating License Server 45.33.107.56 port 10559. Test Connection works, but after Saving and restarting I get "License verification failed".

[metobom]

That has worked for me yesterday. All day. This morning it's back to "License verification failed". I am using Gowin V1.9.8. I am using Floating License Server 45.33.107.56 port 10559. Test Connection works, but after Saving and restarting I get "License verification failed".

Same.

[AntonioDrusin]

This licensing issue has been the biggest obstacle to using this great (and cheap) FPGA board for DIY projects. I was excited about the new Tang 9K and about the 4K as well, but if the software cannot be easily licensed, that is a problem.

[AntonioDrusin]

Just to track this, today (29 dec 2021) the license server is working again. Here is hope that it stays up.

[gillham]

This licensing issue has been the biggest obstacle to using this great (and cheap) FPGA board for DIY projects. I was excited about the new Tang 9K and about the 4K as well, but if the software cannot be easily licensed, that is a problem.

I filled out a simple web form and got a license of my own via email(*) in less than 24 hours. Seemed pretty easy to me.
They ask for a MAC address which gives you a lot of options. It would be easy enough for an average user to provide the MAC of a $10 USB Ethernet adapter and use that as a 'license dongle' for the software.

(*) As a result of requesting this license, I got an email from a Gowin sales guy. After I responded with a quite lengthy email outlining all the reasons they would be smart to also support the open source toolchain for their chips, I haven't heard from him.

[arcanebw]

This licensing issue has been the biggest obstacle to using this great (and cheap) FPGA board for DIY projects. I was excited about the new Tang 9K and about the 4K as well, but if the software cannot be easily licensed, that is a problem.

I filled out a simple web form and got a license of my own via email(*) in less than 24 hours. Seemed pretty easy to me. They ask for a MAC address which gives you a lot of options. It would be easy enough for an average user to provide the MAC of a $10 USB Ethernet adapter and use that as a 'license dongle' for the software.

(*) As a result of requesting this license, I got an email from a Gowin sales guy. After I responded with a quite lengthy email outlining all the reasons they would be smart to also support the open source toolchain for their chips, I haven't heard from him.

What kind of info did you give them? Ive sent two requests, two years apart, and havent got a single reply.

[gillham]

What kind of info did you give them? Ive sent two requests, two years apart, and havent got a single reply.

I looked at the times stamps. My key was generated after I responded to the sales person. So I guess that might be tied together.

Here is what I sent:
“
Thanks for reaching out Scott. I’m a home hobbyist / enthusiast using Sipeed Tang Nano (different sizes) boards with your FPGAs for learning more about FPGA and hardware design. So I don’t have any particular requirements around FPGAs as I’m just an individual learning.

Thanks for making such reasonably priced FPGAs available as well as the EDA tools. Using open source tools like LiteX with RISC-V cores makes your devices pretty convenient to use. Also it makes it easier to get started with hardware work. That your tools are freely available and not 50GB+ is refreshing.

I do think it would be in your interest to help projects like Apicula support your devices better. The more engineering types that use your products in their own personal projects, the more reach you have to get into their projects at work also.

Much like gcc has been a huge enabler for many embedded devices, open source tools under the Symbiflow umbrella (apicula, yosys, nextpnr) that work seamlessly with your devices can only benefit you in the long run. What chip company doesn’t want to sell more chips right? With great support from open source tools you can be the “go to” chip for hobbyist projects.

Thanks again for reaching out.

-Andrew
“