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VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide 6-7 Troubleshooting
Question: I have an evaluation license and was working with an 
emulator/simulator debug session until today, when I started receiving error 
messages. Why cant I connect to my emulator/simulator debug session any 
more?
Answer: An EZ-KIT Lite license incorporates an initial 90-day full 
license. Once the 90 days have passed, the evaluation license becomes 
restricted, prohibiting simulator and emulator debug sessions and restrict-
ing the amount of...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
6-8 VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing GuideQuestion: I’m running VisualDSP++ on Windows Vista (or Windows 7) 
and having some problems with my license. I can’t find the license.dat file my 
colleague installed. What’s going on?
Answer: With the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft has introduced a 
new security feature called User Account Control (UAC). UAC is a frame-
work that, when enabled, provides a more secure operating environment 
for the user, which prohibits modification...

VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide 6-9 Troubleshooting
If using Windows 7 or later, refer to DOC-1190 on the FAQ page at 
http://ez.analog.com. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
6-10 VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide
VisualDSP++ Floating License Server-Specific FAQs
Question: The LMTOOLS are asking for a *.lic file, but can’t find one. Why 
not? I’ve already installed my serial number.
Answer: The LMTOOLS application accepts license files with both the 
.lic and .dat extension. By default, when browsing for a license file, 
LMTOOLS looks for files with a 
.lic extension. Simply change the Files 
of type field to the 
.dat extension and you should...

VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide 6-11 Troubleshooting
refer to the section entitled “Managing Licenses from Multiple Vendors” 
in the FLEXnet Licensing End User’s Guide.
Should you require further assistance, contact Macrovision.
However, one method that has shown to be successful is to run the 
FLEXnet server on one machine, running only one license server system. 
In this case, ensure that each service run by LMTOOLS (including those 
for products other than VisualDSP++) uses the same version of the...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
6-12 VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing GuideAnswer: The Floating License Server is compatible with all VisualDSP++ 
versions greater than and including VisualDSP++ 4.0. 
If anyone on your network is working with the ADSP-218x or 
ADSP-219x architectures and therefore needs to run VisualDSP++ 3.5 
for 16-bit Processors, refer to the following question/answer, or contact 
Support for assistance. For more information, refer to Licensing Support.
Question: You state that the latest...

VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide 6-13 Troubleshooting
# FEATURE FRIO-FULL analogd 1.0 3-aug-2007 5 DDDDEEEEFFFF \
# VENDOR_STRING=ADI-111-11111-111111-10
# INCREMENT FRIO-FULL analogd 1.0 permanent 5 AAAABBBBCCCC\
# VENDOR_STRING=ADI-111-11111-111111-10
Note: License strings can be found after the line: 
# Begin FEATURE definitions”.
4. Install the latest version of the Floating License Server (currently 
version 5.0.1.x). Since your original 
license.dat file should still 
be in the 
C:\Program...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
6-14 VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing GuideQuestion: How do I install both a node-locked license and floating license on 
the same machine?
Answer: Follow this procedure.
1. Install and validate (if necessary) your node-locked license on your 
client machine. Follow the procedure outlined in Installing a 
Node-Locked License.
2. Install and validate your floating license on your server machine. 
Follow the procedure outlined in Installing a Floating License 
Server.
3. Copy the...

VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide 6-15 Troubleshooting
Question: I’m having trouble getting my floating license to work. My server 
machine and/or my client machine has a firewall running. Could this be the 
problem?
Answer: Yes. You may need to make some changes to your floating license 
setup in order to workaround this. Contact Support for further 
information.
Question: I’m installing a floating license and Corporate IS policies prohibit 
shared network folders on my server machine. Are there any...

Error Messages
6-16 VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide Errors Issued in Message Boxes
Problem: The serial number has already been used and can be installed only 
once.
Solution: The serial number you are trying to install has already been 
installed on this machine. Note that evaluation and test drive serial 
numbers may only be installed once per machine. In addition, test drive 
serial numbers may not be installed if an evaluation license for the same 
architecture has already been installed on that...