Questa Starter Edition download question

[Thezenit]

Hello everyone,

I need to download Questasim Altera Starter Edition, but I've just found that there are two download possibilities from the Download Center web page:

If I choose Quartus Prime Pro I can download the latest version from Individual Files, i.e. QuestaSetup-25.1.1.125-windows.exe, Size: 2.3 GB

If I choose Quartus Prime Standard/Lite I can download form the Individual Files the version QuestaSetup-24.1std.0.1077-windows.exe which size is only 900.9 MB

Cosidering I have to use the Starter Edition anyway, where is the difference?

Thank you

[FvM]

Hi,

Questa is bundled with Quartus, Std. and Pro versions most likely differ in shipped libraries. I'd use Questa bundled with your Quartus version. 

[KennyTan_Altera]

It really depends on the device that you are planning to use, Questasim usually ship together with the precompiles libraries which includes those devices. If you are using Agilex 7/5, stratix10, Arria 10. I would suggest you install the Questasim with the Quartus Pro edition and vise versa.

[Thezenit]

Thank you for the valuable info.

I am using Quartus Prime Lite 24.1 .

Just wondering if I can upgrade Questasim only to the new 25.1.1 I can download from the Quartus Prime Pro download section and use the Starter Edition licence. It seems yes.

Of course I cannot simulate devices shipped with 24.1, but for now I am not using any Altera primitive.

Asking because with 24.1 I have some GUI issues with win11 and I would like to understand if I can solve them with the new version.

Thank you