Enabling on-premises development with Xilinx tools#
This document helps developers who choose to develop on-premises with specifying and licensing AWS-compatible Xilinx tools for use with the AWS FPGA HDK.
Requirements for AWS HDK (2024.1)#
- Xilinx Vivado ML Enterprise Edition v2024.1 
- Floating License: - EF-VIVADO-ENTER-FL
- Node locked License: - EF-VIVADO-ENTER-NL
- MD5 SUM Value: - 372c0b184e32001137424e395823de3c
Requirements for AWS HDK (2024.2)#
- Xilinx Vivado ML Enterprise Edition v2024.2 
- Floating License: - EF-VIVADO-ENTER-FL
- Node locked License: - EF-VIVADO-ENTER-NL
- MD5 SUM Value: - 0ca31a787bbdff82b55213522e604446
Licensing Details#
- On-Premises customers may need a new or updated license - New users will need to obtain a Vivado ML Enterprise license. This can be purchased via the AMD website Vivado License Link 
- The correct ordering number for the Node-locked is EF-VIVADO-ENTER-NL and Floating is EF-VIVADO-ENTER-FL 
- Please send a request to xilinx_security_app@amd.com to have the encryption license added to your existing one 
- You can confirm you are using the correct license for this product by ensuring you have the following in Xilinx License Manager: - EncryptedWriter_v2 
- Analyzer 
- Synthesis 
- Implementation 
- HLS 
- SDK 
- Partial Reconfiguration 
- Simulation