Licensing

For SDP 8.0, once you've set your SDP's location in the extension, QNX Toolkit checks the SDP for a valid license key based on the IDE. If there is a problem with the license key, QNX Toolkit prompts you with an error message. Without a valid, activated license key, some features of QNX Toolkit are disabled.

Activating a license key

If there is a license key present with your SDP, and it's already activated, then you don't need to take any action. However, if the license key isn't activated, then QNX Toolkit prompts you for activation. If you have multiple licenses on your system, then you can choose one during the activation process.

To activate a license key:

  • From the activation pop-up, enter the email address associated with your myQNX account.

A notification is displayed that the license key is activated.

Choosing from multiple license keys:

If you have multiple license keys, then you can choose which one to activate.

To choose the license key:

  1. From the activation pop-up, choose the license key from the drop-down menu.
  2. When prompted, enter your email address.

Add a license key

If a license key isn't present for your SDP, then you can add a license key before activating it from QNX Toolkit. You can retrieve the license from your myQNX.com account to add it.

To add a license key:

  1. Obtain the license key that you need from myQNX.com.
  2. From the Command Palette, run Activate QNX Toolkit License Key
  3. Enter the license key.
  4. Enter your email address.
Note:
If you cannot complete remote activation, then you can try manual activation. If you have QNX Software Center (QSC) installed, then you can use it for manual activation. Otherwise, you can use the qlicense utility. For more information, go to qlicense in the Utilities Reference.

Grace period

A valid license key that hasn't been activated is considered to be activated for a seven-day grace period. During the grace period, a warning message is displayed to report this status. When the grace period expires, the license key is no longer considered activated.

To resolve the warning message, you must activate the license. Go to Activating a license key for more information.

Warnings and errors

You may encounter licensing warnings and error messages when interacting with QNX Toolkit.

When a license key is not activated outside of the grace period, then the following features are disabled:

  1. Debugger
  2. System Profiler
  3. Building projects

Error messages:

MessageMeaning
License key has expired The license key is expired.
License activation is overdue The license key activation is overdue (license key was not activated within the grace period).

Warnings:

MessageMeaning
License key expires in x days The license key will expire in 45 days or less.
License key must be activated within x days The license key is in grace period.

Troubleshooting steps:

To resolve warnings and errors, you can take the following actions:

  1. Activate the license. Go to Activating a license key for more information.
  2. Replace the license. Go to Add a license key for more information.
  3. Ensure you have upgraded to the latest supported software packages.
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