CST STUDIO SUITE Licensing Guide 2015

31-January-2015
CST STUDIO SUITE
Licensing Guide 2015
This guide explains what licensing options exist and helps to choose the license
configuration that fits best your needs. The described options and licensing policy are
subject to change. Our standard terms & conditions are available at
https://www.cst.com/Company/Terms.
The CST STUDIO SUITE® product family
CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS): our industry-leading tool for the fast and
accurate simulation of high frequency devices. Applications areas include
microwaves & RF, optical applications, EDA/electronics and EMC/EMI.
CST EM STUDIO® (CST EMS): for the design and analysis of static and low
frequency EM applications such as motors, sensors, actuators, transformers and
shielding enclosures.
CST PARTICLE STUDIO® (CST PS): a specialized product dedicated to the fully
consistent simulation of free-moving charged particles. Applications include
electron guns, traveling wave tubes, magnetrons and wakefields.
CST CABLE STUDIO® (CST CS): for signal integrity and EMC/EMI analysis of cables
and cable harnesses.
CST PCB STUDIO® (CST PCBS): for the simulation of signal and power integrity
effects and EMC/EMI on printed circuit boards.
CST MPHYSICS® STUDIO (CST MPS): a multiphysics module for thermal
simulations and mechanical stress analysis.
CST DESIGN STUDIO™ (CST DS): a versatile tool that facilitates 3D EM/circuit
co-simulation, system simulation and synthesis.
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The license setup
CST STUDIO SUITE represents a highly modular concept in which each STUDIO product
covers a certain frequency or application range. All CST STUDIO SUITE solvers are
seamlessly integrated into a common interface. A license can be configured to the
needs of each customer by making choices about the following parameters:
-
Number or Frontends, Simulation Processes, Solver Modules
Number of Acceleration Tokens
Import and Export Options
Multiplatform Upgrade (Windows / Linux)
Network Type (LAN, WAN, Node-Locked)
Perpetual or Limited Term license
CST STUDIO SUITE – Graphical User Interface
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1) Number of Frontends, Simulation Processes, and Solver Modules
The frontend provides a user with the ability to build or import a new model, define
the solver settings and display results including post processing.
The number of simulation processes specifies the maximum number of simulation runs
that can be performed at a time. The number of solver modules specifies how many of
each solver module can be used at a time, as long as the total number of simulations
does not exceed the total number of simulation processes.
Example 1:
A customer has chosen the following configuration:
- Frontends: 3
- Max. simulation processes: 2
- Max. 2 T (Time Domain)
- Max. 1 F (Frequency Domain)
Result: Up to three frontends can be opened, but only two of these frontends can
launch a simulation. These simulation runs can be either two time domain simulations
or one time domain simulation and one frequency domain simulation.
Multi-window functionality: Users can use the tabs within the graphical user interface
to seamlessly switch between an unlimited number of projects, regardless of the
associated product, while consuming only one frontend.
Frontend blocked during simulation: When a simulation is launched on a tab, the tab
stays active and the associated frontend is blocked until the simulation is completed.
If a further frontend license is available, a user can switch to another tab and continue
working without having to open a second design environment.
A minimal CST STUDIO SUITE configuration by default always comprises two frontends
and one solver process.
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Product
Solver Module
Icon
CST MWS
Time Domain
T
CST MWS
Frequency Domain
F
CST MWS
Eigenmode
E
CST MWS
Integral Equation
I
CST MWS
Asymptotic
A
CST MWS
Multilayer
M
CST MWS
Filter Designer (2D)
FD2D
CST CS
Cable Harness
CBL
CST PCBS
Printed Circuit Board
PCB
CST PCBS
Rule Check
RCK
CST EMS
Static
S
CST EMS
Low Frequency
LF
CST PS
Tracking
TRK
CST PS
Wakefield
WAK
CST PS
Particle-in-Cell
PIC
CST MPS
Thermal
TH
CST MPS
Structural Mechanics
SM
CST DS
Circuit Simulator
DS
Solver module options and related charge
* The DS solver module (CST DESIGN STUDIO) is always included free of charge.
Charge
Full
Full
Full
Full
Full
Full
Half
Full
Full
Full
Half
Full
Half
Half
Full
Full
Full
(*)
Example 2:
A customer has chosen the following configuration:
- Frontends: 3
- Max. simulation processes: 2
- Max. 2 T (Time Domain)
- Max. 1 F (Frequency Domain)
- Max. 1 S (Statics)
- Max. 2 DS (Circuit)
In total up to two simulations can
be performed: either 2T, or T+S, or
T+F, or S+F.
As the circuit solver module DS is
always included at no charge, it is
possible to run DS in place of one
of the purchased solver modules.
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2) Acceleration Token
The ability to solve complex structures or a large
number of designs quickly can be increased by a variety
of solver specific features such as Distributed Computing
(DC), Cluster Computing (MPI) or Hardware Acceleration
(GPU).
Customers can access all CST acceleration features
through Acceleration Tokens without limiting themselves
from the beginning to a specific feature. The
Acceleration Tokens can also be shared amongst all
users/processes of the same license.
Option
Explanation
DC-Para[x]
DC-Excit[x]
DC-Freq[x]
MPI[x]
GPU[x]
CPU
Allows simulation of up to x different parameter setups at a time (default=1)
Allows simulation of up to x different port excitations at a time
(default=2)
Allows simulation of up to x different frequency samples at a time (default=2)
cluster computing (MPI) on up to x nodes
(default=1)
exploiting up to x GPU units
(default=0)
up to 48 threads on a Multi CPU board
(already included free of charge)
Acceleration Options Overview
Cluster for MPI and/or DC
GPU Computing Unit
Multi CPU
The number of required tokens for a single feature is specified in the first column of the
table below, e.g. MPI for 8 nodes requires 3 Acceleration Tokens (MPI[8]). It is also
possible to combine several features by checking-out the corresponding number of
tokens for each feature as shown in the example below.
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Acceleration
Token
DC-Para
DC-Excit
DC-Freq
MPI
GPU
0
1
2
2
1
2
8
8
2
1
2
4
16
16
4
2
3
6
32
32
8
4
4
10
64
64
16
8
5
14
96
96
32
16
6
18
128
128
48
32
7
22
160
160
64
48
8
26
192
192
80
64
9
30
224
224
96
80
10
34
256
256
112
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Acceleration Token charge valid for one computing session. Features with charge “0” are included in
all licenses by default. Red/pink shaded boxes indicate that this acceleration feature can run
uncombined with any other acceleration feature. Grey shaded boxes mean that acceleration features
must be combined to reach the number (e.g. to make use of 16 GPUs one could combine 8 GPUs on 2
DC-Para. No DC-Excit/DC-Freq charge if only one port/frequency per model is simulated at a time.
Important Notes:
- For technical reasons, any combination of DC and MPI is not yet supported.
- If GPU computing is enabled, token consumption is as if all nodes are equipped with the same hardware
accelerator device. Potential differences in the hardware setup are not considered and not
recommended.
Example 3: How many Acceleration Tokens are required for a simulation including two
parameters and two ports per model on a GPU cluster (single GPU per node)?
Two simultaneous parameter simulations (DC-Para[2]) with two ports each to be
simulated in parallel (DC-Excit[2*2]) on a computer. Each cluster node is equipped with
a single GPU (GPU[2*2*1]).
DC-Para[2]
DC-Excit[4]
GPU[4]
=>
=>
=>
Acceleration Token Charge = 1
Acceleration Token Charge = 1
Acceleration Token Charge = 3
=> Total Charge: 5
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3) Import/Export Options Overview
CST STUDIO SUITE offers a broad range of included and
optional mechanical CAD and layout import capabilities.
Geometry import examples
Category
Format
Import
Export
Charge
2D
2D
2D
DXF
GDSII
Gerber Single Layer
x
x
x
x
x
x
Yes
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
STL
SAT
NASTRAN
Mecadtron
Conventor
ADS/HFSS/Sonnet
Autodesk Inventor
CATIA V4
CATIA V5
IGES
Parasolid
Pro/E
Siemens NX
Solid Edge
SolidWorks
STEP
VDA-FS
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
ODB++
CADENCE Allegro PCB/APD/SiP
CST Layout Database
IPC-2581
Mentor Graphics Expedition
Mentor Graphics PowerPCB (PADS)
Mentor Graphics Hyperlynx
Simlab PCBMod
Zuken CR-5000
Zuken CR-8000
Gerber Multiple Layer (NETEX-G)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
3D
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
EDA
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Import
Yes
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
Token
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Visual
Results
Results
Results
Results
Results
POV Ray
Touchstone
ASCII
ADS Component
MWO Link
SPICE
Voxel
Voxel
OBJ (e.g. third party posable hand/body model format)
Biological Data Interface (no Data Set)
x
x
x
x
x
Voxel
CST Voxel Family Data Set
x
Voxel
HUGO Human Data Set(4,5,6,8 mm)
x
Voxel
HUGO Human Data Set(1,2,3,4,5,6,8 mm)
x
Import/Export Options (not all formats are supported by each product).
x
x
x
x
x
x
Yes
Yes
Yes
If not included by default or otherwise indicated, all options are “Single User”. After the feature is
released by a user, there is a 30 minute wait time before that feature is available for another user.
4) Multiplatform Add-on
Customers running simulations in a pure Linux environment (e.g. a computer cluster
running the Linux operating system, controlled by a queuing system) are free to
complete their license with a multiplatform upgrade. Please note that configurations
with a CST frontend/GUI running on Windows but simulations started remotely using
either MPI or DC don't require this option. Only if the CST frontend is running on Linux
the multiplatform is needed.
5)
Network Type (LAN, WAN, NL)
A Local Area Network license (LAN) is the standard choice
for working groups with more than one user. Having a
network license, a group or division of a company may
install the license on a server and on an unlimited number
of clients which all belong to a local area network,
provided that the LAN does not extend beyond a single
building or group of buildings, and in no event
encompasses a geographic area greater than one square
mile. A FLEXLM license server will be installed in order to
ensure that the allowed usage in terms of frontend,
processes, modules etc. is not exceeded.
Licenses that permit use beyond a LAN are also available and are called Wide Area
Network (WAN) licenses. The uplift factor depends on the number of sites or size of the
region for which the usage should be extended. The area or sites for the WAN must be
defined on quote and invoice.
For use by only one user, the Node-Locked (NL) license is an economical alternative. A
node-locked license restricts the access to a single computer. Terminal server access is
not allowed or possible.
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6)
Maintenance and Updates
The standard license includes one year’s maintenance and support. It can be renewed
on a yearly basis at 16% (subject to change) of the then current list price before the
expiration of maintenance and at 20% for any backdated maintenance. Interruptions are
not allowed. Maintenance has to be ordered for the complete license, it cannot just
cover parts of it.
CST STUDIO SUITE supports various operation systems. For details please refer to
http://updates.cst.com/downloads/CST-OS-Support.pdf
Warranty/support is limited to model sizes
- Up to 200 Million mesh cells for Cartesian grids
- Up to 2 Million second order mesh cells for tetrahedral grids
- Up to 64 GBytes memory
Typically a major release of CST STUDIO SUITE is delivered once a year. In-between,
service packs with bug fixes are regularly made available and installed without further
interaction by the user in the background, if the automatic update manager is enabled.
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