Software Licensing
All HCC software is supplied under a license agreement to our customers. For all our products except SafeTCPIP and exFAT/SafeexFAT, the license models in the table below are available. These licenses are all royalty-free and include:
- Full warranty
- Full source code
- One year of support
- 30 day money back guarantee
Support can be extended at a cost of 20% per year.
For any questions, or to discuss alternative licensing models, please contact: sales@hcc-embedded.com
| License Types | Development sites | MCU(s) | Product(s) | Developers | License Definitions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Product | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Any device or application that is uniquely identifiable by MCU and by design elements (for example, RTOS and compiler) and a product name or code number. All manufactured versions of the product will be identical. | ||
| Product Line | 1 | 1 | Multiple | 10 | A set of products that share technical characteristics, MCU, and design elements (RTOS, compiler), but have variations in function. It must have a name or reference that identifies the family and the variants in that family. | ||
| Platform | 1 | 1 | Multiple | 10 | An environment (in which HCC code executes) that can be integrated as the base of multiple products or product lines. A platform must be defined by MCU, RTOS, and compiler. | ||
| Platform Distribution | 1 | 1 | Multiple | 10 | Allows the distribution of executables that can run on a defined ‘platform’, defined by MCU, RTOS, and compiler. | ||
| Architecture | 1 | 1 MCU execution platform | Multiple | 10 | A specific microprocessor architecture and microcontroller core version. | ||
| Site | Multiple | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | A specific business location of the company or business unit, generally organized around a product offering. This license permits the development of any number of products with no restriction on the product names, MCUs, RTOSes, or compilers used. | ||
| Buyout | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | A company-wide license that permits the development of any number of products, with no restriction on the product names, MCUs, RTOSes, or compilers used. | ||
| Additional Site | 1 | As per original license | As per original license | +5 | This adds an additional site to the license agreement. | ||