
© June 2009 Altera Corporation Nios II System Architect Design Tutorial
Preliminary
1. Getting Started
Tutorial Introduction
This tutorial teaches you how to use SOPC Builder, the Quartus
®
II software, and the
Nios
®
II Embedded Design Suite (EDS) to implement a digital picture viewer in a
Cyclone III FPGA. In this tutorial, you build a processor-based hardware system in
programmable logic for the Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone
®
III Edition
(NEEK) and run software on it. The tutorial demonstrates the steps to build complete,
complex embedded designs using the Altera
®
design software.
1 You must use the specified spelling for names of files, components, and other objects,
for the tutorial design to function correctly with the software provided. For example,
the software application refers to hardware components by the names specified in this
tutorial. If you name a component differently, the software application does not
identify it correctly.
Hardware and Software Requirements
This tutorial requires the following hardware and software:
■ NEEK development board
■ Quartus II software v9.0—FPGA synthesis and compilation tool that contains
SOPC Builder and the MegaCore
®
IP library, including the Nios II embedded
processor
■ Nios II EDS 9.0—Complete environment for Nios II software development that
includes the Nios II Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
■ The design files for this tutorial
This section describes the following procedures:
1. Acquire the NEEK
2. Install the Design Software
3. Install the USB Device Driver
4. Extract the Tutorial Files
After you complete all these setup and installation requirements, you are ready to
create your first system-level design.
Acquire the NEEK
You can purchase the NEEK by following the instructions on the Nios II Embedded
Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition web page.
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