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Altera Corporation
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Nios II C2H Compiler User Guide
Additional Information
How to Contact
Altera
For the most up-to-date information about Altera products, refer to the
following table.
Typographic
Conventions
This document uses the typographic conventions shown below.
Information Type
Contact
Technical support
Technical training
Altera literature services
Non-technical support (General)
(Software Licensing)
Note to table:
(1)
You can also contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative.
Visual Cue
Meaning
Bold Type with Initial
Capital Letters
Command names, dialog box titles, checkbox options, and dialog box options are
shown in bold, initial capital letters. Example:
Save As
dialog box.
bold type
External timing parameters, directory names, project names, disk drive names,
filenames, filename extensions, and software utility names are shown in bold
type. Examples:
f
MAX
, \qdesigns
directory,
d:
drive,
chiptrip.gdf
file.
Italic Type with Initial Capital
Letters
Document titles are shown in italic type with initial capital letters. Example:
AN 75:
High-Speed Board Design.
Italic type
Variable names are shown in italic type. Example:
,
name>.pof
file.
Initial Capital Letters
Keyboard keys and menu names are shown with initial capital letters. Examples:
Delete key, the Options menu.
“Subheading Title”
References to sections within a document and titles of on-line help topics are
shown in quotation marks. Example: “Typographic Conventions.”
Courier type
Signal and port names are shown in lowercase Courier type. Examples:
data1
,
tdi
,
input.
Active-low signals are denoted by suffix
n
, e.g.,
resetn
.
Anything that must be typed exactly as it appears is shown in Courier type. For
example:
c:\altera\
. Also, references to C code are shown in Courier.
1., 2., 3., and
a., b., c., etc.
Numbered steps are used in a list of items when the sequence of the items is
important, such as the steps listed in a procedure.
■
●
•
Bullets are used in a list of items when the sequence of the items is not important.
1
The hand points to information that requires special attention.