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Figure 12-1: Sample Output from Utility

Device Tree Generator

A Device Tree is a data structure that describes the underlying hardware to an operating system -

primarily Linux. By passing this data structure to the OS kernel, a single OS binary may be able to support

many variations of hardware. This flexibility is particularly important when the hardware includes an

FPGA.
The Device Tree Generator tool is part of Altera SoC EDS and is used to create device trees for SoC

systems that contain FPGA designs created using Qsys. The generated Device Tree describes the HPS

peripherals, selected FPGA Soft IP and peripherals that are board dependent.

Related Information

Altera Wiki

For more information about DTG, refer to the Altera Wiki website.

Device Tree Generator User Guide

For more details, navigate to the Device Tree Generator User Guide located on the Device Tree

Generator Documentation page on the Rocketboards website.

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