Altera Nios II - Manual (Page 10)

1–2 Altera Corporation
Nios II Development Kit Getting Started User Guide May 2007
Licensing Considerations
Development Tools
Included in the kit is a folder containing the Altera Complete Design Suite
for Windows DVD-ROM.
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See www.altera.com for available evaluation software by third-party
Nios II development partners.
Documentation
■ This Nios II Development Kit Getting Started User Guide
■ Quartus ® II Installation & Licensing for Windows manual
Licensing
Considerations Your development kit includes a subscription for the Nios II embedded
processor, which includes a perpetual license and one year of
maintenance. The kit also includes a one-year license for the Quartus II
software. To obtain your licenses, visit the Altera licensing page at http://
www.altera.com/licensing
.
Installing the
Development
Tools Your PC system must meet the Quartus II software minimum system
requirements. Refer to the Altera Complete Design Suite System
Requirements section of the Quartus II Installation & Licensing for Windows
manual (included in the kit) for system requirements.
The Altera Complete Design Suite for Windows DVD-ROM contains all
the software necessary for the kit. Refer to the Installing the Altera Complete
Design Suite section of the Quartus II Installation & Licensing for Windows
manual and install at least the following tools:
■ Quartus ® II Design Software
■ MegaCore ® IP Library
■ Nios II Embedded Design Suite
The Quartus II Design Software
The Nios II Embedded Design Suite (EDS) equires the Quartus II Design
Software. The Quartus II design software is Altera’s comprehensive
environment for system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) hardware
design. Using the Quartus II software, you can develop hardware design
files, synthesize a netlist for the design, and output a configuration file for
the target FPGA. You use the Quartus II software to assign I/O pin
numbers, apply compilation constraints (for example, timing
requirements), and perform timing analysis on the FPGA design. The
Quartus II software installation also includes the SOPC Builder system