Altera Nios II - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
About This User Guide ............................................................................. v
How to Find Information ......................................................................................................................... v
How to Contact Altera ............................................................................................................................ vi
Typographic Conventions ...................................................................................................................... vi
Getting Started ...................................................................................... 1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1–1
Before You Begin ................................................................................................................................... 1–1
Nios Development Board and Accessories .................................................................................. 1–1
Development Tools .......................................................................................................................... 1–2
Documentation ................................................................................................................................. 1–2
Licensing Considerations ..................................................................................................................... 1–2
Installing the Development Tools ...................................................................................................... 1–2
The Quartus II Design Software ..................................................................................................... 1–2
The Nios II Embedded Design Suite ............................................................................................. 1–3
The MegaCore IP Library ................................................................................................................ 1–3
The Nios Development Board ............................................................................................................. 1–4
Setting Up the Nios Development Board ..................................................................................... 1–4
Verifying Correct Operation of the Nios Development Board .................................................. 1–6
Establishing Board-to-PC Communication ........................................................................................ 1–7
Connecting the USB-Blaster Download Cable ............................................................................. 1–7
Starting the Nios II Development Tools ............................................................................................. 1–7
Starting the Quartus II Software .................................................................................................... 1–7
Downloading a Hardware Image to the FPGA ........................................................................... 1–8
Starting the Nios II IDE from SOPC Builder ................................................................................ 1–9
Building a First Software Project .................................................................................................. 1–10
Downloading Executable Code to the Nios Development Board ........................................... 1–12
Taking the Next Step ........................................................................................................................... 1–14
Documentation Library ...................................................................................................................... 1–14