Bare Metal User Guide

ID 683211
Date 11/30/2015
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1.3. Prerequisites for the Bare Metal Development Environment

The following tools need to be installed before proceeding:

  • Altera SoC EDS
  • USB-Blaster driver
Note: The USB-Blaster must be connected to the board and Altera SoC EDS license file must be setup correctly before proceeding.
The Altera SoC EDS provides the following components for a complete Bare Metal Software Development Environment:
  • ARM DS-5 Altera Edition
    • ARM Compiler 5
    • GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Bare Metal Compiler
  • HWLibs
  • Mkpimage tool (required by BootROM)
  • Mkimage tool (required by Preloader)
  • SD card image tool
  • Golden Hardware Reference Design (GHRD)

For more information, refer to the "Installing the Altera SoC Embedded Design Suite" and "ARM DS-5 Altera Edition" sections in the Altera SoC Embedded Design Suite User Guide.