Nios® II Software Developer Handbook

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Date 8/28/2023
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Document Table of Contents

9.3.1.2. Implement Time-Intensive Algorithms in Hardware

Processor-intensive tasks must often transfer large amounts of data to and from peripherals. A general-purpose processor such as the Nios® II processor is not the most efficient way to do this. Use direct memory access (DMA) hardware if it is available.

For more information about programming with DMA hardware, refer to “Using DMA Devices” in the "Developing Programs Using the Hardware Abstraction Layer chapter".