Nios® II Software Developer Handbook

ID 683525
Date 8/28/2023
Public
Document Table of Contents

3.1.1. Windows Installation

The procedure for installing Eclipse IDE in Windows environment:
  1. Create a temporary folder for you to use as a repository to build the necessary component files before merging the files with the Intel® Quartus® Prime software.
  2. Download Eclipse C/C++ IDE for Mars.2 by clicking on Download CDT 8.8.1.
    • Locate and move the eclipse-cpp-mars-2-win32-x86_64.zip file to the temporary folder.
    • Extract eclipse-cpp-mars-2-win32-x86_64.zip to get the eclipse folder.
    Tip: Try the mirror links if the main source link does not work.
  3. Copy the eclipse_nios2_plugins.zip file from <Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin to the temporary folder.
    • Extract eclipse_nios2_plugins.zip to get the eclipse_nios2 folder.
  4. Copy the content of eclipse_nios2 into eclipse folder. After you successfully copy the content, delete the eclipse_nios2 folder.
  5. Rename eclipse into eclipse_nios2.
  6. Copy the new eclipse_nios2 folder and paste it in <Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin. Delete the temporary folder.
  7. Allow the merging of eclipse_nios2 folders.
  8. Verify the extraction is done correctly by making sure you see the <Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2/plugin_customization.ini file.
  9. You can now launch Nios® II SBT for Eclipse using eclipse-nios2.exe
    Note: You can find the instructions in the <Intel® Quartus® Prime installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/README file.