Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition Tutorial

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1. Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition Tutorial
1. Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition Tutorial x
1.1. Introduction 1.2. Nichestack Support and Licensing 1.3. Hardware and Software Requirements 1.4. Tutorial Files 1.5. Software Development Flow 1.6. Nios II Simple Socket Server Overview 1.7. Important NicheStack TCP/IP Stack Concepts 1.8. Where to Go Next 1.9. Hardware Setup Details 1.10. Document Revision History for the Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition Tutorial
1.4. Tutorial Files x
1.4.1. Hardware Design Files 1.4.2. Software Files
1.5. Software Development Flow x
1.5.1. Creating a New Nios II Project 1.5.2. Configuring the BSP 1.5.3. Examining the Nios II Simple Socket Server Project Files 1.5.4. Building and Running the Nios II Simple Socket Server Project 1.5.5. Interacting with the Nios II Simple Socket Server
1.6. Nios II Simple Socket Server Overview x
1.6.1. Software Naming Conventions 1.6.2. Software Architecture 1.6.3. MicroC-OS/II Resources
1.6.3. MicroC-OS/II Resources x
1.6.3.1. Tasks 1.6.3.2. Inter-Task Communication Resources
1.7. Important NicheStack TCP/IP Stack Concepts x
1.7.1. Error Handling 1.7.2. NicheStack TCP/IP Stack Default Task Creation 1.7.3. Creating Tasks that Use the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack Sockets Interface 1.7.4. Task Priorities in the Nios II Simple Socket Server Design 1.7.5. Task Stack Size
1.7.4. Task Priorities in the Nios II Simple Socket Server Design x
1.7.4.1. MicroC/OS-II Internal Tasks 1.7.4.2. NicheStack TCP/IP Stack Internal Tasks 1.7.4.3. Networking Initialization Task 1.7.4.4. User Networking Tasks 1.7.4.5. User Non-Networking Tasks
1.9. Hardware Setup Details x
1.9.1. Network Connection
1. Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition Tutorial

1.1. Introduction

This tutorial familiarizes you with the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack – Nios II Edition (NicheStack TCP/IP Stack) software component. The tutorial covers the following topics:

  • Configuring and initializing the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack software component
  • Managing a TCP/IP connection with MicroC/OS-II real-time operating system (RTOS) tasks
  • Using the Nios II SBT for Eclipse to develop programs with the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack software component

The Nios II SBT for Eclipse offers software designers a rich development platform for Nios II applications. The Nios II SBT for Eclipse contains the MicroC/OS-II RTOS and the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack software component, providing designers with the ability to quickly build networked embedded systems applications for the Nios II processor. This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for building a simple program based on the MicroC/OS-II RTOS and NicheStack TCP/IP Stack networking stack.

This tutorial describes C software files that demonstrate communication with a telnet client on a development host PC. The telnet client offers a convenient way of issuing commands over a TCP/IP socket to the Ethernet-connected NicheStack TCP/IP Stack running on the development board with a simple TCP/IP socket server example. The socket server example receives commands sent over a TCP/IP connection and turns LEDs on and off according to the commands. The example consists of a socket server task that listens for commands on a TCP/IP port and dispatches those commands to a set of LED management tasks.

Note: The Nios II target system does not implement a full telnet server.

For more information about MicroC/OS-II for the Nios II processor, refer to the MicroC/OS-II Real-Time Operating System chapter of the Nios II Software Developer’s Handbook.

For more information about NicheStack TCP/IP Stack initialization and configuration for the Nios II processor, refer to the Ethernet and the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack – Nios II Edition chapter of the Nios II Software Developer's Handbook.

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