Nios® V Embedded Processor Design Handbook

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Date 7/08/2024
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2.6. Assigning a UART Agent for Printing

Printing is useful for debugging the software application, as well as for monitoring the status of your system. Altera recommends printing basic information such as a start-up message, error message, and execution progress of the software application.

Avoid using the printf() library function under the following circumstances:
  • The printf() library causes the application to stall if no host is reading output. This is applicable to the JTAG UART only.
  • The printf() library consumes large amounts of program memory.