Nios® V Processor Software Developer Handbook

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Date 2/14/2023
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12.5.4.4. create_driver

Usage

create_driver <name>

Options

  • <name>: Name of device driver.

Description

This command creates a new device driver instance available for the Nios® V processor BSP Editor. This command must precede all others that describe the device driver in its Tcl script. You can only have one create_driver command in each Tcl script. If the create_driver command appears in the Tcl script, the create_sw_package and create_os commands cannot appear.

The name argument is usually distinct from all other device drivers and software packages that the Nios® V processor tools might locate. You can specify driver name identical to another driver if the driver you are describing has a unique version number assignment.

If your driver differs for different operating systems, you need to provide a unique name for each BSP type.

This command is required, unless you use the create_sw_package or create_os commands, as appropriate.