AN 985: Nios® V Processor Tutorial

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Document Table of Contents x
1. AN 985: Nios® V Processor Tutorial 2. Hello World on Agilex™ 7 FPGA F-Series Transceiver-SoC Development Kit 3. Hello World on MAX® 10 FPGA 10M50 Evaluation Kit 4. Document Revision History for the AN 985: Nios® V Processor Tutorial
1. AN 985: Nios® V Processor Tutorial x
1.1. Overview
2. Hello World on Agilex™ 7 FPGA F-Series Transceiver-SoC Development Kit x
2.1. Hardware and Software Requirements 2.2. Generating the System 2.3. Simulating the Nios® V Processor System 2.4. Programming the System 2.5. Debugging the System
2.2. Generating the System x
2.2.1. Building Hardware Design in Platform Designer Overview 2.2.2. Building Hardware Design in Platform Designer — Manual Instantiation 2.2.3. Building Hardware Design in Platform Designer — Board-Aware Flow 2.2.4. Building Hardware Design in Platform Designer — Configurable Example Design 2.2.5. Building Software Design with Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGAs
2.2.2. Building Hardware Design in Platform Designer — Manual Instantiation x
2.2.2.1. Creating a New Project 2.2.2.2. Creating a Platform Designer System 2.2.2.3. Configuring Assignment and Constraint 2.2.2.4. Compiling the Quartus® Prime Software Project
2.2.2.2. Creating a Platform Designer System x
2.2.2.2.1. Adding Nios® V/m Processor IP 2.2.2.2.2. Adding On-Chip Memory II (RAM or ROM) IP 2.2.2.2.3. Adding JTAG UART IP 2.2.2.2.4. Adding Reset Release IP 2.2.2.2.5. Connect Interfaces and Signals 2.2.2.2.6. Clear System Warnings and Errors 2.2.2.2.7. Configuring the Reset Vector of the Nios® V Processor 2.2.2.2.8. Saving and Generating System HDL
2.2.2.3. Configuring Assignment and Constraint x
2.2.2.3.1. Adding Design Files 2.2.2.3.2. Adding Synopsys Design Constraint (SDC) File 2.2.2.3.3. Pin Assignments 2.2.2.3.4. Configuration and Power Management Assignments
2.2.3. Building Hardware Design in Platform Designer — Board-Aware Flow x
2.2.3.1. Creating a New Project 2.2.3.2. Creating a Platform Designer System 2.2.3.3. Configuring Assignment and Constraint 2.2.3.4. Compiling the Quartus® Prime Software Project
2.2.3.2. Creating a Platform Designer System x
2.2.3.2.1. Adding Nios® V/m Processor IP 2.2.3.2.2. Adding On-Chip Memory (RAM or ROM) IP 2.2.3.2.3. Adding JTAG UART IP 2.2.3.2.4. Adding System ID Peripheral IP 2.2.3.2.5. Adding Reset Release IP 2.2.3.2.6. Connect Interfaces and Signals 2.2.3.2.7. Clear System Warnings and Errors 2.2.3.2.8. Saving and Generating System HDL
2.2.3.3. Configuring Assignment and Constraint x
2.2.3.3.1. Adding Design Files 2.2.3.3.2. Adding Synopsys Design Constraint (SDC) File 2.2.3.3.3. Pin Assignments 2.2.3.3.4. Configuration and Power Management Assignments
2.2.4. Building Hardware Design in Platform Designer — Configurable Example Design x
2.2.4.1. Creating a New Project 2.2.4.2. Creating a Platform Designer System 2.2.4.3. Configuring Assignment and Constraint 2.2.4.4. Compiling the Quartus® Prime Software Project
2.2.4.2. Creating a Platform Designer System x
2.2.4.2.1. Saving and Generating System HDL
2.2.4.3. Configuring Assignment and Constraint x
2.2.4.3.1. Adding Design Files 2.2.4.3.2. Pin Assignments 2.2.4.3.3. Configuration and Power Management Assignments
2.2.5. Building Software Design with Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGAs x
2.2.5.1. Creating a Board Support Package 2.2.5.2. Creating an Application Project File 2.2.5.3. Importing Projects into Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGAs 2.2.5.4. Building the Hello World Application
2.2.5.3. Importing Projects into Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGAs x
2.2.5.3.1. Importing Nios® V Processor BSP Project 2.2.5.3.2. Importing Application Project
2.3. Simulating the Nios® V Processor System x
2.3.1. Preparing Hardware Design for Simulation 2.3.2. Preparing Software Design for Simulation 2.3.3. Checking Simulation Files 2.3.4. Running System Simulation
2.4. Programming the System x
2.4.1. Programming Hardware SOF File 2.4.2. Downloading the Software ELF File 2.4.3. Applying External Tool Configuration 2.4.4. Run Hello World Application
2.5. Debugging the System x
2.5.1. Software Debugging
2.5.1. Software Debugging x
2.5.1.1. Setting Initial Breakpoint 2.5.1.2. Starting the Debugger 2.5.1.3. View Global Variables 2.5.1.4. View Memory 2.5.1.5. Setting a Second Breakpoint 2.5.1.6. Control Debugger
3. Hello World on MAX® 10 FPGA 10M50 Evaluation Kit x
3.1. Hardware and Software Requirements 3.2. Generating the System 3.3. Simulating the Nios® V Processor System 3.4. Programming the System 3.5. Debugging the System
3.2. Generating the System x
3.2.1. Building Hardware Design in Platform Designer 3.2.2. Building Software Design with Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGAs
3.2.1. Building Hardware Design in Platform Designer x
3.2.1.1. Creating a New Project 3.2.1.2. Creating a Platform Designer System 3.2.1.3. Configuring Assignment and Constraint 3.2.1.4. Compiling the Quartus® Prime Software Project
3.2.2. Building Software Design with Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGAs x
3.2.2.1. Creating a Board Support Package 3.2.2.2. Creating an Application Project Files 3.2.2.3. Importing Projects into Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGAs 3.2.2.4. Building the Hello World Application
3.2.2.3. Importing Projects into Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGAs x
3.2.2.3.1. Importing Nios® V Processor BSP Project 3.2.2.3.2. Importing Application Project
3.3. Simulating the Nios® V Processor System x
3.3.1. Preparing Hardware Design for Simulation 3.3.2. Preparing Software Design for Simulation 3.3.3. Checking Simulation Files 3.3.4. Running System Simulation
3.4. Programming the System x
3.4.1. Programming Hardware SOF File 3.4.2. Downloading the Software ELF File 3.4.3. Applying External Tool Configuration 3.4.4. Run Hello World Application
3.5. Debugging the System x
3.5.1. Software Debugging
3.5.1. Software Debugging x
3.5.1.1. Setting Initial Breakpoint 3.5.1.2. Starting the Debugger 3.5.1.3. View Global Variables 3.5.1.4. View Memory 3.5.1.5. Setting a Second Breakpoint 3.5.1.6. Control Debugger
1. AN 985: Nios® V Processor Tutorial
2. Hello World on Agilex™ 7 FPGA F-Series Transceiver-SoC Development Kit
3. Hello World on MAX® 10 FPGA 10M50 Evaluation Kit
4. Document Revision History for the AN 985: Nios® V Processor Tutorial

2.2.2.1. Creating a New Project

Start developing the Nios® V processor system by creating a new Quartus® Prime software project.
  1. Launch Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software.
  2. Click New Project Wizard to create a new project.
    Figure 1. New Project Wizard
  3. Read the Introduction and click Next to proceed.
    Figure 2. New Project Wizard — Introduction
  4. In Family, Device & Board Settings window,
    1. Select Empty project.
      Figure 3. Selecting Project Settings
    2. Enter your working directory, define the name of the project, and enter the top-level design entity as niosv_top.
      Figure 4. Specifying the Properties of the Project
    3. Filter Device Name as AGFB014R24B2E2V which is for Agilex™ 7 FPGA F-Series Transceiver-SoC Development Kit.
      Figure 5. Device Tab
    4. Click Next to proceed.
  5. In Add Files window, leave it empty and click Next to proceed.
    Figure 6. Add Files Window
  6. In EDA Tool Settings windows, select Questa Intel FPGA. (This is for simulation in later chapter.)
    Figure 7. EDA Tool Settings
  7. Click Next to review the summary of the new project. Then click Finish.
    Figure 8. Summary
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