AN 1009: Preserving Nios® II Processor IP for Quartus® Prime Version 24.1 and Newer

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1. AN 1009: Preserving Nios® II Processor IP for Quartus® Prime Version 24.1 and Newer 2. Preserving Nios® II Processor IP in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 24.1 or Newer 3. Preserving Nios® II Processor IP in Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Version 24.1std or Newer 4. Archiving Projects 5. Document Revision History for AN 1009: Preserving Nios® II Processor IP for Quartus® Prime Version 24.1 and Newer
1. AN 1009: Preserving Nios® II Processor IP for Quartus® Prime Version 24.1 and Newer x
1.1. Overview
2. Preserving Nios® II Processor IP in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 24.1 or Newer x
2.1. Installing and Setting Up the Software 2.2. Preserving the Nios® II Processor in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
2.1. Installing and Setting Up the Software x
2.1.1. Quartus® Prime Pro Edition and Nios® II Processor Software Build Tools 2.1.2. Configuring the Software
2.1.2. Configuring the Software x
2.1.2.1. Configuring the IP Regeneration Policy 2.1.2.2. Configuring the Output Directory 2.1.2.3. Quartus® Prime Command Line Restrictions
2.2. Preserving the Nios® II Processor in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition x
2.2.1. Using QSYS Approach 2.2.2. Using QIP Approach
2.2.1. Using QSYS Approach x
2.2.1.1. Handling Hardware Component in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Project 2.2.1.2. Handling Software Component as Eclipse IDE Project
2.2.1.1. Handling Hardware Component in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Project x
2.2.1.1.1. Limitations on the Preserved Projects in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition version 24.1 and Newer
2.2.1.2. Handling Software Component as Eclipse IDE Project x
2.2.1.2.1. Error and Description
2.2.2. Using QIP Approach x
2.2.2.1. Handling Hardware Component in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Project 2.2.2.2. Handling Software Component as Eclipse IDE Project
2.2.2.1. Handling Hardware Component in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Project x
2.2.2.1.1. Limitations on the Preserved Nios® II Processor in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition version 24.1 and Newer
2.2.2.2. Handling Software Component as Eclipse IDE Project x
2.2.2.2.1. Error and Description
3. Preserving Nios® II Processor IP in Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Version 24.1std or Newer x
3.1. Installing and Setting Up the Software 3.2. Preserving the Nios® II Processor in Quartus® Prime Standard Edition
3.1. Installing and Setting Up the Software x
3.1.1. Quartus® Prime Standard Edition and Nios® II Processor Software Build Tools 3.1.2. Configuring the Software
3.1.2. Configuring the Software x
3.1.2.1. Configuring the IP Regeneration Policy
3.2. Preserving the Nios® II Processor in Quartus® Prime Standard Edition x
3.2.1. Using QIP Approach 3.2.2. Using QSYS Approach
3.2.1. Using QIP Approach x
3.2.1.1. Handling Hardware Component in the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Project 3.2.1.2. Handling Software Component as Eclipse IDE Project
3.2.1.1. Handling Hardware Component in the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Project x
3.2.1.1.1. Limitations on the Preserved Nios® II Processor in Quartus® Prime Standard Edition version 24.1std and Newer
3.2.1.2. Handling Software Component as Eclipse IDE Project x
3.2.1.2.1. Error and Description
1. AN 1009: Preserving Nios® II Processor IP for Quartus® Prime Version 24.1 and Newer
2. Preserving Nios® II Processor IP in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Version 24.1 or Newer
3. Preserving Nios® II Processor IP in Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Version 24.1std or Newer
4. Archiving Projects
5. Document Revision History for AN 1009: Preserving Nios® II Processor IP for Quartus® Prime Version 24.1 and Newer

3.2.1.2. Handling Software Component as Eclipse IDE Project

There are no options to run software development in Quartus_2. Any related executable binaries for Nios® II software development have been removed along with the discontinuation of Nios® II processor from Quartus® Prime Standard Edition version 24.1 and newer. For example, the components needed to install Nios® II EDS can no longer be found after Nios® II discontinuation.

Thus, Altera recommends you continue software development in Quartus_1. Note that Quartus_2 cannot run Generate HDL (in Handling Hardware Component in the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Project). Without Generate HDL, Quartus_2 cannot generate a new SOPCINFO file. Thus, you must preserve Quartus_1 SOPCINFO. Nevertheless, verifying the Quartus_1 SOPCINFO file is a good practice.

Figure 25. Verifying Quartus_1 SOPCINFO FileAssume this is an example of Quartus_1 being Quartus® Prime Standard Edition version 23.1.

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