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

2.2.1.2. Handling Software Component as Eclipse IDE Project

There are no options to run software development in Quartus_2. Altera removes any related executable binaries for Nios® II software development along with the discontinuation of the Nios® II processor. For example, the components needed to install Eclipse* IDE are no longer available after Nios® II discontinuation.

Altera suggests you continue software development in Quartus_1. Ensure your Nios® II software project is based on the Quartus_1 SOPCINFO file.

  1. Verify the version for Quartus_1 SOPCINFO using the following methods:
    1. Verify the format version for Quartus_1. In the example shown in the figure below, the version is 23.4.79.
      Figure 11. Verifying Quartus_1 SOPCINFO
      Note: Assume this example of Quartus_1 is using Quartus® Prime Pro Edition version 23.4. Format version 23.4 is the key indicator that this SOPCINFO file is from Quartus_1.
    2. Verify the className is altera_nios2_gen2 as shown in the following figure.
      Figure 12. Verifying SOPCINFO Method 2
    3. Verify the format version for Quartus_2 is 24.1.115 as shown in the following figure.
      Figure 13. Verifying Quartus_2 SOPCINFO
    Note: In this example, the Nios® II processor is converted to a generic component in Quartus_2, which uses Quartus® Prime Pro Edition version 24.1. Format version 24.1 is the key indicator that this SOPCINFO file is from Quartus_2.

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