Nios® V Processors
Nios® V processor is the next generation of soft processor for Intel® FPGAs based on the open-source RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture. This processor is available in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software starting with version 21.3.
Nios® V/m
Microcontroller
Based on RISC-V: RV32IA, designed for performance, with atomic extensions, 5-stage pipeline, and AXI4 interfaces. Read the Nios® V Processor Reference Manual to learn more about features and performance benchmarks.
What's New
See what's new with the Nios® V processors.
Benefits
Flexibility
With the perfect fit of CPUs, peripherals, memory interfaces, and custom peripherals to meet the unique demands of every new design cycle, Nios® V processors offer you tremendous flexibility where you need it.
Simple and Standard Flows
It is easy to create a processor and peripheral solution with the Nios® V processor using the traditional hardware tool flows like Platform Designer and the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software as needed for your production solution.
Easy System Integration
You can create a new design from ground up on the Nios® V processor or port existing Nios® II/e designs to the Nios® V/m processor. The Nios® V/m processor intellectual property (IP) core is compatible with existing IP cores in Platform Designer.
High Performance
Nios® V processors give you the ultimate flexibility to achieve the exact performance required for your embedded design, without overpaying for high clock frequency, power-hungry off-the-shelf processors. Due to architectural improvements, the Nios® V/m processor has performance benefits over the Nios® II/e processor.
JTAG Debug Module
The Nios® V processor architecture supports a Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) debug module that provides on-chip debug.
Open-Source Ecosystem
Leverage the community-maintained ecosystem to get your designs to market faster by choosing from the most up-to-date and modern toolchains, debuggers, and real-time operating system (RTOS) for your software development.
Free License
Nios® V/m embedded processor license is available at no cost in the Self Service Licensing Center.
Development Environment
Start your software development using open-source ecosystem starting with Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software v21.3.
Updated IDE coming in 2022.
Getting started
- You can get the Nios® V/m processor IP license from the Self Service Licensing Center at no cost.
- Example design is provided with the Nios V/m IP in Platform Designer in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software v21.3.
- More Nios® V example designs including the bootloader and TCP/IP example designs will be released in the future.
- Download the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software v21.3 and get started today. Download now.
Ecosystem
- Get your designs to market faster with the growing ecosystem for Nios® V processor that is based on the open-source industry standard RISC-V ISA.
- The Intel Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) and Micrium* MicroC/OS-II are supported on the Nios® V/m processor and included in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software.
- There will be additional Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) supported on the upcoming processors in the Nios® V processor family. Stay tuned for updates.
Samples and Ordering
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Development Kits
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Where to Buy
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Product and Performance Information
Future releases are subject to change.