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VROGE2
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6 years ago
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DE10-Nano 1 Mega Baud Serial Transmission using UART

I have the DE10-Nano Board and I would like to be able to transfer data at 1Mbaud. According to the FT232R data sheet it can transfer data at 1Mbaud using RS232 protocol but when I go into the Platfo...
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    FawazJ_Altera
    6 years ago

    Hello sir,

    The UART IP cannot work alone, it should be connected to a processor or a custom logic that take care of the initialization and processing of the IP. I have attached a design example for you to show how to connect UART with Nios II processor. Furthermore, it has a piece of C code to initialize and run a communication stream between two UARTs on the same board.

    Thank you,

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VROGE2
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6 years ago

So I came to the realization that the UART IP is meant to have a separate USB-UART chip be plugged into the GPIO port on the board. I apologize for my ignorance on the subject but this is my first time trying to use a UART with an FPGA and I have had no formal training with this hardware.My assumption was that this IP is meant to send data to the UART that is connected to the HPS on the DE10-nano board.

I have been able to adapt the sample sample project you provided to use for my application.

With that being said what is the proper UART hardware to use with this IP so the drivers and other protocol are correct? Would any daughter board using an FT232R UART work?

Van