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16 years ago

Ethernet with DSP Dev. Kit Cyclone III (no NIOS)

Hi, I have the dsp development kit, cyclone iii edition (http://www.altera.com/products/devkits/altera/kit-cyc3-dsp.html). How can I use the Ethernet? In my altera > 80 > ip Direct...
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16 years ago

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The easiest way would be to use a Nios CPU and an operating system with a TCP/IP stack.

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OK, I understand. So I have a question about nios now:

As I have read, the NIOS II is an embedded soft processor on the Board. Is it possible to write a program in C for the NIOS and use that NIOS program as a core/entity in my Quartus Block Diagram/Schematic File?

To get a fast speed I want to use mainly VHDL. But if Ethernet is that difficult with VHDL, I could maybe use the NIOS. I have attached two Images so you can see what I am doing.