Command FPGA using Matlab

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Yes I can use SOPC an QSYS features with QII

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That's good.

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Yes I have knowledges in VHDL, but not in verylog

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That's good either.

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But I don't know how to use SOPC. I have to place all component (UART and serail device)?

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If you wish to extend your commanding by MATLAB in the future, is suggest that you implement

a NIOSIIe (the simplest) and a UART-Peripheral.

I recommend QSYS, because it (has already) superseded SOPC.

I'm not sure if ALTERA is provide a GPIO-Peripheral. This could be used to drive the LED-Pin.

You'll have to to create a QSYS-system with

NIOSIIe: Instruction Avalon Master -> On-Chip RAM that holds you code

NIOSIIe: Data Avalon Master -> GPIO-Peripheral Avalon Slave

NIOSIIe: Data Avalon Master -> UART-Peripheral Avalon Slave

After you've successfull described you system and build it, you'll have to instantiate it in a top-level (V)HDL Wrapper (or BSF) in QII.

After that worked you'll have to write your NIOSII-SW based on the Board-Support-Package QSYS created for you.

I guess that will be no simple task.

Do you need to control the board directly via MATLAB or is a command window sufficient? That would generate significant less

work in the FPGA, because you could exclude the NIOS and the SW part.

In that case you'll have to to create a QSYS-system with

JTAG-UART-Peripheral Avalon Master -> GPIO-Peripheral Avalon Slave

After you've successfull described you system and build it, you'll have to instantiate it in a top-level (V)HDL Wrapper (or BSF) in QII.

You could split your task in two phases:

1. Implemented the JTAG-UART based solution (gaining QSYS basic knowledge and establish a commanding interface to the PC)

2. Implement the NIOSIIe based solution (developing the sophisticated solution based on the knowledge gained in 1.)