Honored ContributorHi! Everytime i am trying to run my NIOS application on the Cyclone III, EP3C25F324C8NES I am getting this Error.
/****************************/ No Nios II target connection paths were located. Check connections and that a Nios II .sof is downloaded. /****************************/ but not getting the reason why m getting so. plz help.
Honored ContributorDid you configure the board with a sof file? Which one?
Honored ContributorThanx for replying me.
I m using the following sof file, CIII_NiosII_Small.sof the example file i got with CD. But i have installed Quartus 9.1 but the example is of Quartus 7.1 if this can be a problem. do i need to install Quartus 7.1 ? regardsHonored ContributorAre you using an Altera development kit? Was that sof file distributed with the kit?
IIRC the sof files given with the Cyclone III starter kit have different names.Honored Contributoryes i m using its development kit, Cyclone III EP3C25F324 FPGA one.
Honored ContributorOn the files that Altera distribute for the Cyclone III starter kit, there is one design example with a Nios CPU, and the sof file is called cycloneIII_3c25_start_niosII_standard.sof
Are you sure that the sof file you have is designed for the kit you have?Honored ContributorDid you ever find a solution to your problem? I am having the same problem on the BeMicro board.
I started the project in Altera 9.1 both Quartus and eclipse and it worked fine I was able to find the device, program, and debug. I then updated Quartus to SP1 and started back into the software side of things I was able to use Quartus to download to the BeMicro but eclipse would not find the target. I then upgraded both Quartus and eclipse to sp2 still no dice. I've even reloaded the drivers for the BeMicro. any ideas? thanks SteveHonored Contributor
