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16 years ago

How to build a two processor system?

Recently, I am building a two processor system. I have met several problems,hoping someone would help me. SopcBuilder: How many Jtag-Uarts are needed, if I use two cpus? ( I have used two ...
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16 years ago

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The multi-threaded single processor system, do you mean it relys on an RTOS?

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Yes. RTOS would allow you to spawn several threads. You can manipulate a thread to resume, suspend etc while the other thread executes. There is lot of helpful literature available for the RTOS that have been ported on NIOS eg. uC/OS-II.