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15 years ago

Including software in the FPGA configuration bitstream

I need to put my Nios II software project into my FPGA bitstream. I have an idea on how to do it, please comment: 1) Build software .elf file 2) In Nios console, use elf2hex to make hex fil...
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15 years ago

Are you using the deprecated NIOS II IDE .. or the newer NIOS II Software Build Tools? It's true that the deprecated NIOS II IDE did this for you automatically (that's what I meant by the "old days"). However, the NIOS II SBT does not.

Jake