Hi im totally new to FPGA's...Im trying to run the following example. http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19108&highlight=on-die+temperature+sensor+example if i load the .pof file supplied all is good :-)... I would like to build&modify the c-code for the project as described in http://www.alterawiki.com/uploads/e/ec/nios_temp_sensor_design.pdf but i cant locate the nios_setup.sopcinfo file. I tried with eth_std_main_system.sopcinfo found at https://cloud.altera.com but then i get this error fatal error: altera_modular_adc_sequencer_regs.h: No such file or directory i cant find this .h file. thanks in advance /Stefan

You can always regenerate the .sopcinfo file. They aren't interchangeable from design to design - the file describes the address map for a Qsys based system to the Eclipse tools. So what you need to do is launch Quartus. Then launch Qsys Tools -> Qsys. Then open the Qsys file (generally in the top directory of where you unpacked the design example). Then hit generate HDL, save and finish. Now you have the .sopcinfo file that correlates to the temperature sensor design that you can load into Eclipse. Best of luck.

Hi thanks for the reply, that solved the problem... Now everything is building in NIOSII. How ever when i try to run the project i get no messages in the console. Console: Using cable "USB-Blaster [USB-0]", device 1, instance 0x00 Processor is already paused Initializing CPU cache (if present) OK Downloading 00008000 ( 0%) Downloading 00009824 (94%) Downloaded 7KB in 0.0s Verifying 00008000 ( 0%) Verifying 00009824 (94%) Verified OK Starting processor at address 0x00008180 How to find out whats wrong(guess thats the plan is it goes to 100% ?) The NIOS-II Console is empty... ive been following the section: Steps to run this program (Software) in NIOS_temp_sensor_design.pdf thanks stefan

Got the debugger running...I deleted the projects i had in the workspace and now it seems runnnig...So now i can run code from NIOS-II in debugger mode via JTAG on the eval board :-) I would like to burn it to flash but im having some problems. when i open the .par file from the on die temp example in Quartus v15, its missing the nios_setup.sip and the nios_setup.qip files so my "start compilation" (CTRL+L) fails in quartus. read about the elf2flash but cant get i to work, the flash programmer in v15 seem's to be missing some bottom compared to this 2-6 in this manual. https://www.altera.com/content/dam/altera-www/global/en_us/pdfs/literature/ug/ug_nios2_flash_programmer.pdf thanks in advance

You don't need the nios_setup.sip file to program the device. That file is a pointer to all the of the library files that you need to simulate your design. You do need the nios_setup.qip file that has a pointer to all of the files you need to map and fit your design. That file can always be regenerated the same way you generate the .sopcinfo file. Open up qsys ,read the .qsys file and generate HDL and you will find the .qip file. Make sure to use the Project --> add/remove files from project feature and add the .qip file in your design. This way the mapper/fitter knows where to look for the all IP files that make up your design project. In terms of including the NIOS executable in flash memory so you dont need to be tethered to a host computer, perhaps checkout this design example: https://cloud.altera.com/devstore/platform/15.0.0/nios-ii-adc-lcd-controller-design-example-10m50-dev-kit/ Look at the document link and search for the section that is called: Merging the NIOS executable into the FPGA configuration file . That will show you how to get the SW executable merged with hardware image and if stored on flash removes the requirement for a connection to a host computer. Let me know if that helps.

Hi thank you very much, just what i needed...Got it running now..

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Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
11 years ago
Hi thanks for the reply, that solved the problem... Now everything is building in NIOSII. How ever when i try to run the project i get no messages in the console.

Console:
Using cable "USB-Blaster [USB-0]", device 1, instance 0x00
Processor is already paused
Initializing CPU cache (if present)
OK

Downloading 00008000 ( 0%)
Downloading 00009824 (94%)
Downloaded 7KB in 0.0s

Verifying 00008000 ( 0%)
Verifying 00009824 (94%)
Verified OK
Starting processor at address 0x00008180

How to find out whats wrong(guess thats the plan is it goes to 100% ?)

The NIOS-II Console is empty...

ive been following the section: Steps to run this program (Software) in NIOS_temp_sensor_design.pdf

thanks stefan
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
11 years ago
You can always regenerate the .sopcinfo file. They aren't interchangeable from design to design - the file describes the address map for a Qsys based system to the Eclipse tools. So what you need to do is launch Quartus. Then launch Qsys Tools -> Qsys. Then open the Qsys file (generally in the top directory of where you unpacked the design example). Then hit generate HDL, save and finish. Now you have the .sopcinfo file that correlates to the temperature sensor design that you can load into Eclipse. Best of luck.

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