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Altera_Forum
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13 years ago

Nios ii

This might be the dumbest question but I just want to clarify. Are nios ii ide and nios ii eds the same? BR Glenn
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13 years ago

The Nios II IDE is a legacy tool, I can't remember if the 'EDS' name was around back then. But the short answer is no they are not the same thing.

The EDS (embedded design suite) is the new Nios II software build tools (command line), Nios II software build tools for eclipse (this replaces the IDE), and other stuff... Since you are asking I'm guessing that you are new to Nios II and as a result I recommend avoiding the Nios II IDE and sticking to the new software build tools for eclipse instead. Same goes for the hardware side, I would avoid SOPC Builder and use Qsys instead.