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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

OS support

Can I load Windows CE on any CycloneIII system? I wanted to know the loading Windows CE or other OS into any NiosII system. For example, if I build a NiosII processor system based on CycloneII...
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15 years ago

In theory you can, but the reality is you would need to be very skilled in order to 'port' a BSP and low level drivers.

There are currently several varients of Linux that can be 'hoisted up' on a NIOS II hardware platform in a Cyclone III FPGA.

Regards,

Daryl