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15 years ago

SOPC Builder tool without NIOS processor

Hi, Can I use the SOPC Builder tool without NIOS processor? I only need the communications protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet...) interface with my VHDL codes... (and I don't have IP cores...). ...
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15 years ago

The master should have a 32-bit address vector, and the address will always be expressed in an 8-bit space (i.e. the low 3 bits will always be 0 if you have a 64-bit data vector). This is different than the address vector on a slave interface.