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15 years ago

DDR2 without NIOS

Hello, in a project for my studies I am ask to get frames from vga port and to put them in a ddr ram: vert basic reading and writting in the memory. Is there an other simple way to use the...
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15 years ago

You most certainly do NOT have to use NIOS. The DDR2 controller is just that, a memory controller. You can use it inside SoPC Builder if you want to take advantage of the Avalon Interconnect Fabric, or you can instantiate the controller yourself in HDL and interface to it directly.

Jake