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20 years ago

Analog Input Into Nios

Hi, I'm a newbie to Nios, but have done some embedded Linux driver development with the PowerPC 823 I was hoping someone could point me in the direction of how to get analog inputs fro...
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20 years ago

Jdhar's right....

Keep in mind that you're not really accessing raw "analog" input/output anyway, you're just configuring registers in an Analog hardware device. Most devices, that I've dealt with, have some sort of processor interface to do this. (I2C, SPI, etc.)

If you're referring to the DACs/ADCs on the DSP kit, I'm pretty confident that someone out there has attempted talking to them over Avalon, though I've never tried it, so I can't comment about your exact situation.

Best Regards,

- slacker