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20 years ago

Can JTAG-UART be used as serial comn interface?

Hello, Can I use JTAG-UART for serial communication (RS-232 type). What are the limitations and methodologies? Sincerely,
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20 years ago

You can use nios2-terminal and redirect stdin and stdout to your host application to communicate with your target. I have done this and it works for me, but don't ask for speed because i only transfer a few bytes of data...