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15 years ago

Configuring NIOS processor through AS interface

Hi all, I have been searching all day on a solution to my problem, or to find out if I totally screwed up my first design. I designed my own board with a Cyclone II processor and an EPCS4 ...
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15 years ago

Try reducing your code size by using the alt_printf, etc. functions and you can generate some really small (few Kb) code. I wouldn't give up on the Nios II until you've tried your hand at some code optimization.

Also, though it may be obvious now...you should be pointing your Reset Address at an onchip RAM. Start with something simple (Hello, World or similar) and build. If your Nios II usage is fairly simple and doesn't involve too many code hogging drivers you should be able to make good use of 16Kbytes of onchip RAM.

Cheers and Good Luck,

-- slacker