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9 years ago

DE2-115 Linux

First, thank you to whomever posted the wonderful DE2-115 Linux demo to the ALTERA WIKI. Very neat. I am getting ready to start some development with the DE2 board and I am looking for head start d...
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9 years ago

Hi,

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I'm guessing I may be able to go backwards if you are really saying the tool has gotten worse?

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Please refer to the attached files. Qsys flow requires about 40,000 Logic Cells. On the other hand, Sopc Builder requires only about 24,000 Logic Cells for the same design. And the Qsys_Mem_Access.jpg file shows that the Qsys interconnet requires 8 clocks to transfer the fetched code, and the Sopc_Mem_Access.jpg file shows that Avalon interconect requires only 2 clocks.

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I have no requirement only a desire not to be on the bleeding edge and also not to be far out of date.

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Maybe, I will update my example to Linux 4.x, if I have enough time in my summer vacation :-).

Kazu