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Altera_Forum
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20 years ago

file transfer over JTAG UART

Hi all, I need to transfer a file from the PC to the Nios II on a custom board over the JTAG UART. Is there any way to have the IDE (5.1, but could use 6.0 if needed) open the file on the PC, ...
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20 years ago

Will the host based file system help you out?

This is a faclity that allows file access by coding file open/close/read/write instructions in to your Nios code that access the file system on the PC via the JTAG connection.

Graham