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@dwh, that sample is a great starting point for the next step in my learning. Thanks. The recommended platform is the NIOS II Embedded Evaluation kit. I don’t mind spending the money on the kit but it looks like it has several features (LCD for example) that I really don’t need right now. Is there a less feature rich/more focused product I could use to implement this example?
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Any kit with a Cyclone/Arria/Stratix device will do; these all support NIOS processors. A MAX II kit will not, as those devices have no on-chip RAM.
Most of the basic NIOS examples do not need to use pins on the FPGA, other than JTAG, so porting to any kit is simple, eg. a design with NIOS II, JTAG-UART, JTAG-to-Avalon Master (for system console), on-chip RAM, and an accelerator, does not require any FPGA pins at all. If your board has LEDs, then you can add a PIO and toggle them; first using system console via JTAG (from your development PC), and then using the NIOS II processor.
If you have trouble, just ask.
Cheers,
Dave
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