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20 years ago

How to connect a VHDL file to existing NIOS up

This is my problem: I designed a NIOS Microprocessor using the SOPC builder; added it to the .bdf file and tested it. It works fine. Now I want to add a .vhdl file to this existing project wh...
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20 years ago

prasad,

It sounds like PIOs are not appropriate for what you'd like to do.

I'd recommend using Component Editor to create your component. Take a look at the SOPC Builder Chapter in the Quartus II Handbook, first.

For further information on how to do your address decoding, interrupt signaling, etc., just take a look at one of the many examples of this included with the kit. (interval timer, uart, jtag_uart, etc.)

Best Regards,

- slacker