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How to freeze NIOS2 during sensitive measurement?

Hi community, we currently design a device where we use logic in a Cyclone for very accurate measuring. Beside the logic for measuring, there is a NIOS II in the same FPGA to processing the res...
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originally posted by rsteiner+aug 30 2006, 10:28 pm--><div class='quotetop'>quote (rsteiner @ aug 30 2006, 10:28 pm)</div>

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with what are you guys measuring? nios peripherals?[/b]

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the measurement logic fires at 20 khz on its own. the nios accesses the peripheral regularly but only at 1 khz rate.

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It is, as you guessed, a custom peripheral with FIFO and several control registers.

Kolja