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16 years ago

How to use a custom component

Hi, My teacher asks me to write directly from NIOS in the memory of chip. The addresses of the chip are multiplexed and the ports are bidir. I have written a state machine in vhdl and creat...
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16 years ago

Do you have to use the multiplexed address/data bus option? If you could use the device according to Fig.11 of the datasheet (separate address and data buses, separate read and write signals) it would be straightforward with no custom logic required.

I've never interfaced between NIOS and a device with multiplexed buses. I'd try searching the forums and Altera website to see if there are any examples.