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Hi All,
I am not sure that this is the correct place to post this question. I have designed an IP Core and I have written low level driver to verify it. I am able to verify it. My question is that I have used macro in my c file which indicates my ip core instance name in Qsys/SOPC.For example, when I select my IP Core in Qsys/SOPC,it creates instance name ip_core_0 and in system.h file macro is created with name ip_core_0_BASE.This macro I am using in my c file.Now suppose I rename instance name from ip_core_0 to ip_core.Now macro in system.h file is also updated from ip_core_0_BASE to ip_core_BASE and due to that I am getting an error in c file.I want to add automation i.e whatever instance name I used for my IP Core,my software should not generate any error. I hope it should be done using tcl. Would some one please provide my any link or suggestion to implement it? Thanks, Krupesh2 Replies
Altera_ForumIf you create an INIT() macro, then it will be invoked from alt_sys_init() before main() executes. The HAL will supply your macro with the correct# define'd value. Your initialization function can then locally store the base address and use that local value in all of your subsequent functions.
http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/nios2/n2sw_nii52005.pdf You can't really do this if you intend to have multiple instances of your hardware block in your FPGA.- Altera_Forum
Hi Ted,
Thanks for the document and suggestion.As I am a hardware engineer,it will take some time for me to accomplish the goal.I will try to update the procedure so other can also use it in near future. Thanks, Krupesh
