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Dolemy
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2 years ago

IOWR and IORD Problem (with Image)

Hello!

I am having difficulty using the IOWR and IORD functions in NIOS II.

I have created a custom Uart Tx IP and I want to communicate with my computer through it. then, I have included it in NIOS II and then used Eclipse to store the desired characters in the Uart Tx IP base memory using the IOWR function.
However, I found that the memory address where I stored the value is not working properly and is showing strange values instead of the values I stored. I thought it was a garbage value and initialized it, but the problem still persists. When I changed the offset from 0 to 1, the value was stored correctly at that address. I want to store the desired value at the desired memory address using the IOWR function. Am I doing something wrong? Or do you need more information to solve this problem?

Please let me know if you need more information. Thank you.

Debug (0x00011030 is my custom ip base address)

   MY C code

 

12 Replies

  • EBERLAZARE_I_Intel's avatar
    EBERLAZARE_I_Intel
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    2 years ago

    Hi,


    Can you share your .qsys for this? Also, which NIOS and Quartus version that you tested and build it on?


  • EBERLAZARE_I_Intel's avatar
    EBERLAZARE_I_Intel
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    2 years ago

    Hi,


    I see, I may need some time to get some info regarding the old 13.1 ver on if there are any known issues on the NIOS II with Cyclone II. Thanks.


  • EBERLAZARE_I_Intel's avatar
    EBERLAZARE_I_Intel
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    2 years ago

    Hi,


    Can you also provide the C code and your project file? I am trying to understand your C code flow.


    • Dolemy's avatar
      Dolemy
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      2 years ago

      Here is my C code.

      //////////////////

      #include "sys/alt_stdio.h"
      #include <system.h>
      #include <stdio.h>
      #include <io.h>
      #include <unistd.h>
      /*void Uart_Tx(char ch)
      {
      IOWR(MY_UART_TX_0_BASE,0,0x41);
      usleep(1000000);
      printf("DATA: %c\n", IORD(MY_UART_TX_0_BASE,0));
      }
      */
      int main()
      {
      alt_putstr("Hello from Nios II!\n");
      IOWR(MY_UART_TX_0_BASE,0,0xFF);
      /* Event loop never exits. */
      while (1){
      IOWR(MY_UART_TX_0_BASE,0,0x42);
      usleep(100000);
      printf("DATA: %c\n", IORD(MY_UART_TX_0_BASE,0));
      }
      return 0;
      }

      //////////////////

    • Dolemy's avatar
      Dolemy
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      2 years ago

      Thank you.

      I received your answer well.

      Even after modifying the code according to your answer and debugging it, the same problem occurs.

      I think the problem is that I made my CUSTOM IP incorrectly.

      If it’s not too much trouble, could you tell me how to make a CUSTOM IP using the UART_TX HDL code I’m providing?

      I will write my HDL code for this purpose. I will also attach other HDL codes I wrote to make it into CUSTOM IP below.

      // UART_TX

      /*

      Baud Rate == 1152000, FPGA clock = 50Mhz
      Clock per Byte(CPB) = 1152000/20ns = 434
      */
      /////////////////////////////
      module UART_TX(
      input clk,reset_n ,
      input [7:0] tx_din ,
      input we ,
      output done ,
      output tx_dout
      );
      parameter [3:0]
      IDLE = 0,
      START = 1,
      DATA0 = 2,
      DATA1 = 3,
      DATA2 = 4,
      DATA3 = 5,
      DATA4 = 6,
      DATA5 = 7,
      DATA6 = 8,
      DATA7 = 9,
      STOP0 = 10,
      STOP1 = 11;
      localparam CPB = 434;
      ////// wire , reg declaration
      reg [3:0] state,next_state ;
      reg [9:0] cnt ;
      reg dout_reg ;
      wire [7:0] din_reg ;
      assign din_reg = tx_din ;
      //////////////////////////////////////
      //state transition logic
      always @(cnt,we) begin
      next_state = IDLE;
      case(state)
      IDLE : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? START : IDLE;
      START : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? DATA0 : START;
      DATA0 : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? DATA1 : DATA0;
      DATA1 : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? DATA2 : DATA1;
      DATA2 : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? DATA3 : DATA2;
      DATA3 : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? DATA4 : DATA3;
      DATA4 : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? DATA5 : DATA4;
      DATA5 : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? DATA6 : DATA5;
      DATA6 : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? DATA7 : DATA6;
      DATA7 : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? STOP0 : DATA7;
      STOP0 : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? STOP1 : STOP0;
      STOP1 : next_state = (we & cnt == CPB - 1) ? IDLE : STOP1;
      endcase
      end
      //state sequantial logic
      always @(posedge clk, negedge reset_n) begin
      if(!reset_n) state <= IDLE;
      else state <= next_state;
      end
      //i_clk counter
      always @(posedge clk, negedge reset_n) begin
      if(!reset_n) cnt <= 10'd0;
      else begin
      if(state != next_state) cnt <= 10'd0;
      else cnt <= cnt + 10'd1;
      end
      end
      //output logic
      always @(*) begin
      dout_reg = 1;
      case(state)
      IDLE : dout_reg = 1;
      START : dout_reg = 0;
      DATA0 : dout_reg = din_reg[0];
      DATA1 : dout_reg = din_reg[1];
      DATA2 : dout_reg = din_reg[2];
      DATA3 : dout_reg = din_reg[3];
      DATA4 : dout_reg = din_reg[4];
      DATA5 : dout_reg = din_reg[5];
      DATA6 : dout_reg = din_reg[6];
      DATA7 : dout_reg = din_reg[7];
      STOP0 : dout_reg = 1;
      STOP1 : dout_reg = 1;
      endcase
      end
      assign tx_dout = dout_reg;
      assign done = (state == STOP1);
      endmodule

      // HDL CODE FOR USING CUSTOM IP

      module TX_IP(
      input clk,reset_n,
      output done,q_ex
      );
      Qsys_default u0 (
      .clk_clk (clk), // clk.clk
      .reset_reset_n (reset_n), // reset.reset_n
      .tx_dout_qsys_0_conduit_end_export (q_ex), // tx_dout_qsys_0_conduit_end.export
      .done_0_conduit_end_1_export (done) // done_0_conduit_end_1.export
      );
      endmodule

      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        

      Thank you again for your dedication.

      Thanks to this community, I was able to grow quickly

      /////

  • EBERLAZARE_I_Intel's avatar
    EBERLAZARE_I_Intel
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    2 years ago

    Hi,


    Thanks for your feedback, for Custom IP creation, I am not familiar with it, could you create a new thread on Custom IP creation based on your request? A new expertise will assist you on that.


    If there are no further related questions, we could close this thread and you can follow up in the new thread regarding the Custom IP.


  • EBERLAZARE_I_Intel's avatar
    EBERLAZARE_I_Intel
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    2 years ago

    Hi,


    Please login to ‘https://supporttickets.intel.com’, view details of the desire request, and post a feed/response within the next 15 days to allow me to continue to support you. After 15 days, this thread will be transitioned to community support. The community users will be able to help you on your follow-up questions.



    p/s: If any answer from the community or Intel Support are helpful, please feel free to give best answer or rate 4/5 survey.