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21 years ago

JTAG uart usage

Hi Maby i'ts stupid quastion, but anyway i ask. Is it possible to use Jtag uart in NIos2 system like terminal for exchage commands. For example i write in C++ code some - printf...
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21 years ago

Is there a way to access the JTAG UART directly from a windows app. perhaps by redirecting the IO from nios2-terminal?

The xxxBlaster cables use either the parallel port or USB, but getting at the uart at this low level is probably not the way to go.

thanks