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16 years ago

"My First Nios II Software" tutorial on starter kit

Greetings,

I am trying to go through the tutorial but do not have the cycloneIII_3c25_niosII folder (supposed to be under kits); I have the cycloneIII_3c25_start folder where the .sof file and the document resides but no .ptf file.

I have installed:

cycloneIII_3c25_start_v9.1.0.exe

91_nios2eds_windows.exe

as well as the quartusII 9.2 web edition.

Please help.

Regards

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    Altera_Forum
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    16 years ago

    That document was updated around January 2010 to use the Nios II software build tools for Eclipse. That software build environment doesn't use a .ptf file but instead relies on the .sopcinfo file. If you regenerate the hardware in SOPC Builder you will get a new .ptf file that you can use with the old Nios II IDE. You'll also have to recompile the hardware in Quartus II.

    The .ptf is a legacy file for the most part and the tools are switched over to use .sopc and .sopcinfo files now.

    http://www.altera.com/literature/tt/tt_my_first_nios_sw.pdf
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    16 years ago

    Thank you.

    Wish Altera updated the installation package.

    Regards