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14 years ago

Newbie regarding NIOS - can I mix VHDL with NIOS in Cyclone III

Hello, I've been using Altera CPLDs and FPGAs strictly with VHDL code. I just learned about NIOS options for the chips. If I implement a NIOS processor in my Cyclone III, can I still run independe...
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14 years ago

Just to be sure, you describe solutions where the NIOS processor interfaces with the "discrete" VHDL implementations. Can the VHDL code perform its intended hardware tasks independent of the NIOS processor and its actions?