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15 years ago

nios 2 core pipeline modification

Hi,

Since they say Nios II is a "Configurable Soft-Core Processor", I am wondering if I can modify its pipeline implementation(in HDL files). Is it possible?

The file cpu.vhd I have seems to be encrypted(which is not a surprise, altera might have done this to protect their IP). Or am I wrong?Can I really get my hands on nios II CPU implementation?

Thanks for any hint,

Amjad

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    Altera_Forum
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    15 years ago

    No you can't modify the CPU internals. What you can do is use the /f core which is more pipelined than the others, or use some bridges in SOPC builder to add pipelines to the CPU's memory and components accesses.