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12 years ago

Nios II with on-chip Dual port ram between Nios and External DSP

Hello, I'd like to implement a dual port ram using on chip memory, with one side connected to the Avalon bus and other connected to an external DSP. Not sure where to get started; I can not se...
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12 years ago

I don't think the scheme changes at all; it is the same basic concept just applied slightly differently.

e.g. insert an Avalon-MM Pipeline Bridge, connect it's slave port to your NIOS, and export it's Master port as a conduit. In your toplevel, connect the master conduit pins to your dual port RAM.