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14 years ago

Nios program runs slower when loaded from EPCS flash

Hi, I have written some Nios software that requires real-time operation. i.e. It must execute fast enough to run indefinitely without bottlenecks. When I run the program from the Nios Eclipse...
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14 years ago

Could anyone point me to a document that describes how to profile a Nios CPU that has been booted from EPCS? I recall seeing a document describing how to profile code on the Nios, but I believe this requires programming RAM directly from the Eclipse IDE. I'm looking for ways to debug the processor and Qsys busses after being loaded from flash on boot. Maybe SignalTap can help here?