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20 years ago

nios2-tools for nios1

is there anyone who tried to use the "nios2configtool" for the nios1??? http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif

is it possible to use the nios2-gnutools for nios1?

or can i at least build a toolchain for nios1 from the nios2-gcc-sources?

and the mother of all questions: is there a WORKING hal for nios1???????? http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif

(i have already tried the 2 existing packages from qiang huang and hao tseng)

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    20 years ago

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    is there anyone who tried to use the "nios2configtool" for the nios1???[/b]

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    Nope afraid not, and it won&#39;t work. If you want eCos for Nios 1 then a port was done by a student see

    http://www.liv.ac.uk/~jameshq/myphd.htm (http://www.liv.ac.uk/~jameshq/myphd.htm)

    However I have no idea of the quality of it.

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    is it possible to use the nios2-gnutools for nios1?

    or can i at least build a toolchain for nios1 from the nios2-gcc-sources?[/b]

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    No the instruction sets are different. Why not just use the compiler which came with Nios 1 though?

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    and the mother of all questions: is there a WORKING hal for nios1????????

    (i have already tried the 2 existing packages from qiang huang and hao tseng)[/b]

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    No and there are no current plans to provide one.