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Altera_Forum
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20 years ago

Problem when changing FMAX of system

Hi,all!

I try to increase the working frequency of NIOSII processor on 1s40 board.

Following is what I do:

1. copy the example design "standard" from the install directory "altera/kits/nios2/example".

2. change the c0 out put of PLL to a higher frequency, for example, 60MHz.

3. change the system frequency in sopc builder to 60MHz, too.

4. save&compile

I have done the same thing months ago, and got no problem. But this time the system just don't work. After compilation and download the sof file to my board, I try to run some simple program like "hello world", but it doesn't work. Why did that happen? Thank you for any suggestions!

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    20 years ago

    If you are using Nios II/Quartus II 5.1 be sure to upgrade to at least Quartus II 5.1 SP1.

    When you say it doesn't work what warnings/errors are you seeing?
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    Altera_Forum
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    20 years ago

    Have you also increased the SDRAM clock? Or maybe the SDRAM timing isn't correct and you need to recalculate the phase shift.