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Altera_Forum
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21 years ago

RedBoot with Non-PC CPU

Hi, I work on a project where a Software loading is needed for the Nios. The RedBoot was considered, but the host computer (which delivers the above software to be loaded on the Nios) is not a P...
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21 years ago

If you're looking at using a protocol like ymodem to download code, then in principle Redboot should be good for the job (although I'm not clear on your architecture). I haven't personally used this, but from what I've heard you are likely to need to use a slower baud rate than the 115200 used in the Nios II example designs - but other than that, everything should work fine.