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Altera_Forum
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20 years ago

Reset only the CPU

I have a system with a custom peripheral, a CPU and a dual ported memory which is connected to the PC via PCI interface. The CPU runns from the software stored in the dualported RAM. Now I want...
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Altera_Forum
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20 years ago

perhaps create a register or simple pio and connect it to your pci core,

from this you can control the reset input of your nios system.

the nios can be simple resetted with a watchdog timer.

(simple while loop that does not reset watchdog), but if your custom perpherial is

connected to the reset signal of the avalon bus it will be resetted too.