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16 years ago

running the software NIOS II

hai...

i need some help on my project..this is my first time using NIOS II, Quartus II and altera Cyclone II..while running the software on NIOS, i'm facing problem when i tried to program the flash where it button cannot be clicked..so can someone please explain to me why that happened..

besides, when using Quartus II, for step tool - programmner, I can't also done this step..i want to change to mode active seriel programming and it said some devices in current devices list cannot be added to selected programmg mode active seriel programming...so can someone explain to me what it means?

lastly, when i want to open NIOS II (IDE) from Quartes II by SOPC builder, why the tools is Nios II 9.1 Software Build Tools for Eclipse and not NIOS II IDE? is it ok? because from the steps i read, the tools is NIOS II IDE and from what i understand the IDE use for c programming..

thanks for help..

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    Altera_Forum
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    16 years ago

    Is your USB Blaster detected when you try to program flash ?

    Software Build Tools for Eclipse is the latest software development tools to replace IDE. You can still use IDE , it is located in Legacy Tools. Get the latest documents from altera.com, they will provide steps for Software Build Tools.
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    16 years ago

    leen's description of the IDE answers your second question.

    The other problem (in your second paragraph) has to do with the device that you are programming. In JTAG mode, you are programming the Cyclone II, so that should be the device in your device chain, and your programming file would be an sof file. In Active Serial mode, you are programming a non-volatile chip (like an EPS serial chip), and that chip must be "seen" by the programmer (you may have a PROG switch on your board, for example). You would need a corresponding pof file, built for that chip.
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    16 years ago

    thanks for helping me:) now i can proceed with my project;) hope so i can finish my project on time:cool:

    -tq-